Underclocked dell?

[dav2287]

This is on my dell inspiron 9300
When i check out my processors speed by right clicking my computer, i get this...
"processor 1.60ghz
798 MHz, 1.25gb of ram
physical address extension"

and in cpu-z, it says: core speed: 798, multiplier: x6.0, FSB: 133mhz, Bus: 532 MHZ

also sometimes when i check properties of my computer, it says 1.6 ghz instead of 1.6ghz.

Im very confused.

 

[unfalliblekrutch]

thats just the speed step technology kicking in. It will downclock your processor when it doesn't need the full speed, and clock back up when you run a high-demand program.

 

[dumbsioux]

You can disable that in the bios if you dont want it to clock down.

 

[vtohthree]

There used to be this program that allowed you to control it. It's called Speedswitch XP. I used to use it myself, but you can also change it in the settings.

here's a link to speedswitch xp:

http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/

 

[dav2287]

Ok, thanks guys.

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: vtohthree
There used to be this program that allowed you to control it. It's called Speedswitch XP. I used to use it myself, but you can also change it in the settings.

here's a link to speedswitch xp:

http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/

:thumbsup:

you can double your battery life by switiching to max battery and dropping your screen brightness down a couple notches

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: vshah

Originally posted by: vtohthree
There used to be this program that allowed you to control it. It's called Speedswitch XP. I used to use it myself, but you can also change it in the settings.

here's a link to speedswitch xp:

http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/

:thumbsup:

you can double your battery life by switiching to max battery and dropping your screen brightness down a couple notches

their default setting suck. the monitor switches off so often.

 

[The Linuxator]

If you want to keep the CPU speed as is and disable speedstep then may I recommend this program it will allow you to undervolt your cpu and decreas your GPU clock(optional), to save battery but still keeping that speed up.:thumbsup: