x6800 CPU Speed Problem

[donp2112]

Brand new machine with a Core 2 x6800 2.93Ghz. nForce 680i mainboard. When I look up the speed it is showing 1.87Ghz (Sandra). I'm a noob so I don't know where to begin.

Thanks in advance...

From Sandra:

< Processor >
Model: 1x Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU X6800 @ 2.93GHz
Speed: 1.87GHz
Performance Rating: PR6348 (estimated)
Cores per Processor: 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core: 1 Unit(s)
Type: Dual-Core
Internal Data Cache: 2x 32kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache: 4MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 16-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing

< Mainboard >
Bus(es): ISA PCI PCIe USB FireWire/1394
MP Support: 2 Processor(s)
MP APIC: No
System BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD 255.255
System: EVGA 122-CK-NF68
Mainboard: EVGA 122-CK-NF68
Total Memory: 2GB

< Chipset 1 >
Model: Nvidia Corp C55 Host Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed: 4x 267MHz (1068MHz data rate)

 

[The-Noid]

you computer has C1E enabled, so as your computer is not doing anything it puts the cpu multiplier to 6x to save energy.

 

[donp2112]

Great info, thanks. But the machine got clobbered in the CPU tests on 3DMARK06, does that make sense?

 

[CurseTheSky]

The processor's multiplier might just be set to a low value. Try manually setting the multiplier and disabling all speed-limiting features.