Procesor Frequency problems

FranoM

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Hi

Lately i have been having problems with my CPU temps.
I have a i7-4790k and i havent overclocked it jet.
As many of you know it runs at 4.0GHz and when at max turbo its 4.4GHz.
Its a new pc with a MSI gaming 5 motherboard. Now let me get to the problem.
When Im basicly doing nothing its at 1% CPU utilization. Thats good, but
Processor Frequency is always at 4.50GHz and Processor Catch Frequency is always at 4.0GHz.Those numbers used to vary!!!! I have a graph that tells me what Frequency is my CPU and Catch at. And That Graph used to be all over the place, but now its a steady line that only shows 4.50 and 4.0 GHz!!!! My temps are 55 degrees celsius but it used to be 35. I think that is imposible when your CPU is at 1% utilization and only one core is at use. And I havent been doing anything extreme on it since i havent bought a graphics card jet. Im still using a stock cooler but that will chainge in a week. The problem started 2 days ago and im very worried. I have reinstalled windows in a hope that this will fix it.
I have this pc for 2 weeks and i dont want anything anything to happen to my baby. :(

Sorry if there was any bad English since Its not my mother language.
 
Solution
Look in the BIOS and check if C-states and other power saving features are enabled or disabled. Those features are responsible for lowering/raising the multiplier when idle/under load.

FranoM

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I found the problem. When i updated MSI gaming app that is used to switch between OC, Gaming and Silent mod it got set to Overclocked. I tought that my CPU will cause global warming if it reached 25% utilization. But thank you all very much. I know this is not on a related note but since I am new to forums do you guys get like some points when i press on pick as the solution button. Once again tnx.
 

Vexillarius

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Glad to hear the problem's solved :)

Everytime you pick someone's post as the solution they do indeed get a 'point' in the relevant categories. Once you have a certain amount of 'points' you get a badge in that category, like 'CPU Expert', or 'Memory Authority', etc.