i just downloaded cpu-z and opened it. i have e4400 no OC and cpu z says core speed is 1197 mhz which is 1.2Ghz wtf.. is cpuz wrong or is my cpu running at that speed?? i was wondering why my cpu is very cool, 25C at idle, 35C at full load. im using asus 80mm cooler. can somebody help me??
and i went in to device manager, and under the processor, it says intel core 2 duo e6420 @ 2.13..... what is going on?..
Speedstep, is Intel software built into the board bios. I would leave it alone. The program will automatically raise your speed as needed for stressful tasks such as gaming, and save some energy and reduce heat when in use. But you can disable it in the bios.
okay then what about my device manager?? it says i have e6420 running at 2.13
Device manager doesn't display the speed of the processor at it's current speed. It displays the FSB x Multiplier... and can be wrong at times (Example.. at 400x8 it showed up as 3.6 GHz on mine).
What do you want to know about it? The sticky says it all.
*SOME* of the E4400 and others are just E6xx0 Series with half the cache disabled and rebinned.
Originally this was the 6300 and 6400 series.
The 1.2 GHz is 6x200 (which is the stock FSB of the E4400). The Device Manager is probably reading it right, but isn't showing the right CPU as it was re-binned with half the cache disabled.
The "newer" and some of the older E4x00 series and E2xx0 Series are Allendale cores, which are Conroe logic with 2 MB Cache to begin with. If an actual Conroe with 4 MB Cache turns out with 2 MB of bad cache it is rebinned as E4x00 series and sold off.
I dunno... I was a total noob once, but I never whent on forums and asked to have the answer to my question fed to me. I would always use a search engine.
Thats why I'm damn good at it. I can easily find things when most people would give up right away, then go start a thread with a title like "OMG my 3dmark score suxxors! The sky is falling!!!".
So remember kids, Google is your best friend! Yay!
