True Processor speed

[conngrand]

Just recently I tried overclocking my i7-3770k for the standard 3.5ghz to 4.0ghz in the Bios. Everything is working properly, expect there is not a big change in performance or readings from programs like Speedfan and CPUID. Is there any way/program that can tell me my true clock speed? Any response would be great, thanks.

 

[Quaddro]

500Mhz addition for your processor speed will not make a huge boost to your processor performance..barely noticeable for your daily application..it just 14% gain from the stock clock..
try to push it until 4.5 to reach a "new world"..

mmm, i don't get the point that you said not big change in reading program like Speedfan and cpuid..

as far as i know, cpuz (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html) is the standart tool to observer your cpu configuration..including your core clock speed..
AIDA from lavalyst is another good software..

 

[kajabla]

What leads you to the conclusion that there "is not a big change in performance?" Have you done any benchmarks?

 

[ss202sl]

You need to run benchmarks before and after the overclock is enabled to really see the difference. With normal use, you may not see much of a difference.

 

[conngrand]

Just ran my benchmarks and brought it up to 4.2
Thanks for all the answers you guys

 

[conngrand]

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