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CPU running at proper speed?

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I have a phenom x2 555 3.2 ghz, but when I run CPU-z it has this display



It says 803.6 mhz with a multiplier of x4. I realize that if I multiply 800 by 4 I get 3200, but whenever I see images online of the same cpu, it says something like 3200 x16. Am I reading this wrong or is there something wrong with my processor? I've been using an old computer for a long time, so it seems plenty fast to me.

I am able to run starcraft 2 with low settings fairly smoothly, so I doubt it's moving at 800mhz.

I've not done any overclocking or changing of the BIOS.

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Have it under any load? If not thats just cool'n'quiet kicking in and dropping the speed and voltage to reduce power consumption

Put a reasonable load on it and it should kick up to full speed.
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