cpu frequency problem

[Victor Sterpu]

It works fine.
Thank you.

Aaron wrote:
> Victor Sterpu wrote:
>   
>> I use Ubuntu 8
>> I have a acer travelmate 5720 dual core 2.2Gh Intel.
>> When I do cat /proc/cpuinfo I se this:
>> ...
>> model name    : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7500  @ 2.20GHz
>> stepping    : 11
>> cpu MHz        : 800.000
>> ...
>>
>> I did a test with lmbench and the cpu frequency is reported as
>> [MHZ: 2378 MHz, 0.4205 nanosec clock]
>>
>> What is the correct frequency?
>> Why this 2 values do not fit?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>>   
>>     
> When I do cat /proc/cpuinfo the following is displayed.
>
> model name	: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz
> stepping	: 11
> cpu MHz		: 1600.000
>
>
> This is because 2400Mhz is load speed and 1600Mhz is idle to save power 
> and reduce heat. You can turn off this feature in a lot of motherboards, 
> but there is no benefit from doing so.
>
>
>   

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