clock speed

I am having issues with Ryzen Master (version 2.6.0.1702) not recognizing the clock speeds on my 5600x, which makes it pretty useless as I can't modify, monitor, or check for core strength. All other monitoring software I have used has detected the frequency just fine. Has anyone had this issue...

So I'm wondering how to compare processor performance across generations. I have to think that newer processors have more throughput at the same nominal clock speed, but I really don't know. Here is why I'm asking. My wife has a very old system with an i3 540, 3.07 Ghz, CPU. She wants her...