CPU-Z wrong?

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Kumo

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Hey everyone, my new rig is up and running, finally. I've overclocked the processor to 4.0GHz. This is reflected in my benchmarks. However, CPU-Z shows a clock speed of 2.4GHz. Specs are UNIT-04 in my sig.
 
are you using prime95 or something similar to bring your clocks back up?
Guess what I'm trying to say is intels version of cool and quiet enabled or disabled?
c1e? is that it?
 
2.4GHz is 200MHz*12, meaning that Speedstep or C1E is lowering the multiplier of your CPU down to its lowest value to save power while your computer is idle. That is perfectly normal behaviour, and as soon as your CPU is loaded again, its speed will jump back up to 4GHz before you'll even know it.
 
That's what I was suspecting. Good stuff. Means no unneeded wear and tear on the CPU
 
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