Why does Everest report higher speeds?

**stressfreesoul** · 06-08-2008, 05:51 AM

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CPU Properties:
CPU Type 2x
CPUID CPU Name Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
CPUID Revision 000006FBh

CPU Speed:
CPU Clock 2911.24 MHz (original: 2400 MHz, overclock: 21%)
CPU Multiplier 16.0x
CPU FSB 181.95 MHz

CPU Cache:
L1 Code Cache 32 KB
L1 Data Cache 32 KB
L2 Cache 4 MB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed)

Motherboard Properties:
Motherboard ID 63-0100-000001-00101111-111307-Bearlake$0AAAA000_A7392IMS V1.2 111307
Motherboard Name Unknown

SPD Memory Modules:
DIMM1: Transcend JM800QLU-2G 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4.0-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM3: Transcend JM800QLU-2G 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4.0-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)

BIOS Properties:
System BIOS Date 11/13/07
Video BIOS Date 02/21/05
DMI BIOS Version V1.2

Graphics Processor Properties:
Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT PCI-E
GPU Code Name NV43GT (PCI Express x16 10DE / 0140, Rev A2)
GPU Clock 301 MHz
Memory Clock 501 MHz

Why does it tell me my multiplier is x16 instead of x8 like I asked BIOS for? Also Says its running at almost 3ghz when CPUZ says almost 2.6. Is it a program fault?

06-08-2008, 05:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
stressfreesoul Semi-Absent (life, eh?) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: County Durham UK Posts: 1,852 OS: XP, Win7 RC x64, Ubuntu x64 multiboot My System Blog Entries: 7	Why does Everest report higher speeds? --------[ Overclock ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CPU Properties: CPU Type 2x CPUID CPU Name Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz CPUID Revision 000006FBh CPU Speed: CPU Clock 2911.24 MHz (original: 2400 MHz, overclock: 21%) CPU Multiplier 16.0x CPU FSB 181.95 MHz CPU Cache: L1 Code Cache 32 KB L1 Data Cache 32 KB L2 Cache 4 MB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed) Motherboard Properties: Motherboard ID 63-0100-000001-00101111-111307-Bearlake$0AAAA000_A7392IMS V1.2 111307 Motherboard Name Unknown SPD Memory Modules: DIMM1: Transcend JM800QLU-2G 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4.0-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) DIMM3: Transcend JM800QLU-2G 2 GB DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM (5.0-5-5-18 @ 400 MHz) (4.0-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3.0-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz) BIOS Properties: System BIOS Date 11/13/07 Video BIOS Date 02/21/05 DMI BIOS Version V1.2 Graphics Processor Properties: Video Adapter nVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT PCI-E GPU Code Name NV43GT (PCI Express x16 10DE / 0140, Rev A2) GPU Clock 301 MHz Memory Clock 501 MHz Why does it tell me my multiplier is x16 instead of x8 like I asked BIOS for? Also Says its running at almost 3ghz when CPUZ says almost 2.6. Is it a program fault? __________________ TSF Folding@Home, find out how to do your bit in the fight against Cancer "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" xbox Live tag: storiedmedal Warning!! GTA IV addict! Join my game at your peril!