Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Is /proc/cpuinfo showing the actual frequency ?
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:48:03
Message-Id: gnkd10$tmb$3@ger.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Is /proc/cpuinfo showing the actual frequency ? by Thanasis
1 Thanasis wrote:
2 > # uname -a
3 > Linux wolfdale 2.6.28-gentoo-r2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Feb 18 13:53:22 EET
4 > 2009 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz GenuineIntel
5 > GNU/Linux
6 >
7 > Overclocked the core 2 duo (E8400) from 3 to 4GHz using motherboard
8 > BIOS settings. In mswindblows I can see the overclocked frequency
9 > (when cpu is under load), in linux /proc/cpuinfo never shows beyond the
10 > stock 3GHz value.
11
12 Same here on Asus P5E. Reporting works fine in Windows, not in Linux.
13
14 I simply ignore it. I know at what freq my CPU runs, I don't need
15 cpuinfo to tell me ;)