Bios says 700mhz, win2k says 550hmz...which is right?

MoNk{LAH} · 23rd January 2006, 11:02 AM

just having a muck around with my compaq armada e500, and in the bios, it says the laptop has a p3 700 cpu in it, whilst in win2k/CPUZ 1.31, it only says 550hmz. now i've turned off any step speed crap in the bios already

which is right?????

killer65210 · 23rd January 2006, 11:09 AM

ignore them both.
run sandra and see where you results lie relative to a p3 700 and 550.

MoNk{LAH} · 23rd January 2006, 11:26 AM

sandra says 550. so why would the bios say 700mhz? old version?

DavoRulz · 24th January 2006, 4:29 PM

Speedstep.

I've got a p3/1000 and everything reports my cpu as ~700. When you do something intensive it throttles back up to full speed.

MoNk{LAH} · 24th January 2006, 4:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavoRulz

Speedstep.

i've turned it off

kung-f00-kamel · 14th February 2006, 7:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoNk{LAH}

i've turned it off

Sometimes it doesnt work with P3 Speed step technology, I used to referb Dell Lappys and some no matter what you set in the Bios, windows will still take over

I had this problem with a P3 1Ghz Dell Latitude I even took the CPU out and checked it, it wouldnt report full speed no matter what, but the intel utilty said it was a P3 1000Mhz CPU with Speedstep activated even though I had set it to full performance in the Bios

Hop this info helps

KFK

blakeyboysmith · 22nd February 2006, 11:52 PM

i think from memory winxp has speed step by default so perhaps its in w2k as well. but yeah run a stress test with having cpu-z going and see if it changes.

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24th January 2006, 4:29 PM	#4
DavoRulz Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lismore, North NSW Posts: 3,428	Speedstep. I've got a p3/1000 and everything reports my cpu as ~700. When you do something intensive it throttles back up to full speed. __________________ Desktop: i7 920\|EX58-DS4\|6gb GeIL DDR3\|GTX 285\|Audigy ES\|1Tb\|P160\|SP 2.0 500w\|BenQ FP202w WoW: Smashfist - 80 Ret Paladin, GM of <Tortured Reality>, 5th ranked Alliance guild on Jubei'Thos Ride: 1997 SS Commodore - 304ci - FOR SALE $8000 ONO

22nd February 2006, 11:52 PM	#7
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