msi wind slow cpu speed?

slappa_d_man · 28th November 2008, 12:57 PM

hey i was wondering if anyone could tell me if my cpu is running at the speed it should be? obviously being an msi wind it has the intel atom N270 1.6GHz however i can only seem to get it to run at 800MHz, should it not run at 1600MHz?

neon_87 · 28th November 2008, 1:12 PM

on battery or power? it will run slower on battery. also, it will probably slow down when idle, and speed up when needed. What are you using to measure CPU speed? My computer properties in windows will not vary, so if the machine boots up at 800mhz, then thats what it will show. try using cpu-z and do something cpu intensive, see it it goes up.

slappa_d_man · 28th November 2008, 1:45 PM

i was using cpuz to tell me but it shows 800mhz on both power and batt but i think ur right, i speeds up when it needs it. did a bit of googling. thanks for ur help dude.

sreg0r · 28th November 2008, 3:52 PM

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Originally Posted by slappa_d_man

i was using cpuz to tell me but it shows 800mhz on both power and batt but i think ur right, i speeds up when it needs it. did a bit of googling. thanks for ur help dude.

I think it is called Intel SpeedStep and it basically underclocks your computer when not in use. Have you got the new Wind Bios? It allows you to get 25% overclock when running on mains.

slappa_d_man · 1st December 2008, 8:13 AM

no i dont how do i go about this?

28th November 2008, 12:57 PM	#1
slappa_d_man Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 223	msi wind slow cpu speed? hey i was wondering if anyone could tell me if my cpu is running at the speed it should be? obviously being an msi wind it has the intel atom N270 1.6GHz however i can only seem to get it to run at 800MHz, should it not run at 1600MHz?

28th November 2008, 1:12 PM	#2
neon_87 RIP Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,783	on battery or power? it will run slower on battery. also, it will probably slow down when idle, and speed up when needed. What are you using to measure CPU speed? My computer properties in windows will not vary, so if the machine boots up at 800mhz, then thats what it will show. try using cpu-z and do something cpu intensive, see it it goes up. __________________ SanLAN 2.0 - Frankston VIC LAN Party - 3rd October 2009 FS: Highpoint 2310 RAID5 Card OCAU Events Noticeboard MKIII

28th November 2008, 1:45 PM	#3
slappa_d_man Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 223	i was using cpuz to tell me but it shows 800mhz on both power and batt but i think ur right, i speeds up when it needs it. did a bit of googling. thanks for ur help dude.

1st December 2008, 8:13 AM	#5
slappa_d_man Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 223	no i dont how do i go about this?