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i have a problem with my notebook just realized when using PC wizard 2008

here it is

i have "amilo m 1437g"

CPU information:

General Information :
Real Frequency : 800.03 MHz
Multiplier : 6x
Low/High Multiplier : 6x / 15x
Multiplier Locked : Yes
Marketing Frequency : 1995 MHz

taken from pc wizard

my cpu is locked to 800mhz. even if i run WoW, photoshop, MS Visual Studio bla bla bla... at the same time.its always 800 never changes. is that normal for notebooks?

i have great fps problem when playing world of warcraft and searching for a reason.

which cpu is build in?
did you check the PCWizard results with CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php)?

Processors Information
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Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores 1
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name Intel Pentium M 760
Codename Dothan
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.00GHz
Package Socket 479 mPGA (platform ID = 5h)
CPUID 6.D.8
Extended CPUID 6.D
Brand ID 22
Core Stepping C0
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 800.0 MHz (6.0 x 133.3 MHz)
Rated Bus speed 533.4 MHz
Stock frequency 2000 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
L1 Data cache 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 15.0x
max VID 1.308 V
Features XD

on the PCWizard screenshot it says: CPU activity : 8%
the cpu is clocking down because there's nothing to crunch. you can get:

CPUBurn
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/redelm/

CPU Burn-In
http://users.bigpond.net.au/cpuburn/

to produce some load and run the programs again. i bet the values then read 2GHz :)

Were you running on batteries or on AC power when you took those readings?

AC power

AC power doesn't always mean that CPU frequency modulation is switched off. go get one of the applications, run them and let one of your tools test the cpu speed again.

cp wrote:AC power doesn't always mean that CPU frequency modulation is switched off.

True enough.

On the other hand, many people aren't aware that their laptop will run differently when it is powered by a different source (and on their Power Options Control Panel settings naturally ).

Thanks.