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Weird Ram Speed in CPU-Z

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I have 2 8GB Sticks of 1866MHz RAM but in CPU-Z, It says that it's clocked at 933Mhz even though I have set DRAM to XMP and in the BIOS and it says 1866MHz in the BIOS. I also realize that 933 x 2 is 1866 but I just want to make sure

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 Case: Define R5 I GPU: G1 GTX 970 I CPU: i5 4690k I RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X I PSU:  EVGA 750B2 I Cooler: Noctua NH D15 


MB: ASUS Z97-A I SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB I HDD: WD Black 1TB

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Because DDR3 is dual data rate the speed of your memory shows up as half its actual speed. Your memory is actually running at 1866Mhz.

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Oh Ok thanks everyone

 Case: Define R5 I GPU: G1 GTX 970 I CPU: i5 4690k I RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X I PSU:  EVGA 750B2 I Cooler: Noctua NH D15 


MB: ASUS Z97-A I SSD: Crucial MX100 256GB I HDD: WD Black 1TB

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