CPU Running Slow

[JakeD]

Hey guys, I have an i7-3820 3.6 GHz but for some reason its currently running at 1.19 GHz and I don't know why. I fucked around in the bios to turn off any eco/power saving options and its still running at 1.19 GHz. Anybody have any ideas? I left a CPU-Z screenshot so you can have a look.

[Enderman]

Its because you're not using it much. It downlocks at idle to save evergy and produce less heat.

When you put it under load it will go to 3.6GHz.

[Arty]

what does it show in system right click my cumpiter/pc

if you on 8 or 8.1 do something cpu heavy and check task manger

probbly just idle clock

[JakeD]

what does it show in system right click my cumpiter/pc

if you on 8 or 8.1 do something cpu heavy and check task manger

probbly just idle clock

still at 1.19 GHz

[JakeD]

"Multiplier (6-12)"

Pls... clear CMOS, you fucked up multliplier settings

 

Also when it isn't under load it'll just underclock to save power and heat output

ok will try that.

[JakeD]

After that, if you want to see the maximum clock speed make sure you're loading the CPU, for example with a stress test

I reset the cmos and the multiplier is still at 12-6

[harrynowl]

I reset the cmos and the multiplier is still at 12-6

what board is this? are you using the latest UEFI?

[JakeD]

what board is this? are you using the latest UEFI?

the board im using is msi x79a-gd45

[harrynowl]

the board im using is msi x79a-gd45

update to the latest uefi on the product page for that board, then do a full cmos reset and let us know if that worked

[JakeD]

update to the latest uefi on the product page for that board, then do a full cmos reset and let us know if that worked

heres the problem with that, the page for the board seems to be down. http://us.msi.com/product/mb/X79AGD45.html 

[TheFalseHuman]

Aren't core clock calculated by multiplying the core speed and multiplier and then dividing it by the number of cores?

[JakeD]

I fixed it now, thanks for the help guys.