i3-4150 (3.5GHz) CPU running at 0.73GHz

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Hey guys! So I built my best friend Noah a pretty bad-ass PC but we've run into an issue, his i3-4150 (3.5GHz) CPU is running at .73GHz instead of 3.5GHz which is obviously a problem and when we hop into games and really anything other then web browsing we just can't do really anything. I've cleared CMOS multiple times and even went into the BIOS and reset the settings manually and I just can't seem to get it to work. Below are the specs and a snapshot of the task manager and BIOS showing the problem.

-Here are the system specs-

i3-4150 (3.5GHz)

MSI H97I-AC

EVGA GTX 760 2GB

Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz

Corsair CX750M

WD 2TB Green 5400RPM

Corsair 380t

 

Windows 8.1 Enterprise

 

*SCREEN SHOT*

task manager

 

bios

[ReTV]

It is utilized only 8%. Why should it be more than .7GHz? The core speed clocks up when under load and clocks down again when not (also when under load, but with high temps). That is perfectly normal.

I shall demonstrate the principle of this by using a simple single-core stress test, which should result in the CPU running at it's current max. speed. And so it is:

[Novasty]

It is called Intel SpeedStep, basically, what it means is when your computer is not in use it will lower its frequency to reduce heat and power draw. Only when your computer needs the performance will it boost itself to the frequency it is clocked at. You can disable this, but I won't go into detail on that. More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpeedStep

 

Here is my computer as an example

 

 

EDIT: I have high RAM usage as well as a result of me being a tab fiend

[Samsterstorm]

Hey guys! So I built my best friend Noah a pretty bad-ass PC but we've run into an issue, his i3-4150 (3.5GHz) CPU is running at .73GHz instead of 3.5GHz which is obviously a problem and when we hop into games and really anything other then web browsing we just can't do really anything. I've cleared CMOS multiple times and even went into the BIOS and reset the settings manually and I just can't seem to get it to work. Below are the specs and a snapshot of the task manager and BIOS showing the problem.

-Here are the system specs-

i3-4150 (3.5GHz)

MSI H97I-AC

EVGA GTX 760 2GB

Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz

Corsair CX750M

WD 2TB Green 5400RPM

Corsair 380t

 

Windows 8.1 Enterprise

 

*SCREEN SHOT*

task manager

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bios

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Its really not a very badass PC! Will explain why u cant game on it, an 4460 would have been better for not that much more

[flibberdipper]

That's fine. My E5200 right now is idling at 1.2GHz (old Intel SpeedStep), but when I do anything halfway intensive, it bumps up to 1.5GHz, followed by 2.0GHz, and then the normal 2.5GHz.