Windows 10 Task Manager Reporting Wrong Frequency

[spartin503]

The task manager in Windows 10 has been reporting my CPU clock is at .8GHz and my RAM clock at 1600MHz when CPU-Z reports my CPU clock at 4.4GHz and my RAM frequency at 2400MHz. Is there anything I can do about this?

 

[Enderman]

step 1)  dont use windows task manager because it doesnt always work properly

 

and no, you cant fix it

use proper tools like CPUz or HWmonitor to see your real frequencies

[Keyboard Basher]

I agree with Enderman here. Use third party tools to check hardware frequencies and temps.

I don't exactly know what causes this but I would imagine windows is displaying the defaults

of your motherboard rather than your current speeds.

[spartin503]

step 1)  dont use windows task manager because it doesnt always work properly

 

and no, you cant fix it

use proper tools like CPUz or HWmonitor to see your real frequencies

I do, I actually use both of those programs and I perfer them greatly, but it just bothers me sometimes and I wish it would just work right.

[Enderman]

I do, I actually use both of those programs and I perfer them greatly, but it just bothers me sometimes and I wish it would just work right.

yeah I know, w10 task manager looks pretty good, but sometimes its just broken and there are no fixes for it, so dont rely on it for overclocking at all