CPU Clock Speed

[SlipperyPete]

This isnt a problem just something im curious about. I have an i5 4460 that clocks at 3.20ghz. its a locked processor.

While i was transferring files today the CPU was at 25% utilization and task manager jumped up to 3.23ghz.

I was just curious whether it was task manager just being inaccurate or if in fact my CPU was running a little faster than i typically is supposed to.

Thanks in advance.

[CookieMaster]

It is not 100% accurate. 

[EminentSun]

It is probably a combination of the two, my 8320 sometimes runs a few MHz faster than its supposed to.

[WoodenMarker]

The 4460 turbo boosts up to 3.4ghz.

The task manager is also known to not be an accurate way to read your clock speed but that may or may not have been fixed by now.

Moved to CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory.

[MorganO]

3 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

The 4460 turbo boosts up to 3.4ghz.

The task manager is also known to not be an accurate way to read your clock speed but that may or may not have been fixed by now.

Moved to CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory.

my cpu runs at 4.4GHZ but task manager shows 3.5

[TheSuspect]

Combination of Intel's turbo boost and task manager's inability to accurately measure the clock speed. It's nothing to be worried about. If you want accurate numbers you can get 3rd party software to track.

[SlipperyPete]

13 hours ago, CookieMaster said:

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Thank you all for taking the time to respond. i learned some things. thank you