Maximum CPU Freq 91%! Intel Xeon-E3120!

[STr3Su]

I am having a problem with my proccesor. It seems that no matter what I do, I can't make it go over 90% of his maximum frequency. As you can see in the second picture, Resourse Monitor displays 90% Maximum frequency even with AIDA running the stability test. 

 

 

Proccesor: Intel Xeon E3120 3.16Ghz

Windows 8.1 64Bit

4GB DDR2 800Mhz

Gainward GT630 - 1GB GDDR5

 

Any advice on how to resolve this would be highly appreciated! Thank you in advance!

[Enderman]

That's how turbo boost works.

It will only reach peak frequency when only one core is at 100%.

 

[STr3Su]

10 minutes ago, Enderman said:

That's how turbo boost works.

It will only reach peak frequency when only one core is at 100%.

 

Thank you for the quick reply, but as you can see here https://ark.intel.com/products/35429/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3120-6M-Cache-3_16-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB ,

This CPU does not have Turbo Boost.

[Enderman]

4 minutes ago, STr3Su said:

Thank you for the quick reply, but as you can see here https://ark.intel.com/products/35429/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3120-6M-Cache-3_16-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB ,

This CPU does not have Turbo Boost.

Oh.

CPU-Z is saying it's running at 3.16GHz which is the correct speed.

You can ignore the BS that windows says, it is often wrong and should not be used as a tool to check CPU speeds.