Help overclocking.

[AMD.vs.INTEL]

So, for reasons i cant comprehend my laptops AMD A10 processor is running at 0.88 ghz, it is capable of much more but since it is a prebuilt laptop my bios doesnt have options for overclocking. So i need a mother board that has over clocking options? (if im understanding the info ive watched and read right) but i am very new to the area of pc building. Now a broken piece of hardware, i can replace it with the exact same kind of hardware no problem, but im having issues finding a mother board for a laptop that will support overclocking. In short, any info would be super appreciated!! 

[Spotty]

Check the power options in Windows. Make sure it is set to the high performance power plan and check what the minimum and maximum CPU processing power limit is set to.
It can also just be downclocking itself to 0.88GHz when the system is idle to save power & run cooler. Try running a program that will put a load on the CPU such as Cinebench to see what frequency the CPU runs at under load.

[AMD.vs.INTEL]

36 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Check the power options in Windows. Make sure it is set to the high performance power plan and check what the minimum and maximum CPU processing power limit is set to.
It can also just be downclocking itself to 0.88GHz when the system is idle to save power & run cooler. Try running a program that will put a load on the CPU such as Cinebench to see what frequency the CPU runs at under load.

When i found the clock speed i was running chrome and windows update but i will try cinebench. And also how do i find out my cpu's maximum and minimum processing power?

[Spotty]

Just now, AMD.vs.INTEL said:

When i found the clock speed i was running chrome and windows update but i will try cinebench. And also how do i find out my cpu's maximum and minimum processing power?

In control panel open the Power & Sleep Settings and go to your power plans. Edit the power plan by clicking "Change advanced power settings". Then scroll down to find the Processor Power Management settings.

Since it's a laptop there may also be additional settings for managing power plans when connected to power source or when powered by battery.

 

[AMD.vs.INTEL]

1 hour ago, Spotty said:

In control panel open the Power & Sleep Settings and go to your power plans. Edit the power plan by clicking "Change advanced power settings". Then scroll down to find the Processor Power Management settings.

Since it's a laptop there may also be additional settings for managing power plans when connected to power source or when powered by battery.

 

Thank you will do. Edit: so i downloaded cinebench and here are my results. If im reading em correctly i didnt fare well, this was while my power plan was set to maximum performance and my cpu's max and minimum processing speeds were set to 100 when plugged in and not plugged in. Also throughout the test on my task manager, it maintained a clockspeed of 0.88 ghz. And the base speed is 2.10 ghz...

Edited October 31, 2018 by AMD.vs.INTEL