Clock speed set to 4200 MHz consistently

MrJuddi
Member

125

04-24-2016, 09:14 PM

Hello, Your CPU speed is locked at 4200MHz and it won’t change even when under heavy use. I tried overclocking recently but things went wrong. I followed a tutorial, but after restarting the PC it jumped to 8.6GHz, which I quickly turned off to fix. I’ve attached some screenshots for better understanding. Thanks for your help!

MrJuddi

04-24-2016, 09:14 PM #1

jkim07
Junior Member

04-25-2016, 04:46 PM

Start by resetting the CMOS and removing the overclock. Use hwinfo64 instead of hwmonitor. Avoid relying on user benchmarks—it’s full of nonsense.

jkim07

04-25-2016, 04:46 PM #2

Start by resetting the CMOS and removing the overclock. Use hwinfo64 instead of hwmonitor. Avoid relying on user benchmarks—it’s full of nonsense.

Willhermina
Member

04-26-2016, 02:40 PM

Hello, thank you for reaching out. Your BIOS has been restored to its original settings, yet the issue persists. The frequency has changed to 3.8GHz instead of the expected 4.2GHz.

Willhermina

04-26-2016, 02:40 PM #3

Hello, thank you for reaching out. Your BIOS has been restored to its original settings, yet the issue persists. The frequency has changed to 3.8GHz instead of the expected 4.2GHz.

Lherion
Member

182

05-11-2016, 10:31 AM

At which power level? Since the 3.8 is the maximum turbo for the 3600, and then... ^..

Lherion

05-11-2016, 10:31 AM #4

At which power level? Since the 3.8 is the maximum turbo for the 3600, and then... ^..

TomerBS
Junior Member

05-11-2016, 12:27 PM

Results remain consistent across different configurations. Achieving uniform outcomes using hwinfo64.

TomerBS

05-11-2016, 12:27 PM #5

Results remain consistent across different configurations. Achieving uniform outcomes using hwinfo64.

flameboy101
Member

173

05-12-2016, 01:00 PM

I own an AMD FX-8320 with eight cores, not a 3600 processor.

flameboy101

05-12-2016, 01:00 PM #6

I own an AMD FX-8320 with eight cores, not a 3600 processor.

SoyDash
Posting Freak

859

05-13-2016, 03:54 AM

After reviewing the "Effective clock," it appears to be functioning correctly but is limited to 3.5 GHz. It's unusual that it no longer displays the standard clock speed.

SoyDash

05-13-2016, 03:54 AM #7

After reviewing the "Effective clock," it appears to be functioning correctly but is limited to 3.5 GHz. It's unusual that it no longer displays the standard clock speed.

JamesHond7
Posting Freak

838

05-13-2016, 05:51 AM

It looks like the performance peaks near 3.7 across all cores.

JamesHond7

05-13-2016, 05:51 AM #8

It looks like the performance peaks near 3.7 across all cores.