Looking for guidance on selecting a new CPU?
Looking for guidance on selecting a new CPU?
Both are configured for auto on frequency. I plan to test various settings in the memory to see what works best. It indicates that frequency and timing adjustments can be modified together.
2600 works adequately at the moment; skip the upgrade. Consider moving to Raptor Lake or Zen 4 this fall using DDR5.
You're really puzzled, aren't you? It sounds like you've been tweaking your RAM settings and checking performance, but the tools are giving conflicting info. The BIOS says 2800 MHz, while CPU-Z shows 1399 MHz. That’s a big difference. Trying to figure out which one is more reliable—BIOS or CPU-Z? And why does CPU-Z show a slower frequency than what you set in BIOS? It might be due to how the software interprets timing or whether it's measuring differently. You might want to double-check your RAM specifications and ensure both tools are pointing to the same settings before making any changes.
DDR refers to "Double Data Rate," meaning information travels on both high and low parts of each clock cycle. This results in DDR4-2800 RAM functioning at 1400MHz while delivering 2800 megatransfers per second. The actual performance is measured in MT/s, not just MHz. CPU-Z displays the frequency in MHz instead of the real data rate.