Processor Speed not on Max GHz?

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  1. AJ153

    AJ153 Member

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    Okay I run a Dell Labtop Latitude with upgrade 2gb ram

    currently my GHz speed is at 1.60 GHz but my labtop can run at 2.0 GHz? how can i improve my speed to use that 2.0GHz?

    the reason why I want to do this so I can run a game on mim requirments, I pass all Analysis for the game but CPU speed,

    I have tried CCleaner , disk cleaner, and disk defrag

    PS I remember at one point my processor was running at 1.77 GHz from reason, I don't really care if this labtop overheats becasue I will be getting a brandnew Labtop from saved money.
     
  2. creaky

    creaky Moderator Staff Member

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    Have a look in the BIOS for 'speedstep', it could be that whenever the CPU is idle it drops down to 1.6GHz.
    A quick and easy way to check is to install CPU-Z ~ http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
    Run it and keep an eye on the Core Speed ~

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    Wait for the machine to idle and if speedstep is enabled you will see the Core Speed fluctuate between 1.6GHz and 2GHz
     
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