Bios and CPU-Z Tell me different things

[xdagex]

I have a i5-4670K and a MSI Z87-G45 Mobo and my first time overclocking I tried to overclock my CPU to 4 GHz and 1.1 CoreV. Says in the bios it's running at those settings so I wanted to validate that by downloading CPU-Z, which told me core speed is 3.4 GHz. I don't know if I overclocked incorrectly but is there another way to validate my core speed? My temps seem to be the same too so my bios may be lying to me.

 

[d1rtydeedz]

Try RealTemp at http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/ and let us know.

 

[Danbuscus25]

post a pic of the cpu-z, cuz i bet you are either looking at the wrong thing or you didnt save and exit in the bios, and just exited.

 

[xdagex]

Yep Realtemp says 3.4 GHz aswell

 

[d1rtydeedz]

post a pic of the cpu-z, cuz i bet you are either looking at the wrong thing or you didnt save and exit in the bios, and just exited.

Good point. Did you go back in to BIOS and ensure the settings remained where you OC them to? Then selected "Save and Exit"? You may also have to try stressing the cpu a little while watching the monitoring program. It won't spike unless needed.

 

[Danbuscus25]

yup, with my cpu unless its stressed, even while overclocked, runs at like 1ghz cuz its in power save mode.

 

[xdagex]

Yep I checked in the BIOS that the settings were set and saved, it even said that the current CPU is running at 4 GHZ but i'll take pictures of my BIOs and CPU-Z and Realtemp.

 

[d1rtydeedz]

The BIOS will tell you your max ghz setting. Monitor CPU Z and open a few programs to see if it spikes. It should max at the BIOS setting but can be lower if not stressed.

 

[xdagex]

Here are the pictures, http://imgur.com/UdYzXTY,gAeYs12,qlhzDuu,Kkk67PV,Rf36ufr#0

Just click "First Image, Second Image, etc" at the top of the page to view the images.

 

[xdagex]

Well I just saw my core speed on CPU-Z Spike to 4 Ghz as I started up my game so I guess my CPU is in power save mode.

 

[d1rtydeedz]

Your load is less than 10%, you need to try stressing out the cpu by opening multiple programs and watching the cpu z or real temp readings.

 

[Danbuscus25]

take the cpu voltage off of auto, and manually change all the voltages and multipliers and NB.

 

[Danbuscus25]

there you go! just needed to stress it a little 😀 now, make sure it is a stable overclock under 70c.

 

[xdagex]

Yep it's pretty stable , always get below 45C at any load. Thanks guys!

 

[Danbuscus25]

no problem 😀