i5-7200u stuck at 3.8Ghz

[AlfreyCruz]

Hi! my CPU is an i5-7200u it should run at 3.10 Ghz but Task Manager and Intel XTU says it only runs at 3.8Ghz.... help me...

 

[captaincharisma]

you CPU has a stock speed of 2.5Ghz and has a max turbo speed of 3.10. turbo mode only kicks in when your computer need more power depending on what you are doing so having it at 3.8 means you are not doing anything on your computer that requires the CPU to run at the max turbo speed

EDIT: it could also mean your CPU is throttling the clockspeed due to heat issues or running it on battery power

 

[mdd1963]

I got lost at "should run at 3.1, runs at *only* 3.8" on a non-overclockable CPU...

Or did we perhaps mean only 0.8 GHz....?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

I think there is a typo here, that chip wont run at 3.8ghz unless I am missing something.

 

[dudmont]

if it's at .8ghz, that's cause of Speed step.
Has to be a typo. A 2.5ghz chip that turbos to 3.1ghz won't somehow get stuck at 3.8, unless you're the luckiest person alive, in which case I need to buy a lottery ticket and could use some numbers......

 

[captaincharisma]

if it's at .8ghz, that's cause of Speed step.
Has to be a typo. A 2.5ghz chip that turbos to 3.1ghz won't somehow get stuck at 3.8, unless you're the luckiest person alive, in which case I need to buy a lottery ticket and could use some numbers......

yea even i looked at it wrong. that CPU is on rated for 3.10 max clock speed. sounds like the OP ignored the decimal point

 

[AlfreyCruz]

The Turbo should be at 3.10..... Im saying is where do the missing .02 Ghz go??

 

[dudmont]

Are you running a cpu monitoring program? Say CPU-Z or CoreTemp? Turbo speeds are dependent on a number of factors, load and temps being first and foremost. It will run to max turbo speeds only if the system both needs(load), and can(temps and thermal load). XTUs benchmark is just that a benchmark. If your cooling solution or power delivery isn't up to it, that cpu won't run at Max turbo speeds even if the system load would generally call for it.
I, for one, am still confused of what speed your cpu is running to. Is it 3.08? Is it 2.8? Is it 3.8? Is it .08?

 

[AlfreyCruz]

For me 3.1 and 3.10 is different.... And 3.08<3.1<3.8<3.10
The temps is always below 85c ..

 

[dudmont]

If the turbo number is 3.08, you have nothing to worry about, it's a function more of your bus speed running slightly below 100, than your cpu not running to the right turbo ratio. Your ratio is correct(ratio times system clock speed equals cpu clock speed 31x100, or in your case 31x99.99). Your system bus speed is just a touch light, and being a laptop, I'm betting your bios won't let you tinker with bus speeds.

 

[AlfreyCruz]

But the 3.08 Ghz is meant for i5-6200u

 

[dudmont]

But the 3.08 Ghz is meant for i5-6200u

I'm confused by your response.

 

[AlfreyCruz]

Any way to fix this?

 

[dudmont]

Nope, it's within "tolerances", unless your bios allows you to change the system bus speed.

 

[mdd1963]

For me 3.1 and 3.10 is different.... ..

As long as it never hits 3.100, I guess we're ok then....?

 

[dudmont]

For me 3.1 and 3.10 is different.... ..

As long as it never hits 3.100, I guess we're ok then....?

I barely managed to avoid walking down that road......

 

[mdd1963]

Are we honestly discussing a 3.08 GHz vs. 3.10 right now?

I'd better return my 7700K, which often also often shows only 4.48 GHz during load on task manager..

Nothing to see here......please disperse...move along...please disperse!

(Leslie Neilsen!)

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Are we honestly discussing a 3.08 GHz vs. 3.10 right now?

I'd better return my 7700K, which often also often shows only 4.48 GHz during load on task manager..

Nothing to see here......please disperse...move along...please disperse!

(Leslie Neilsen!)

My 7700k show .02 less frequency too in Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.

 

[mdd1963]

Class Action Lawsuit time, GTX970-3.5 GB style????