What's wrong with CPUZ? Heck, you have it down in your signature line. I also monitor the speed with RealTemp GT. What else would you recommend?
It also looks like you're OC'ing, which I'm not doing, so that isn't a factor here. My BIOS is set to "automatic". When I set it to manual, the highest multiplier I can select is 22 (default), but I left it in automatic.
It shows the right clock speeds below for each number of cores. 3.6 with a multiplier of 27 for one core, 3.2 with a multiplier of 24 for four cores, etc...
But, I'm quite frustrated enough at this point. Looks like the expensive option I paid for may not be working (either Intel CPU and/OR motherboard) and I really don't want to have to tear my new build apart and RMA the crap. I'll try that Intel burn utility (and speed monitoring app you suggest) and if that doesn't show anything promising, then I'll just continue to use it stuck at a slow ass 2.93ghz. LOL
edited to add: I see that utility is, indeed, a speed monitoring app. I'll try it with prime95 and Intel Burn... Thanks.