Is my CPU clock meant to be jumping up and down like this?

[centuryza]

After looking at MSI Afterburner, I saw that my clocks for all 4 cores of my i5-4460 are constantly jumping up and down. Sorry if this is normal, but I'm not sure if it so I thought I would just come and check if it is. Is this normal?

https://imgur.com/gallery/19usafA

 

[SkyNetRising]

That is Enhanced Intel Speed-Step Technology at work:

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology is an advanced means of enabling high performance while meeting the power-conservation needs of mobile systems. Conventional Intel SpeedStep® Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology builds upon that architecture using design strategies such as Separation between Voltage and Frequency Changes, and Clock Partitioning and Recovery.

 

[theonerm2]

It's normal if you have speed step on.

 

[centuryza]

It's normal if you have speed step on.

Would this be enabled by default? I have not enabled speed step

 

[theonerm2]

Yes