is my cpu overclocked?

[imastegosauros]

just bought the i5 7400 (brand new) and sometimes its showing that its using over 3 GHz. why?

 

[manddy123]

I see no problem here?
Perhaps you aren't sure the actual speed of your CPU...

See this: https://ark.intel.com/products/97147/Intel-Core-i5-7400-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_50-GHz
Base clock: 3Ghz
Boost: up to 3.5Ghz

So, there's no problem at all...
The Intel Turbo Boost is automatic, it's activated when the CPU needs an extra power, overclocking itself to handle the current process it's calculating atm, and after it finishes, it will go back to it's base clock.

May you detail your doubt better?

 

[imastegosauros]

just seems weird that its above the max clockspeed of the cpu. im not a cpu expert by any means but just seems weird

 

[connerweatherly17]

just seems weird that its above the max clockspeed of the cpu. im not a cpu expert by any means but just seems weird

What's the clock speed that your cpu is running at?

 

[imastegosauros]

i5 7400 3ghz but sometimes its going over the limit

 

[TJ Hooker]

i5 7400 3ghz but sometimes its going over the limit

Did you not read @manddy123's post? The i5 7400 has a base clock of 3 GHz, but will automatically turbo up to 3.5 GHz under load. This is clearly listed in the specs for that CPU, and is standard behavior for all i5/i7 CPUs.

 

[imastegosauros]

ok, sorry im dumb somehow i did not read that