why is my i5 2400 running at 6.02ghz when the specs say maz 3.4ghz with turbo boost??

[mio40000]

ok so i am running a i5 2400, 8gb hyper x ram (2x4gb), xfx r7 360, corsair h90 liquid cooling, 1 corsair neutron gtx ssd, 2 seagate 1tb harddrives, all on a gigabyte B75M-D3H motherboard, and my question is my cpu is rated at 3.1ghz, maximum 3.4ghz with turbo boost which i am not running since windows 10 doesn't support it. so why is saying i am running at 6.02 ghz is that even possible???

 

[Heinzen]

Where do you see it running at 6.02Ghz? It most likely isn't otherwise it would have fried something already. It's probably buggy software. You could check CPU-Z/AIDA64 to double check the frequencies.

 

[Archgaull]

That's more than likely simply a reporting error.

 

[RCFProd]

It's not possible, It's an error like said above. However I wouldn't care at all if it was true, I would be over the moon actually.

 

[bwrlane]

It is impossible. It is a reporting error.

Btw the i5 2400 is a great CPU. I have a desktop running it and have still not seen a reason to upgrade it.

 

[Dulith1118]

6.0 wow faster than any cpu in da world.... well like others said might be a buggy software

 

[mio40000]

its saying that in my task manger here is a pic

 

[Dulith1118]

Um.... i have nothing to say..
did u overclock ur cpu??

 

[nigelivey]

What do you mean by Windows 10 doesn't use turbo boost??

 

[bwrlane]

its saying that in my task manger here is a pic

I promise you it is wrong. The i5 2400 can be overclocked very slightly, but not by that much.

 

[RCFProd]

Do a CPU benchmark and see if you are getting double the performance lol

 

[Dulith1118]

6.02Ghz is insane..... even with watercooling u can achieve that.....

 

[Dulith1118]

restart ur pc... and do some benchmarks

 

[mio40000]

i completely agree this isn't possible and i just noticed something even weirder now on cpu-z its bouncing back and forth between .97v and 1.2v and the core speed is bouncing between 1596-3192 mhz at x16-x32 multiplier what the heck is going on?? ill run a benchmark now

 

[bwrlane]

i completely agree this isn't possible and i just noticed something even weirder now on cpu-z its bouncing back and forth between .97v and 1.2v and the core speed is bouncing between 1596-3192 mhz at x16-x32 multiplier what the heck is going on?? ill run a benchmark now

That is completely normal. Speed and voltage adjust continually with load. Everybody's CPUs see exactly the behaviour you describe. Also, cpu-z has answered your original question.

 

[mio40000]

so i ran some more test using passmark and its saying i am running at slightly higher than normal numbers ill chock that to the liquid cooling and call it a day but my task manger is still reporting 6.02 ghz does anyone know how to remedy that?

 

[RobCrezz]

This is a common thing with Gigabyte motherboards, they dont report to windows the correct speed. I used to run a Gigabyte Z68 board and it did the same thing.

 

[mio40000]

thanks RobCrezz that seems to be the most plausible answer!! bwrlane thanks for the info i was worried my processor could have had a failure but it run normal and you put my mind at rest and thanks to the rest all very good valuable information