Re: PC Wizard says my P4 6.2GHz FSB is 200 MHz.

Dear Dave,
Thank you for not telling him he needed to "format his hard drive and do a
clean install".

Frequency Vs Speed definition

"DaveW" <nowhere@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yes, you are misunderstanding it.
> The FSB of the motherboard is correctly 200 MHz.
> The P4 CPU is internally boosted 4x and runs at a bus speed of 800 MHz.
>
> --
> DaveW
>
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> "Bob" <Bob@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I'm confused.
>>
>> I've got an Intel P4 Prescott, 3.2GHz. The FSB is 800MHz (at least that's
>> what the specifications said it was) but it appears that my FSB is
>> running at 200MHz.
>>
>> My Epox 4P4GA+ mobo supports 800MHz.
>>
>> My BIOS is Phoenix Technologies, LTD. Version : 6.00 PG Date: Date :
>> March 19, 2004.
>>
>> 03/19/2004-Springdale-PE-6A79APADC-00
>> OEM Signature : 03/19/2004 For Intel Springdale-PE Chipset
>>
>>
>> From PC Wizard 2005:
>>
>> General Information : Real Frequency : 3222.53 MHz
>> Multiplier : 16x
>> Low/High Multiplier : 14x / 16x
>> Multiplier Locked : Yes
>> Stock Frequency : 3200 MHz
>>
>> Front Side Bus Information : FSB Frequency : 201.4 MHz
>> Bus Speed : 805.6 MHz (QDR)
>>
>> Initial Frequencies : Frequency : 3200 MHz
>> FSB Frequency : 200 MHz
>> Multiplier : 16x
>>
>> Control Clock Frequency : Type : None
>>
>> Thermal Information : Thermal control TM1 : Yes
>> Thermal control TM2 : No
>> ODCM Enabled : No
>> Thermal Status : Normal
>>
>> Processor Performance Information : Throttle Mode AC : None
>> Throttle Mode DC : Adaptive
>> Current Configuration : None
>> Throttle : 3222 MHz
>>
>>
>> Am I misunderstanding something here?
>
>


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