after running msi afterburner it shows 2.50 ghz max... why? it was 3.50 before

[Muhammad Aftab]

after running msi afterburner it shows 2.50 ghz max... why? it was 3.50 before

 

[Aaron Hunt]

cuz you shouldn't use those programs

 

[Johan Borbye]

It shows the base frequency, which is 2.5, while tests will show some variant of the boost frequency depending on you cooling solution

 

[Jonathan Wahlgren]

use the task manager or some other tool to check your actual frequency

 

[Aaron Hunt]

oh and make sure you turn off ALL throttling settings in the bios. your actual speed won't show unless it's stressed if you have them on

 

[Shawn Horan]

Newer Intel CPU have a variable clock. As in they have a turbo boost. The CPU jumps in between the base clock and the turbo boost, this is dependent on system demand.

 

[Αρης Σλ]

Processor Base Frequency
2.50 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
3.50 GHz
it shows you the base there it show me 3.5 but i have my i5 6600k oc to 4,7

 

[Muh Zaldhy Darwin]

Msi afterbrner has nothing to do with cpu clock anyway

 

[Атанас Стоилов]

Open the task manager, run a cinebench benchmark and see what it goes up to.