SOLVED: CPU speed misread?

[thriller]

I'd figure I'd put this here since it's a n00b question and didn't know where else it would fit. I ran cat /proc/cpu info on kubuntu just to check out the stats. It read that its an AMD Turion dual-core mobile m520. Yet it said that the frequency is 800mhz. I could see if it read the speed and divided by two for the cores (800 x 2 = 1600). but that's kinda sketchy. I know my CPU is 2.3 GHz. Is this the front side bus reading? Or is my kubuntu misreading my machine?

[wizard10000]

Re: CPU speed misread?

I'd figure I'd put this here since it's a n00b question and didn't know where else it would fit. I ran cat /proc/cpu info on kubuntu just to check out the stats. It read that its an AMD Turion dual-core mobile m520. Yet it said that the frequency is 800mhz. I could see if it read the speed and divided by two for the cores (800 x 2 = 1600). but that's kinda sketchy. I know my CPU is 2.3 GHz. Is this the front side bus reading? Or is my kubuntu misreading my machine?

I'm not as hip to AMD processors as I used to be but chances are it's CPU throttling. In system settings --> advanced -->power management try setting the machine to the performance profile and see if things straighten up. On my netbook I've turned off throttling unless the machine is running on batteries.

[thriller]

Re: CPU speed misread?

That did the trick, thanx!