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In CPUZ does DRAM frequency show half speed?

CPU
core speed: 3899.09MHz

Memory
DRAM Frequency 1199.8MHz

If I am interpreting correctly, my CPU is running at 3.9GHz, and RAM at 2400MHz?
 
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I realize my question might seem rudimentary, or even the answer being obvious however tbh Im not 100% however after doing a fair amount of research it does seem as if I am correct. Still not really sure - perhaps someone else might learn as well. How do you interpret DRAM Frequency in CPU-Z, and also CPU Core Speed?

Was I correct in my interpretation.

When I ran CPU-Z on my computer I got these two results:

CPU
core speed: 3899.09MHz

Memory
DRAM Frequency 1199.8MHz

CPU is running at 3.9GHz, and RAM at 2400MHz?

I ask this because Ive never overclocked before... my motherboard has a tpu switch which I set and I am assuming that my CPU is running at 3.9GHz because of this.

When I right click on my computer, properties it says 3.4GHz, not 3.9GHz.

Just not sure, also my temp is around 38-40 Deg Celsius as well, using a Thermaltake Water Pro CPU Cooler. I was expecting lower temperature.

I am new to this, still "green" have always been upfront about that. Help much appreciated. thank you

to quote Austin Powers: "throw me a fricken bone here"
 
DDR = Double Data Rate. (DDR3 = Double Data Rate type 3.)

Your memory is running at ~1200Mhz. This gives an effective data rate of 2400Mhz (actual frequency x2).

Your actual 6-core CPU frequency is 3.4 Ghz. Your turbo frequency (a sort of on-the-fly overclock that comes standard in the chip) is set to 3.9 Ghz, but by default this only overclocks 1 core to that frequency on your particular chip for single-thread performance. (Your chip's default is to turbo 5-6 cores to 3.6 Ghz, 2-4 cores to 3.7 Ghz, and 1 core to 3.9 Ghz.) Some motherboards let you set something in BIOS called "multi-core enhancement" which will let all 6 cores try to run at the full turbo clock/bin (in your default case 3.9 Ghz) as long as the chip can handle it.

Of course, all of this can be changed if you overclock...

And seeing as you're checking in Windows, you might as well not use this Website for OC information since it's sparse, and many of the posters are unsure of what they're doing. Much better to visit a Website dedicated to OC'ing, where you'll have much higher volume and better information.

Good luck!
 
nice. thank you for the info. that definitely helped!

~much obliged :thumbup:
 
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