JD wrote: > > On 09/22/2010 06:05 AM, Terry Polzin wrote: > >> cat /proc/cpuinfo >> processor : 0 >> vendor_id : AuthenticAMD >> cpu family : 16 >> model : 4 >> model name : AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 555 Processor >> stepping : 3 >> cpu MHz : 800.000 >> cache size : 512 KB >> physical id : 0 >> siblings : 2 >> core id : 0 >> cpu cores : 2 >> apicid : 0 >> initial apicid : 0 >> fdiv_bug : no >> hlt_bug : no >> f00f_bug : no >> coma_bug : no >> fpu : yes >> fpu_exception : yes >> cpuid level : 5 >> wp : yes >> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov >> pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt >> pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid >> pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm >> sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt npt lbrv svm_lock >> nrip_save >> bogomips : 6399.37 >> clflush size : 64 >> cache_alignment : 64 >> address sizes : 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual >> power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate >> >> processor : 1 >> vendor_id : AuthenticAMD >> cpu family : 16 >> model : 4 >> model name : AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 555 Processor >> stepping : 3 >> cpu MHz : 3200.000 >> cache size : 512 KB >> physical id : 0 >> siblings : 2 >> core id : 1 >> cpu cores : 2 >> apicid : 1 >> initial apicid : 1 >> fdiv_bug : no >> hlt_bug : no >> f00f_bug : no >> coma_bug : no >> fpu : yes >> fpu_exception : yes >> cpuid level : 5 >> wp : yes >> flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov >> pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt >> pdpe1gb rdtscp lm 3dnowext 3dnow constant_tsc nonstop_tsc extd_apicid >> pni monitor cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm >> sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs skinit wdt npt lbrv svm_lock >> nrip_save >> bogomips : 6400.39 >> clflush size : 64 >> cache_alignment : 64 >> address sizes : 48 bits physical, 48 bits virtual >> power management: ts ttp tm stc 100mhzsteps hwpstate >> >> >> > On my notebook, which has an old 2.2 GHz athlon65 uniicore (3700+), > cpuinfo shows cpu MHz as 798.103 > > Does that mean that as I am typing this message, the cpu is running > at only 790MHz?? > How an I speed it up? > > All amd processors are either locked (Multiplier set) or unlocked (Black Editions , unlocked multiplier) Which means the multiplier can be raised to adjust the cpu speed. I think you are thinking the cores themselves are cut and in some mobos you can unlock some cores. Amd Phenom x2 555 is a Phenom x4 555 with two cores disabled for marketing reasons. http://www.anandtech.com/show/2927 It's a roll of the dice to see if one of these can be unlocked to show 4 cores. Some do and some don't In reality when the price of these units are so low you could have got your self a real quad for just over 100 bucks Good luck Michael -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines