/proc/cpuinfo discrepancy

Chris Jones jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk
Sun Apr 23 10:29:14 UTC 2006


> Was wondering if someone could shed some light onto the discrepancy
> between the known processor value and the one stated in cpuinfo.

Isn't this just cpu throttling in action - I.e. your cpu throttles down to a 
slower speed when its not needed, to save battery and keep cool. 

Try running some cpu intensive app (glxgears ?) and watch the entry for a 
while. If it is throttled, you should see the cpu speed jump back to its full 
speed when needs its full power.

Chris




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