PC Wizard says my P4 6.2GHz FSB is 200 MHz.

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Bob

I'm confused.

I've got an Intel P4 Prescott, 3.2GHz. The FSB is 800MHz (at least that's
what the specifications said it was) but it appears that my FSB is running at
200MHz.

My Epox 4P4GA+ mobo supports 800MHz.

My BIOS is Phoenix Technologies, LTD. Version : 6.00 PG Date: Date : March
19, 2004.

03/19/2004-Springdale-PE-6A79APADC-00
OEM Signature : 03/19/2004 For Intel Springdale-PE Chipset


From PC Wizard 2005:

General Information :
Real Frequency : 3222.53 MHz
Multiplier : 16x
Low/High Multiplier : 14x / 16x
Multiplier Locked : Yes
Stock Frequency : 3200 MHz

Front Side Bus Information :
FSB Frequency : 201.4 MHz
Bus Speed : 805.6 MHz (QDR)

Initial Frequencies :
Frequency : 3200 MHz
FSB Frequency : 200 MHz
Multiplier : 16x

Control Clock Frequency :
Type : None

Thermal Information :
Thermal control TM1 : Yes
Thermal control TM2 : No
ODCM Enabled : No
Thermal Status : Normal

Processor Performance Information :
Throttle Mode AC : None
Throttle Mode DC : Adaptive
Current Configuration : None
Throttle : 3222 MHz


Am I misunderstanding something here?
 
Yes, you are misunderstanding it.
The FSB of the motherboard is correctly 200 MHz.
The P4 CPU is internally boosted 4x and runs at a bus speed of 800 MHz.
 
Dear Dave,
Thank you for not telling him he needed to "format his hard drive and do a
clean install".

Frequency Vs Speed definition
 
DaveW said:
Yes, you are misunderstanding it.
The FSB of the motherboard is correctly 200 MHz.
The P4 CPU is internally boosted 4x and runs at a bus speed of 800 MHz.
Click to expand...

The motherboard FSB and the processor FSB (bus speed) run at the same speed
of 800Mhz, when using a 200MHz clock, or else they wouldn't talk very well
together, now would they?
 
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