Re: [perf-discuss] CPU overclocking

2009-10-19 Thread Joachim Worringen
> Is this assumption correct, and how can we make the > machine run with the increased clock speed based on > the frequency multiplier? O.k., replying to myself: for Linux, we verified with a small custom benchmark that in spite of the kernel status output, the machine *does* run at the increase

[perf-discuss] CPU overclocking

2009-10-19 Thread Joachim Worringen
Greetings, we are running an overclocked Intel Core i7-3.3GHz box (for a specific purpose). The BIOS shows the increased CPU frequency correctly, but after booting OpenSolaris 06/09, psrinfo reports the original 3,3GHz. The same thing happens with Linux, but not with Windows where the machine