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I have a Vaio sve14135cxb with i5 3230 processor. The normal clock speed is supposed to be 2.6g but it's supposed to burst up to 3.2g. Should I see that in cpufreq-info? Currently I see only the 2.6g.
cpufrequtils 008: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009
Report errors and bugs to cpufreq@vger.kernel.org, please.
analyzing CPU 0:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0
maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
hardware limits: 1.20 GHz - 2.60 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.60 GHz, 2.60 GHz, 2.50 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.30 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz
available cpufreq governors: powersave, userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.60 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz (asserted by call to hardware).
cpufreq stats: 2.60 GHz:12.10%, 2.60 GHz:0.27%, 2.50 GHz:0.29%, 2.40 GHz:0.26%, 2.30 GHz:0.32%, 2.20 GHz:0.33%, 2.10 GHz:0.31%, 2.00 GHz:0.33%, 1.90 GHz:0.34%, 1.80 GHz:0.39%, 1.70 GHz:0.43%, 1.60 GHz:0.45%, 1.50 GHz:0.52%, 1.40 GHz:1.13%, 1.30 GHz:0.47%, 1.20 GHz:82.05% (20482)
analyzing CPU 1:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 1
maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
hardware limits: 1.20 GHz - 2.60 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.60 GHz, 2.60 GHz, 2.50 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.30 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz
available cpufreq governors: powersave, userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.60 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz (asserted by call to hardware).
cpufreq stats: 2.60 GHz:15.54%, 2.60 GHz:0.50%, 2.50 GHz:0.45%, 2.40 GHz:0.58%, 2.30 GHz:0.69%, 2.20 GHz:0.80%, 2.10 GHz:0.78%, 2.00 GHz:1.22%, 1.90 GHz:1.34%, 1.80 GHz:1.34%, 1.70 GHz:1.42%, 1.60 GHz:1.39%, 1.50 GHz:1.02%, 1.40 GHz:1.37%, 1.30 GHz:0.61%, 1.20 GHz:70.95% (24171)
analyzing CPU 2:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 2
maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
hardware limits: 1.20 GHz - 2.60 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.60 GHz, 2.60 GHz, 2.50 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.30 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz
available cpufreq governors: powersave, userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.60 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz (asserted by call to hardware).
cpufreq stats: 2.60 GHz:11.45%, 2.60 GHz:0.27%, 2.50 GHz:0.26%, 2.40 GHz:0.28%, 2.30 GHz:0.30%, 2.20 GHz:0.32%, 2.10 GHz:0.32%, 2.00 GHz:0.36%, 1.90 GHz:0.34%, 1.80 GHz:0.33%, 1.70 GHz:0.37%, 1.60 GHz:0.42%, 1.50 GHz:0.58%, 1.40 GHz:1.01%, 1.30 GHz:0.46%, 1.20 GHz:82.93% (19794)
analyzing CPU 3:
driver: acpi-cpufreq
CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 1 2 3
CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 3
maximum transition latency: 10.0 us.
hardware limits: 1.20 GHz - 2.60 GHz
available frequency steps: 2.60 GHz, 2.60 GHz, 2.50 GHz, 2.40 GHz, 2.30 GHz, 2.20 GHz, 2.10 GHz, 2.00 GHz, 1.90 GHz, 1.80 GHz, 1.70 GHz, 1.60 GHz, 1.50 GHz, 1.40 GHz, 1.30 GHz, 1.20 GHz
available cpufreq governors: powersave, userspace, conservative, ondemand, performance
current policy: frequency should be within 1.20 GHz and 2.60 GHz.
The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use
within this range.
current CPU frequency is 1.20 GHz (asserted by call to hardware).
cpufreq stats: 2.60 GHz:10.62%, 2.60 GHz:0.20%, 2.50 GHz:0.21%, 2.40 GHz:0.23%, 2.30 GHz:0.21%, 2.20 GHz:0.26%, 2.10 GHz:0.26%, 2.00 GHz:0.26%, 1.90 GHz:0.28%, 1.80 GHz:0.33%, 1.70 GHz:0.34%, 1.60 GHz:0.43%, 1.50 GHz:0.41%, 1.40 GHz:0.96%, 1.30 GHz:0.36%, 1.20 GHz:84.62% (17432)
Reading I think I learned my answer, cpufreq controls the stepping not the boost. Now my question is will my processor boost or do I need to install another utility?
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