[mac-wizards] Re: [X-Unix] CPU speed

[Eugene]

1) Trim posts please.

2) Bottom post please (I'm only top-posting this one because it's too
hard for me to fix).

3) What's does System Profiler say?



On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 09:49:31AM +0000, Simon Forster wrote:
: 
: Anyone shed any light on Jerry's reply (presumably posted on 
: mac-wizards originally)? I've just tested my PowerBook G4 which should 
: be running at circa 867 MHZ - but it's reported to be running at 533 
: MHz. A quick test of a couple of other machines returns results as I'd 
: expect - i.e. in line with their spec.
: 
: And yes, I've checked that it's set to run at "highest" performance in 
: the energy saver control panel.
: 
: TIA
: 
: Simon Forster
: 
: 
:
: On 4 Jan 2005, at 22:09, CP wrote:
: 
: <all cut>
: 
: >Jerry Levinson wrote:
: >
: >>24fun.com tells you how fast your browser is running, not what your 
: >>original question was. Try this: open Terminal and type in
: >>
: >>sysctl hw.cpufrequency
: >>
: >>This will tell you if your cpu is running at its advertised speed. 
: >>There was an earlier question about a powerbook that started at (I 
: >>don't recall exactly) 866 MHz and dropped to 400 MHz over time.
: >>
: >>You also didn't say what computer/OS/ram you had...
: >>
: >>Jerry
: Simon Forster


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