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

[Simon Forster]

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
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On 4 Jan 2005, at 22:09, CP wrote:

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> 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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