How To Measure Processor Core Frequency; Confirming System Levels With Intel Desktop Control Center - Intel DP55KG Performance Tuning Manual

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Intel Desktop Board DP55KG and Intel Desktop Board DP55SB Extreme Series
Performance Tuning Guide

4.4. How to Measure Processor Core Frequency

Use a processor frequency display tool to verify the final speed. The Intel Desktop Control
Center will have details on processor frequency and system speeds as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Confirming System Levels with Intel Desktop Control Center
Third party tools are also available like CPUID CPU-Z* or CPUID TMonitor* to monitor processor
speed.
Once the desired frequency and system stability have been confirmed, the other subsystems
can be optimized.
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