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Why do cpuinfo_cur_freq and /proc/cpuinfo report different numbers?

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When I do
sudo watch -n1 cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/cpuinfo_cur_freq
I get 1.8 - 2.7 GHz. It never goes above 2.7. And when I do
watch -n1 "cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep MHz"
I get 768 MHz - 1.8 GHz. It never goes above 1.8. Anyone know what is going on?
Asked by wulftone (365 rep)
Aug 20, 2013, 09:51 PM
Last activity: May 27, 2024, 11:58 PM