processor showing up as wrong one in system properties???

ok, so i just got a new laptop yesterday from ibuypower.com...its an AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile, 2.0Ghz...well, in the system properties it shows it as 803mhz...thats if i go to my computer, right click and go to properties..if i go to start, control panel and system properties through there, it shows up at 1.6Ghz...i installed a game yesterday (age of empires III) and it said requires 1.4ghz, but i only had .8ghz...well, i restarted the game and that message didnt show up...so i exited and went to my computer and then system properties...it showed it as 2.0ghz...technically, it should be 4.0ghz if its dual core tho (correct??)...i refreshed it and it went back down to 1.6ghz...whats going on there??? is there maybe a driver thats not compatible with the hardware or something??? here are my system specs:

CPU: AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60, 2.0Ghz
RAM: 1Gb ddr2
VGA: Nvidia Geforce 7600 GO 256mb
MOBO: MSI megabook (dont kno anything else)
HDD: 60GB 7200rpm SATA 150

the model on ibuypower.com under notebooks/AMD is Battalion 101 CLX

any help is GREATLY appreciated..

Thanx,
Joe

 

Because you have a laptop w/ a mobile CPU (Turion) it will only draw as much power as needed.... therefore at idle and light usage you get the reading of 800mhz.... and that's why the game didn't give an error: 'cuz when the power is needed, the CPU steps up to what is needed. You can get more info about this from either AMD or from your laptop manufacturer.... if you notice that the CPU is not stepping up, check into a driver or BIOS update, but it shouldn't be necessary. Mobile CPU's are designed this way to conserve power comsumption, extend battery life, and to reduce any possible thermal/heat problems..... it won't show as 4.0ghz even if it's dual core; but it should show as two CPU's running at 2.0ghz. I've seen the dual core Intel chips do that. For detailed CPU info, download either CPU-Z, Crystal CPU, or CPUID (CBID??? It's the one for AMD's only: Central Brain Identifier.). All are free and can be found in the Processor download section right here at 'The Geeks'. Also look into AMD's power tool (also in the Processor section) and maybe AMD's Cool-n-Quiet driver/app.....

hopperdave2000

 

thanx,,,didnt realize that... thank u