max core clock 1.0 GHz on MAX performance?

so i ran the system health report thing in vista.. and its showing me that my current CPU clock is at 1000 mhz and that the max cpu is 1000mhz... now, I am very aware of fact that laptops and intel downclock the CPU but it supposedly goes back up during heavy use. Heres the thing. I have my power set to max performance where the minimum i allow it to be is 100% lol... so it should ALWAYS be 2.66 ghz (i have E6700). and why did it say max core clock was 1000mhz. Now, i have always felt my computer has ran a lil slow on games it should kill. for example... stuttering in CoD4 that wasnt from frame loss or bad internet... (meaning MAYBE Cpu) but thats just an example. ANyway, how do i keep it where it should be. and how do i moniter the cores in realtime. And is there anyway, maybe even in the registry to stop this?

 

Download CPU-z. Check the cpu clocks from there

Try disabling speedstep in your BIOS

 

hmmm... just got RMclock to work using the RTclock64 from EVGA precision.. (yey no more shutting off driver signing ) anyway, it seems to be jumping from x6 to x10 the moment i even move around the internet explorer window. pushing it from 1.6 to 2.6... so maybe the windows tool lied. but its odd that RM clock tool shows me at the lowest at 1.6 ghz... even wen my system properties shows E6700 @ 1.00 ghz

 

I learned from experience. When you guys get confused about this stuff (myself included) when you check run something to stress to see if it hits the proper max speed. I do not know but are you sure The OS over rides the CPU speed step? I mean it does save power but is just as much about thermal management. Like I said I don't know but? Anyway so many apps you can run to see if it goes to full speed. Hell even opening Word should spike it. But I run Prim95 or wPrime just to get CPU going.