Cpu underclocking?

[supermasterpig]

I have an I-7 for my dell studio 17 and I have coretemp monitoring the clocking of it and more often than not Im underclocked the processor says it goes from 1.73 - 2.93 ghz well I often get around 1 or 1.3 one time I got down to .5 and my ram doesnt go past 2.5 ( have 6 total) thats even when im editing and rendering video. But my real question is why am I underclocked more than im getting the intel boost or w.e the cpu does?

 

[LiquidSnak]

Usually underclocking is a power saving feature, especially on a laptop. Your motherboard powers back different components to reduce heat and power consumption.

 

[supermasterpig]

Sounds good to me Thanks!

 

[thehappyman]

I have an I-7 for my dell studio 17 and I have coretemp monitoring the clocking of it and more often than not Im underclocked the processor says it goes from 1.73 - 2.93 ghz well I often get around 1 or 1.3 one time I got down to .5 and my ram doesnt go past 2.5 ( have 6 total) thats even when im editing and rendering video. But my real question is why am I underclocked more than im getting the intel boost or w.e the cpu does?

It's quite likley to be Intels Speedstep which cuts back the core multipliers when the CPU is under a light load.