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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with AMD processors => Topic started by: DoctorWhen on October 06, 2015, 09:52:39 am

Title: GA-M52L-S3P low processor speed with upgraded processor
Post by: DoctorWhen on October 06, 2015, 09:52:39 am

I've just upgraded my PC with a new processor & GPU, in readiness for Fallout 4, but the processor core speed seems to be very low. The gfx card seems to be performing fine, so I think there's a problem with the processor on this mobo.

Old system: Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3P motherboard with AMD Phenom X3 8650 2.3GHz & 4GB RAM.

Recently moved to Win 10 and replaced the processor for an AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.2GHz, but the 'Properties' of the processor are only showing at half-speed 1.6GHz using Windows device manager, and at just ~800MHz per core using CPUZ.

Is this because the  processor is in an 'idle' state until I start stressing it with gaming? Or do I need to switch some jumpers on the board, or flash a new BIOS?

The processor is listed as compatible, and the mobo specs should be able to cope with the faster speed - but currently it seems to be running slower than my old 2.3GHz triple-core.

Thanks in advance for your advice!

System:
Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3P (Jun 2009)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.2GHz
OCZ 4GB RAM (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 Gold
Asus Nvidia GeForge GT610 2GB gfx (also a new addition)
Arctic Cooling Freezer-64-LP Dual Cooling
Windows 10 32-bit (planning to upgrade to 64-bit ASAP)
CM Storm Scout case (120mm fans)

Title: Re: GA-M52L-S3P low processor speed with upgraded processor
Post by: shadowsports on October 07, 2015, 01:39:04 pm

What BIOS version are you running?
Does the CPU appear on the list for supported processors with your boards rev and current BIOS version?
What does the BIOS reports the speed of the CPU as?

Speed is dynamic based on load - Here's an old dual core 1.6 running at .78 with a few webpages open.

(http://i.imgur.com/nOS9MYm.png)