Quote Originally Posted by lars573
MD Athlon 64 3200+. It idles at 2 GHz. No idea what it peaks at. But it should be in the region of 3.2 GHz.
Quote Originally Posted by lars573
Maybe but the peak output is 3 GHz. AMD processors over clock themselfs as the load on them increases.
The 3200+ is a rating not the actual clock speed.
Depending upon the stepping, the minimum power state can be as low as 800Mhz and the highest 2.2Ghz but never higher.