A question about cpu frequencies
by hazel from LinuxQuestions.org on (#55K0Y)
I have a laptop that runs AntiX and it has conky on the desktop. One of the things that conky shows is the cpu frequency, which seems to vary a lot. The maximum figure is 1600 (I assume MHz), but it is often lower.
How does this relate to the clock speed that you see in cpuinfo, which is clearly a constant? I understand that the tick rate of the cpu is the zeitgeber for the system clock, so presumably this has to be kept constant. I've tried googling but I don't understand the results. Sometimes they say clock rate and sometimes they say cpu frequency, but they don't say how the two relate.
How does this relate to the clock speed that you see in cpuinfo, which is clearly a constant? I understand that the tick rate of the cpu is the zeitgeber for the system clock, so presumably this has to be kept constant. I've tried googling but I don't understand the results. Sometimes they say clock rate and sometimes they say cpu frequency, but they don't say how the two relate.