CPU frequency detected does not match hardware specifications

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The information in /proc/cpuinfo reports the current speed of the processor(s), not the actual hardware specifications.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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