Comment 19 for bug 379873

I can absolutely verify and confirm that I get the same results as everyone in this thread:

Whether or not the CPU is running at 3.0GHz or is overclocked to 3.6GHz, the reported speed always remains 3.0Ghz.

The output of both dmidecode and by checking the actual processing speed with any application (bogomips), shows the exact overclocking ratio when compared to stock - as expected.

While it is only a reporting issue, as the CPU performance is correct - it does mean that I'm (always) multiplying the actual CPU speeds by 1.2 (3.6/3.0 GHz) for any performance calculations I might be doing.

The probable issue here is that dmidecode is collecting the correct bus overclocking information from the BIOS, and using that in the calculations; whereas cpufrequtils is either only collecting the stock information, or is defaulting to a standardised set of values; if for some reason the true information is unavailable (BIOS issues?). (ASUS P5Q Motherboard)

I have to say ... "OPINION" is actually an interesting (and can be quite useful) project status, however, I can absolutely "CONFIRM" this as an issue, and am available for any further testing or analysis.