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CPU-Z

Software Tool · PC utilities & drivers · 9 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/buildapc

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Pros

  • Load up CPU-Z
  • I'd recommend downloading CPU-Z and Cinebench R15 and comparing your results to those from other 4790s.
  • You could use something like CPU-Z (under SPD tab) that will tell you the year the RAM was manufactured (not a definitive answer).
  • It's worth checking out. You can download and use CPU-Z to check - take pictures of all the tabs, host the images in imgur, and link the album in the comments.
  • Or check it in CPU-Z under the SPD tab.

Cons

  • In CPU-Z, the memory frequency shows 999 MHz, but in Task Manager, it displays correctly at 5600 MHz.
  • How do you see that in CPU-Z? I don't see any CPUID information in CPU-Z.
  • CPUz shows the base clock divided by 2 because DDR = double data rate. So if it's showing 999MHz, that's roughly 2000 MT/s effective speed, which usually means XMP or EXPO isn't enabled in BIOS and your RAM is running at the JEDEC defaul...
  • I will look into those benchmarking tools and see what's up.

Sentiment

5 positive (56%) · 1 mixed (11%) · 3 negative (33%)

Trust + time weighted score: +9% · raw score 22%

What redditors said (9 of 9)

In CPU-Z, the memory frequency shows 999 MHz, but in Task Manager, it displays correctly at 5600 MHz.
negative · u/L****7 · r/buildapc · Feb 21, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
How do you see that in CPU-Z? I don't see any CPUID information in CPU-Z.
negative · u/M****9 · r/buildapc · comment · Feb 17, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
CPUz shows the base clock divided by 2 because DDR = double data rate. So if it's showing 999MHz, that's roughly 2000 MT/s effective speed, which usually means XMP or EXPO isn't enabled in BIOS and your RAM is running at the JEDEC default (usually 2133 or 2400).
negative · u/G****6 · r/buildapc · comment · Feb 21, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Load up CPU-Z
positive · u/a****8 · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 31, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I'd recommend downloading CPU-Z and Cinebench R15 and comparing your results to those from other 4790s.
positive · u/t****n · r/buildapc · comment · Feb 21, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
You could use something like CPU-Z (under SPD tab) that will tell you the year the RAM was manufactured (not a definitive answer).
positive · u/C****8 · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 12, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I will look into those benchmarking tools and see what's up.
mixed · u/P****x · r/buildapc · comment · Feb 8, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
It's worth checking out. You can download and use CPU-Z to check - take pictures of all the tabs, host the images in imgur, and link the album in the comments.
positive · u/S****r · r/buildapc · comment · Jan 26, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Or check it in CPU-Z under the SPD tab.
positive · u/B****a · r/buildapc · comment · Mar 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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