Overview for Intel® Processor Frequency ID Utility

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10/28/2020

Note The Intel® Processor Frequency ID Utility has been discontinued. Intel Customer Service Agents no longer respond to telephone, chat, community support forum, or email inquiries for this product.

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What is the information reported by the Intel® Processor Frequency ID Utility?
  • Brand name
  • Rated and tested speed (check processor compatibility for this feature)
  • Cache memory
  • Technologies
  • Classification
What are the supported processors for the Intel® Processor Frequency ID Utility?

Refer to Intel® processors supported by the Intel® Frequency ID Utility.

What are the supported Operating Systems by Intel® Processor Frequency ID Utility?
  • Windows 98* SE
  • Windows 2000* Professional, Server, Advanced Server
  • Windows Me*
  • Windows XP*

Note: Windows 95*, Windows 98, Windows NT* 3.51, and Windows NT 4.0 are no longer supported.

What is the information reported under Frequency Test Tab in the Intel® Processor Frequency ID Utility?

The Frequency Test Tab can provide information regarding the operating status of the tested processor or system bus. It will report:

  • Proper Intel® processor brand identification.
  • Processor and system bus expected frequencies.
  • Processor and system bus reported frequencies.
  • Accompanying this information is a message informing the user whether the processor is operating at its expected frequency.
  • Which processor was tested in a multiprocessor system, and total number of processors (Windows* XP, and Windows* 2000 only).

Here is an example:

Frequency Test tab

What is the information reported under CPUID tab?

The CPUID Data Tab reports the following information:

  • Brand name
  • Classification
  • Cache size and levels
  • Packaging
  • Multiprocessor support, and total number of processors (Windows NT*, Windows XP*, and Windows 2000* only)
  • Other features and technologies

Here is an example:

CPUID Data tab

What are the Intel® processor frequency ID Utility Common Terminologies used in the utility?

Refer to Intel® processor frequency ID Utility Common Terms.