I don't think that's how it works. The CPU can adjust it's frequency through a much larger range, the base clock is not the minimum frequency it will run at all

I don't think that's how it works. The CPU can adjust it's frequency through a much larger range, the base clock is not the minimum frequency it will run at all the time. (I agree, it's confusing.) https://ianhowson.com/blog/cpu-clock-rates-are-meaningless-now/ https://ianhowson.com/blog/cpu-clock-rates-are-meaningless-n...