# Problem with cpu frequency in iddle

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [16 February 2024 21:35 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/problem-with-cpu-frequency-in-iddle/19328 "2024-02-16T21:35:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![GyGaByTe\_28](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@GyGaByTe\_28](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/GyGaByTe_28)\
**Post date:** [16 February 2024 21:35 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/problem-with-cpu-frequency-in-iddle/19328/1 "2024-02-16T21:35:17Z")

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The raspberry pi5 always stays at 1600mhz in iddle. Shouldn’t it go down to 1500? or less

Then I installed a lenovo dietpi laptop and something similar happens to me, it has the minimum frequency set to 800mhz but it always stays at 2300mhz and the cpu is set to 70c.

All this in a clean installation

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**Author:** ![Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/joulinar/32/57_2.png) [@Joulinar](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Joulinar)\
**Post date:** [17 February 2024 09:24 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/problem-with-cpu-frequency-in-iddle/19328/2 "2024-02-17T09:24:31Z")

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how do you verify CPU frequency?

BTW: on RPi5, Raspberry developer still working on the whole stuff around voltage and CPU frequency. There are a couple of issues still, we suffer from.

We have a user who did quite some testing [Guide to Pi 5 Under/Overclocking](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/guide-to-pi-5-under-overclocking/19283)

Or have a look to our GitHub [Image | Raspberry Pi 5: Testing and firmware migration script · Issue #6676 · MichaIng/DietPi · GitHub](https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/issues/6676)

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**Author:** ![mannix](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/mannix/32/5747_2.png) [@mannix](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/mannix)\
**Post date:** [17 February 2024 09:54 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/problem-with-cpu-frequency-in-iddle/19328/3 "2024-02-17T09:54:53Z")

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Use piStats in Continuous mode to check the idle frequency.

> **[Release v1.16 · mann1x/piStats](https://github.com/mann1x/piStats/releases/tag/v1.16)**
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> v1.16
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> Fixed bug with update release check

Even just asking the clock rate will likely get out the Pi 5 from idle; you need to monitor for a few minutes to an half hour and see what is the lowest detected.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dietpi.com/forum/uploads/default/original/1X/7e1021de2213860bce185915ce2c1786e56490ec.png) [@system](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/system)\
**Post date:** [15 August 2024 09:55 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/problem-with-cpu-frequency-in-iddle/19328/4 "2024-08-15T09:55:17Z")

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