Speccy identified my CPU wrong

I just built my first PC. It has an Intel Core i7-9700K and Speccy identified it as Intel Core i7 7700 what's up with that?

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maybe Speccy is simply passing on what is in the firmware.

start an elevate command prompt and type in wmic cpu list brief and see what it thinks your CPU is.

Using the command Prompt and : "wmic cpu list brief" show my cpu is a 9700K

I tried Speccy again and it still show Intel Core i7 7700 @ 3.60GHz 25 °C Kaby Lake 14nm Technology

Anyone else have any ideas???

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5 hours ago, jberniep said:
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They probably just need to update Speccy. At least there's a way built into Windows to get the correct detection to verify what you purchased.

It does not give people confidence in the Speccy software if it has to be updated each time a new CPU or product is on the market.

I know what I put into my build and it's an i7-7900K and not an i7- 7700 so what else can I say?

exactly the same problem

i installed i7 9700k

it showed i7 7700k

though it shows the corect core number 8 core ( 7700 got 6 core only)

compared CPU-Z and task manager and "dxdiag"-> all shows up i7 9700k .

probably speecy bug.

i hope iget it right because it is my first built pc.

I have the same problem: I replaced a XEON E5 1620 with a XEON E5 1660 v2 but Speccy still shows my CPU to be a 1620.

I just upgraded to Speccy Pro in hopes of getting rid of this problem, it DIDNT WORK!!!!

"CPU

        Intel Core i7 7700


            Cores    8


            Threads    8


            Name    Intel Core i7 7700


            Code Name    Kaby Lake


            Package    Socket 1151 LGA


            Technology    14nm


            Specification    Intel Core i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz


            Family    6


            Extended Family    6


            Model    E


            Extended Model    9E


            Stepping    C


            Instructions    MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel 64, NX, VMX, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3


            Virtualization    Supported, Disabled


            Hyperthreading    Not supported


            Fan Speed    2136 RPM


            Bus Speed    100.4 MHz


            Stock Core Speed    3600 MHz


            Stock Bus Speed    100 MHz


            Average Temperature    31 °C


                Caches


                    L1 Data Cache Size    8 x 32 KBytes


                    L1 Instructions Cache Size    8 x 32 KBytes


                    L2 Unified Cache Size    8 x 256 KBytes


                    L3 Unified Cache Size    12288 KBytes


                Cores


                        Core Speed    Multiplier    Bus Speed    Temperature    Threads


                    Core 0    4720.6 MHz    x 47.0    100.4 MHz    31 °C    APIC ID: 0


                    Core 1    4720.6 MHz    x 47.0    100.4 MHz    32 °C    APIC ID: 2


                    Core 2    1406.1 MHz    x 14.0    100.4 MHz    29 °C    APIC ID: 4


                    Core 3    4720.6 MHz    x 47.0    100.4 MHz    30 °C    APIC ID: 6


                    Core 4    4720.6 MHz    x 47.0    100.4 MHz    31 °C    APIC ID: 8


                    Core 5    4720.6 MHz    x 47.0    100.4 MHz    30 °C    APIC ID: 10


                    Core 6    4720.6 MHz    x 47.0    100.4 MHz    31 °C    APIC ID: 12


                    Core 7    803.5 MHz    x 8.0    100.4 MHz    30 °C    APIC ID: 14"

Thanks CLEVERBRIDGE

g'day RJM and welcome to the forums.

as with all of Piriform's software, their Pro versions offer the same functionality as the Free versions.

I'm pretty sure this is stated in the documentation.


the Pro versions give extra benefits like direct support and, as an example, in Recuva you can scan VHD's, and in CC you can clean all PC users.


but if something doesn't work in a Free version, getting the Pro won't change things.

now you do have the Pro, you could raise a support ticket (and get that priority support you're paying for) from the website and enquire about getting your money back.

Well its October and this is still a bug as I'm getting the exact same error as those mentioned above and my Cmd also shows the correct information. I like how they say that Speccy gets its information from wmic but that is clearly not the case.

care to share a couple of screenshots.

one from Speccy and one from WMIC, it may help the Devs - but hey - we all see on this thread the importance they have with fixing Speccy!!!

Have the same problem, also on 9700k and is showing as 7700k.

https://prnt.sc/pm32n2

Just checked my i7-9700K with Speccy - shows as a i7-7700 but CPU-Z shows i7-9700K. Shows 8 cores...

Any updates forthcoming?

Running a i9-9940X here.

According to the latest version of Speccy my CPU Name is "Intel Core i9 7940X" while CPU Specification is "Intel Core i9-9940X CPU @ 3.30GHz".

Anyone have the "Pro" version of Speccy to check this too. If that is showing the same inaccurate information then that is pretty bad form.

Speccy 'Free' v1.32.740 has not been updated in months, possibly not since May 2018, whereas CPU-Z has been updated at least twice recently, currently on v1.91.

Process Hacker 2 reports that the most recent Speccy version when launched as being CPUZ143 so if that means it is using that CPUZ 'engine' I'd bet that if users of more recent Intel CPUs used that it will report the same thing.

However it is difficult to test because CPUZ uses a different ID to the version numbers. For instance the current version v1.91 reports as CPUZ149. So what version or versions CPUZ143 was used for and how old that is ..........................................................just found it.

Luckily CPU-Z have archives of old versions with details of what was updated and whilst I can not be bothered to check back* when it was introduced CPUZ143 was last used by CPUZ v1.81 dated 27th September 2017. So the 'engine' Speccy apparently uses is over two years old and it is therefore not surprising it can not identify more recent Intel CPU versions.

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Still it should have been updated by now to be able to identify those CPUs and if 'Pro' Speccy is the same then you have to ask what are people paying for?

*by fluke I downloaded what I'm fairly sure is the first archived version they had of CPUZ143 which is CPUZ v1.79 dated April 2017.

Same problem here, not sure i went on task manager and it says it’s a i7 9700k but speccy said the EXACT same thing yours did so I don’t know it scared me at first but i assume it’s just speccy?

I'm getting the same issue, running a i7 9700k but speccy shows it as a 7700k, it's a custom build by myself so I know I have a 9700k and nvidia GeForce experience is showing it as the correct cpu

Most likely cause is your CPUs are latest gen but Speccy hasn’t been updated in years.

It is indeed that just as I suggested earlier too.

This thread:-

https://forum.piriform.com/topic/51922-defraggler-222-detecting-my-hdds-as-ssds/?do=findComment&comment=313762

indicates that the same applies to Defraggler and Recuva too.

I speculated on the reason why in that thread but it would be interesting and helpful to have things confirmed by somebody in a position to do so, if anything is going to be done about it and explain why the "Pro" versions are still being offered when they are now significantly flawed for the same reason.

I have the same problem, and i have contacted the support and they are working on it.

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