Q9650 w/ 7.5 multiplier?

Ran CPUZ and Everest CPUID today and both show my q9650 at 3.0GHZ - 400FSB x 7.5 multiplier.
Thought the multiplier was fixed at 9?
In this case, BIOS is set to defaults - everything on AUTO.
Is this the Intel throttling or speedstep?
Thanx,
Vic
Thought the multiplier was fixed at 9?
In this case, BIOS is set to defaults - everything on AUTO.
Is this the Intel throttling or speedstep?
Thanx,
Vic