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My new 2011 2.2 ghz macbook pro 15 in bootcamp shows only 2.0 ghz processor...
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I just reinstalled Windows 7 and it is still 2.0 ghz processor in bootcamp. Should I take it to my Apple store so they can give me a new laptop? Something gotta be wrong.
You fail reading. Download this, take a screen shot and post.
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z/versions-history.html
Well there you go, you just answered your own question. You have a 2.2ghz processor, and there is nothing wrong with your computer.
You have the correct CPU. Windows reports the speed the CPU speed are running at the time you look and CPUs from both Intel and AMD have clocked themselves to slower speeds to use less power when its not needed. Its a waste of battery and power to have the CPU running full speed all the time so the CPU will throttle itself to how much it is being used. So if you fire up something that uses 100% of the CPU you will see the correct speeds, perhaps faster than 2.2 ghz as i7 supports turbo mode which will allow the CPU to run faster than rated for some tasks.