This article demonstrates how to detect the MHZ speed of the current CPU.
function GetCpuSpeed: Extended;
var
t: DWORD;
mhi, mlo, nhi, nlo: DWORD;
t0, t1, chi, clo, shr32: Comp;
begin
shr32 := 65536;
shr32 := shr32 * 65536;
t := GetTickCount;
while t = GetTickCount do begin end;
asm
DB 0FH
DB 031H
mov mhi,edx
mov mlo,eax
end;
while GetTickCount < (t + 1000) do begin end;
asm
DB 0FH
DB 031H
mov nhi,edx
mov nlo,eax
end;
chi := mhi; if mhi < 0 then chi := chi + shr32;
clo := mlo; if mlo < 0 then clo := clo + shr32;
t0 := chi * shr32 + clo;
chi := nhi; if nhi < 0 then chi := chi + shr32;
clo := nlo; if nlo < 0 then clo := clo + shr32;
t1 := chi * shr32 + clo;
Result := (t1 - t0) / 1E6;
end;