diff --git a/src/x86/freq/freq_avx512.c b/src/x86/freq/freq_avx512.c
index 80cb18a..e6bd917 100644
--- a/src/x86/freq/freq_avx512.c
+++ b/src/x86/freq/freq_avx512.c
@@ -10,19 +10,37 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "freq.h"
 
+/*
+ * For AVX512, it seems that multiple independent
+ * instructions are needed to force the CPU to
+ * use AVX512 frequency, since with only one instruction
+ * (as the AVX implementaion) it still uses AVX frequency
+ */
 void* compute_avx512() {
   bool end = false;
 
   struct timeval begin, now;
 
-  __m512 a = _mm512_set1_ps(1.5);
-  __m512 b = _mm512_set1_ps(1.2);
-  __m512 c = _mm512_set1_ps(0.0);
+  __m512 a[8];
+  __m512 b[8];
+  __m512 mult;
+
+  for(int i=0; i < 8; i++) {
+    a[i] = _mm512_set1_ps(1.5);
+    b[i] = _mm512_set1_ps(1.2);
+  }
 
   gettimeofday(&begin, NULL);
   while(!end) {
     for(uint64_t i=0; i < LOOP_ITERS; i++) {
-      c = _mm512_fmadd_ps(a, b, c);
+      a[0] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[0], b[0]);
+      a[1] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[1], b[1]);
+      a[2] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[2], b[2]);
+      a[3] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[3], b[3]);
+      a[4] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[4], b[4]);
+      a[5] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[5], b[5]);
+      a[6] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[6], b[6]);
+      a[7] = _mm512_fmadd_ps(mult, a[7], b[7]);
     }
 
     gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
@@ -35,7 +53,8 @@ void* compute_avx512() {
     printf("fopen: %s", strerror(errno));
   }
   else {
-    fprintf(fp, "%f", c[0]);
+    for(int i=0; i < 8; i++)
+      fprintf(fp, "%f", a[i][0]);
     fclose(fp);
   }