Windows 8 making thinkpad X61s C2Duo L7500 (default 1.6GHz) runs at 1.8GHz

Hi!
My laptop is a thinkpad X61s C2Duo L7500, wich current CPU frequency is 1.6GHz.
I installed Windows 8 and noticed something strange:
The CPU is running at the maximum of 1.8GHz.
Screens:
Running on balanced performance energy plan:
Image 1
Running on high performance energy plan:
Image 2
Energy plans are the defaults of Win8, not customized.
BIOS is at default values.
The CPU frequency goes up 1.8GHz both on balanced performance and high performance energy plans. as obvious, on high performance it happens regularly, while on balanced performance it goes up to 1.8GHz just sometimes.
Although that problem, my X61s is running windows Windows 8 well. It just had 3 BSODs, but I'm pretty sure should be caused by the higher CPU frequency.
Have anyone noticed the same problem?
There is any fix or workaround to solve it?
I'm afraid that my CPU could be damaged if I use it for a very long time.
Thanks!

Thanks CharlyAR!
So, i finally found out I was completely wrong :-(
Here are Intel L7500 Specs:
http://www.cpu-world.com/sspec/SL/SLA3R.html
It says it runs at 1.8GHz on IDA mode.
There is a feature called IDA:
Intel Dynamic Acceleration technology (IDA) is a feature that boosts CPU performance when the CPU is running single-threaded applications. This is achieved by temporary increasing frequency of one CPU core when another CPU core is idle, i.e. when the second CPU core is in Deep Sleep or lower power state. How much the frequency is increased depends on front-side bus speed of the CPU:
533 MHz FSB - by 133 MHz
800 MHz FSB - by 200 MHz
1066 MHz FSB - by 133 or 266 MHz
This feature was introduced in Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile microprocessor family and is applicable only to dual-core CPUs. Quad-core processors incorporate Dual Dynamic Acceleration feature, which works similar to IDA. Newer Intel microprocessors based on Nehalem core utilize improved version of IDA called Turbo Boost Technology.
http://www.cpu-world.com/Glossary/D/Dynamic_Acceleration_technology.html
So, I reverted all my energy plans to the default states and now I'm running it without being afraid ;-)

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