Question i7 8700 won't clock above 3800MHz

[jannis-zbinde]

Hey there
I have a i7 8700 (non k) on a asus strix z370-e motherboard. according to the specs of the cpu it should be able to hit 4300mhz under load but my cpu clock won't hit over 3800 mhz for some reason. i don't have any problems with temperature (~40-50°c). my wattage is around 60 - 70w which is a bit low i believe. any idea what the problem is?

 

[cin19]

Read this tread from other site, and try it out. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/989938-locked-i7-8700-bclk-overclocking/

 

[jannis-zbinde]

Read this tread from other site, and try it out. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/989938-locked-i7-8700-bclk-overclocking/

I tried adjusting the BLCK setting in the BIOS to about 102.2 but it had no affect in performance. cinebench score is still at about 1130 points in the cpu test.