Question Stock CPU at 4.20Ghz

[nbjerkemoen]

Hi, I have a Intel Core I7 8700 (not K). And when i open task manager to see the speed, it shows 4.20Ghz, I am pretty sure that a stock Intel I7 8600 doesn't normally run at that clock speed.
mostly because on Intels website It says that the maximun is 4Ghz.

Thanks .

 

[DSzymborski]

Could you check what you have? You've told us two CPUs, one which doesn't exist, and the CPU that does exist (the 8700) has a 3.2 GHz base that can turbo up to 4.6 GHz.

 

[logainofhades]

Hi, I have a Intel Core I7 8700 (not K). And when i open task manager to see the speed, it shows 4.20Ghz, I am pretty sure that a stock Intel I7 8600 doesn't normally run at that clock speed.
mostly because on Intels website It says that the maximun is 4Ghz.

Thanks .

Link to where you see this? The i7 8700t has a max boost of 4.0, but the regular i7 8700 is a max boost of 4.6.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=126686,129948

 

[nbjerkemoen]

Link to where you see this? The i7 8700t has a max boost of 4.0, but the regular i7 8700 is a max boost of 4.6.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/compare.html?productIds=126686,129948

So it OC's automatically?

 

[nbjerkemoen]

Could you check what you have? You've told us two CPUs, one which doesn't exist, and the CPU that does exist (the 8700) has a 3.2 GHz base that can turbo up to 4.6 GHz.

Yeah, i have a 8700 not T. But i haven't overclocked it. But it still shows at 4.2Ghz. And how do i get it up to 4.6gGhz if that's possible?

 

[logainofhades]

4.6ghz is only on a single core, as long as thermals are in check, and your motherboard isn't limiting power limits. 4.2 for an all core sounds about right. What motherboard and cooling, are you using?

 

[DSzymborski]

Yeah, i have a 8700 not T. But i haven't overclocked it. But it still shows at 4.2Ghz. And how do i get it up to 4.6gGhz if that's possible?

It's complicated.

https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/intel/turbo_boost_technology

You're better off simply letting the motherboard and CPU take care of things; the increase in performance is minimal. Generally speaking, if you want a CPU you can tinker with, you get the K version.