Need a little help overclocking

Joran94

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As the title states, this is my first time overclockingand i don`t want to damage any parts, but still achieve a higher frequency.

my setup:
i7 4790K @4.0 stock + CM Seidon 120v watercooler
Asus z87-a motherboard
16gb ram @ 1600mhz

now i set the multiplier to x46 so it should be @4.6ghz. this is the only thing ihave done so far

when i boot my pc and open cpu-z i see indeed the x46 multiplier active and @4.6ghz speed. however, when i run Prime95, and open cpu-z in the meantime i see the multiplier is at 43/44..
so crazy thing is, in idle it is 4.6 and in stress it`s 4.3/4.4

also, i have no idea how tochange the core voltage so i set it to adaptive