Safe running vcore voltage for fx 9370?

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I recently went in to try to overclock my cpu ( amd fx 9370 ) from 4.4ghz to 4.7ghz. To my surprise, cpu-z showed me that it was already running at 4767mhz. I thought this was strange. I don't recall ever doing anything to overclock it, but I do drink a lot, so who knows. Also, in the bios, it shows that the CPU is running between 4700-4830ish

Anyhow, when running prime95, my temps don't exceed 40c, and my voltage stays right around 1.44-1.47 volts, and I'm wondering if that's a safe operating voltage.

I don't know how long it's been running at these speeds, but I haven't had problems with crashes or anything either.

Mobo: Asus Sabertooth 990fx R2.0
Cooler: h100i

Thanks for your time! I can provide more info if needed.
 
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keep vcore under 1.5v is usually a good rule. The higher clock speed is probably due to the AMD turbo feature, you can disable it in BIOS and the clock speed will go down to stock. If you're going to overclock you need to disable this feature anyway.

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keep vcore under 1.5v is usually a good rule. The higher clock speed is probably due to the AMD turbo feature, you can disable it in BIOS and the clock speed will go down to stock. If you're going to overclock you need to disable this feature anyway.
 
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I think I found out why the clock speed was already increased; In the bios the "increased performance" preset was selected. The other options were normal and power saving. Do you think it'd be safe to keep it on the "increased performance" setting?

If not, when it comes to manually overclocking, I can't find the LLC setting in the bios, either. Any ideas about where it might be located?

Thanks!