How to enable I5-7600K turbo boost?

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I have Asus z270-p prime mobo and 7600K cpu. how can i enable intel turbo boost? I got only 4ghz max when stressing cpu with prime95 26.6.

And how about manually OC my cpu with this mobo? I tried 4.7ghz with 1.170V, but my pc crashes and boots when gaming. Temps are still within safe range
 
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It's already enabled if you're going above 3.8GHz (base clock speed).

However, the Turbo speed is a little deceptive. Full info is here (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html), but basic summary is:
-- Turbo speed goes up in increments of 100MHz/0.1GHz (i.e. the steps for the i5-7600K would be 3.9Ghz, 4.0GHz, 4.1GHz, & 4.2GHz)
-- Actual turbo speed is limited by a) power consumption (i.e. more power available = the more steps it can use), b) avaialble cooling (i.e. lower operating temperature = more steps available) , & c) the # of cores in use (i..e the more cores used = the fewer steps it can use)

I had trouble tracking down the exact stepping for this...

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Turbo boost is enabled by default, but its still only 4ghz. This cpu @ stock 3.8ghz and turbo 4.2ghz
 

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I have thermalright true spirit 140 direct, noctua 140mm front intake and 120mm rear exhaust
 

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It's already enabled if you're going above 3.8GHz (base clock speed).

However, the Turbo speed is a little deceptive. Full info is here (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/turbo-boost/turbo-boost-technology.html), but basic summary is:
-- Turbo speed goes up in increments of 100MHz/0.1GHz (i.e. the steps for the i5-7600K would be 3.9Ghz, 4.0GHz, 4.1GHz, & 4.2GHz)
-- Actual turbo speed is limited by a) power consumption (i.e. more power available = the more steps it can use), b) avaialble cooling (i.e. lower operating temperature = more steps available) , & c) the # of cores in use (i..e the more cores used = the fewer steps it can use)

I had trouble tracking down the exact stepping for this CPU, but based on how prior-generation Core i5 CPUs performed, how they compared to their comparable Core i7 siblings, & how the i7-7700K performs (2 steps with 2, 3 or 4 cores, 4 steps with a single core), I'm guessing that your i5-7600K can Turbo up to 4.0GHz maximum if 3 or 4 cores are in use, possibly Turbo up to 4.1GHz if only 2 cores are in use, & only reaches the maximum 4.2GHz Turbo speed if only a single core is in use.

As for overclocking, everything I've ever seen shows that you should take things slowly. Going straight to 4.7GHz is just a blind shot in the dark. You should try incrementally bumping up the clock speed until it becomes unstable, then gently up the voltage until it becomes stable, & repeat until you reach the highest possible stable speed. Note that, in addition to cooling options, you run into "silicon lottery" limitations with overclocking: some CPUs are more robust than others, some motherboards are more robust than others, etc.
 
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