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i7 7700 not reaching max turbo speed

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its suggested max turbo speed is 4.2ghz but my cpu never goes above 4.0ghz 

i have an Corsair H100i Platinum AIO cooler so cooling should not be the issue  

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4.2 GHz is maximum single core frequency. On all four cores you'll hit a maximum of 4.0 GHz.
 

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1 minute ago, OlympicAssEater said:

What is your temp?

 

Can you test with Cinebench single core test?

temps during gaming is stable around 60-70 C

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1 minute ago, r2724r16 said:

4.2 GHz is maximum single core frequency. On all four cores you'll hit a maximum of 4.0 GHz.
 

oh i did not know that 

 

thats a shame but thanks man 

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