I just bought this processor and upon boot, it’s only running at 4.2ghz, even when I load up a game, it stays at 4.2 ghz. I know this processor should be hitting at least 5ghz out of the box. Is there a bios setting for turbo boosting that isn’t enabled? null

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texxasmike · Accepted Answer

You are confusing specifications. Peak single core processor speed can hit 5.2 GHz. When more than one core is running, the processor will drop speeds to the processor designed speeds. 3.6 GHz. 

If you are overclocking the processor then you might hit higher numbers but just a stock processor with a stock cooler it will not.

Zzgs · Answer

You will need to manually boost for constant boost. Out of the box, it normally runs at 3.6 GHz. But you'll need to make sure you boost slowly and check voltage and temps before trying to boost to 5.2 depends on your motherboard too.

Answered by Zzgs 5 years ago

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Barb · Answer

Yes, on my MSI motherboard, in the BIO's, under OC settings, I set the heatsink as a tower cooler or water-cooler, and my 10850k runs between 4.9-5.1 GHz, full load all cores.Set for a box cooler, and it runs at 4.2 GHz

Answered by Barb 4 years ago

Intel team · Answer

Scott,
For the Intel Core i9-10850K, the base clock frequency is 3.6GHZ and the max single core frequency is 5.2GHZ utilizing Intel Turbo Boost and, if present, Intel Thermal Velocity Boost.  Thank you for choosing Intel.

Neckbone · Answer

Hello, yes check your bios setting

“I just bought this processor and upon boot, it’s only running at 4.2ghz, even when I load up a game, it stays at 4.2 ghz. I know this processor should be hitting at least 5ghz out of the box. Is there a bios setting for turbo boosting that isn’t enabled?”

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