Why does my i7-7700 say Max Turbo Frequency 4.20 GHz

[multi-tasking_guy]

What exactly does it mean up to 4.20Ghz, if my CPU is not a K processor,

How exactly can i overclock/turbo boost my cpu if it's not a K processor,

can someone explain this to me,

this is my processor
https://ark.intel.com/products/97128/Intel-Core-i7-7700-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-4_20-GHz


I also tried mining on my processor so i could see if the GHz would go up, and it did,
when mining it says Speed 4.04GHz, but base speed 3.60GHz

im confused


how is it going past the 3.60,

 

[m_isom]

I5, I7, I9 and Xeons have a Turbo boost feature. They run at a reduced rate and ramp up to their max speed automatically under load. Mining is probably using all the cores/threads so you get the 4.0 Speed. If you had a single thread application you would see that 4.0 go to 4.2. All non K chips do this to their own base/max speeds in every board.

A K-chip can do so as well, but when paired with a Z-board will allow you to adjust the ratio and go beyond the 4.2

I3, Pentium and Celeron do not have turbo clocks