i7-9700K running at 4.6GHz during idle mode
i7-9700K running at 4.6GHz during idle mode
It differs from turbo mode. It should start at 3.6 (base clock) then switch to 4.6ghz turbo across all cores, reaching 4.9ghz on a single core (this is the default setting by Intel). In your BIOS you might see "multicore enhancement" enabled—turn it off but maintain turbo in auto mode.