Intel CPU not turbo boosting

[It's Chase]

I have an i5-4460 3.2Ghz thats suppose to turbo boost to 3.4ghz. The problem is it doesn't turbo boost when it's under load (like when playing a game).

[C2Dan88]

How are you monitoring clock speeds? Use CPU-z or HWMonitor to get accurate reading.

[tacoshy]

Because there you need the cores not a single core.
Turbo boost only boost 1 core and "disables" the others to allow the CPU to boost without getting hotter or consuming more power.

[Revelene]

Set power mode to performance and be done with it.

[Omega]

That is the max turbo boost. It will likely not boost to this speed when all cores are boosting.

[rotNdude]

Max Turbo Frequency
Max turbo frequency is the maximum single core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

https://ark.intel.com/products/80817/Intel-Core-i5-4460-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3-40-GHz-