I think it's pretty apparent by now that the stock settings for your system don't show what it's truly capable of, and to do so, you may have to dig deep into the BIOS menu to change certain settings ...
If you see a warning message, The speed of processor x in group y is being limited by system firmware in Windows Event Viewer, read this post to learn how to address the warning. The message ...
To check computer speed boost clocks, use CPU-Z (Windows) or Intel Power Gadget (Mac). This article explains how to check the base clock speed and computer speed boost clocks on Windows and Mac ...