>>831967 (OP)
Yes your CPU has Intel ME.
The last "recent" CPU that does not have a system like that is the AMD FX-8370e, produced in 2014 September. Which is an eight core CPU, when overclocked has about the same speed as a Ryzen 5 1500/1600 for multi threaded applications. Single thread is about 40% slower.
This is only if you overclock it to about 5 Ghz which means it will burn about 180 Watt. But you won't have ME or equivalent, if you want to go further you could buy a 2012/2013 Gigabyte board with a legacy BIOS to also skip UEFI.
You need to buy a closed loop water cooler at least if you want to overclock to that speed.