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How To: Get A 4 GHz Dual-Core For $120

By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos published 17 November 2008

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Synthetic Benchmarks

Page 1: Get 4 GHz for $120
Page 2: Why Core 2 Duo E7200?
Page 3: From 3.16 GHz to Almost 4 GHz
Page 4: Safe Overclock: 3.8 GHz (FSB1600)
Page 5: Processor Alternatives
Page 6: Test Setup and Benchmarks
Page 7: Game Benchmarks
Page 8: Application Benchmarks
Page 9: Audio/Video Benchmarks
Page 10: Synthetic Benchmarks
Page 11: Power Consumption
Page 12: Conclusion

Synthetic Benchmarks

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