Intel Xeon W3680 3.33GHz Six Core (AT80613003543AF) Processor

Kiss of Life to my LGA 1366 System

I run an ancient LGA 1366 socket system, which used to harbor an i7 920. Although still functional, my veteran i7 920 had fell behind in speed compared to the requirements of newer software; CPU intensive games started to bottleneck the system which has a GTX 1070 as the GPU.

After using my i7 920 for years, and couple months overclocked, I decided that I could still benefit and extend the life of the system by upgrading the CPU to a Xeon W3680, one of the last chips running on LGA 1366.

The product arrived in a month or so and I quickly installed it on my Gigabyte X58-UD3R motherboard, which I had confirmed beforehand that it supported the chip. The PC booted perfectly and I instantly saw the benefit of the higher clock speed, in simple day-to-day operations as well as gaming. The W3680 has 6 physical cores, which means a performance increase in hyper-threading and multi-tasking as well. I even managed to overclock the chip to 4.3GHz on air, having load temperatures around 70 degrees celcius.

Overall, pretty happy with the purchase; if this chip dies before my motherboard, I might even order another one just to continue using the system.

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W3680 is a diamond in the rough

Love this processor. It rivals some low end i7 processors today. It has 6 physical cores with hyperthreading so it has a total of 12 cores (6 physical and 6 logical). The best part is that this processor is unlocked meaning it can be overclocked! I've clocked up to 4.0Ghz safely and stable. Great procesor!!!!Read full review

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Fast CPU

I replaced a Xeon W3530 CPU with this one in my Dell T3500. The higher clock speed and two extra cores provided a significant boost in performance. I also installed an SSD. This CPU performs very well even by today's standards!Read full review

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Works for ASUS P6T motherboard.

I accidentally fried my core i7 920 and needed a new CPU for my ASUS P6T motherboard.This is not any of the newer or deluxe versions of this motherboard. This is the original version. This is one of the CPU's that I wanted to get years ago, but could not afford. Works great and my system is back up and running. I couldn't be happier.
Was very easy to install and apply the CPU grease that goes between the CPU and the heatsink/fan assembly. It actually takes longer to get the assembly to seat properly than it does to install the CPU!
The worst part was trying to get Windows to load again because the computer had shut off so many times due to overheating that it got corrupted. I ended up having to install a new copy.
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Bought this because it was rated higher that the fastest "X" model i7 chips and cost less than half as much

Was looking for a "best case" alternative to the "X" i7 core cpu, checked the passmark ratings and this was rated signficantly higher and cost less than half as much, installed it, had to get another copy of Windows 7, forgot that the different cpu would be an issue with activation, but it's worth it for the much better performance. There's another Xeon in this series that's a little faster but not by enough to make it worth the added cost, this one was a big step up from the next one down which was selling for almost as much. This has worked out real well, it's extended the life of this system by performance improvement and am getting a lot more out of the EVGA X58 motherboard with 16 gig ram than before.Read full review

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Just wow!

I have a low-end Mac Pro from 2009 that came with a quad-core processor. This new processor makes my computer nearly twice as fast because of additional cores, higher clock speed, and higher bus speed. It's amazing how it breathed new life into my Mac.Read full review

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Great CPU Upgrade

I had a significant performance increase in several Gigabyte EX-58 series motherboards. I upgraded from i7-920 and i7-930 CPUs. I consider this a worthwhile and cost effective upgrade to bring these motherboards up to modern performance levels.Read full review

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Improve your MacPro with this CPU - great addition

Great Product Goes to show you that Intel had this tech over a decade ago - But, it does make a drastic improvement over older MacPro's -

Hex, OC's well

Hex core processor for peanuts - and it has an unlocked multiplier. Cheaper than the X series because it lacks the ability to be used in a dual-socked configuration or handle 100+GB of RAM, but 1 processor and 24GB of RAM will work just fine for me.

I have mine water cooled, which may be excessive given how cool this processor runs - going from 3.3ghz to 4.5ghz took a tiny voltage bump, and I'm seeing temps lower than my i7 920 (@3.5ghz), usually around 40 or so idle and peaking in the low 50's.

Cinebench R15 sees scores in the 1100 range, which is pretty decent given its age. It'll be a little while before I upgrade.Read full review

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Came quickly, high quality

The item came well protected in the shipping envelope. It was clean and free of damage. I installed it into my HP Z400 workstation and it's performed excellently. I did a long burn-in and it didn't crash once. Excellent quality used item.Read full review

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