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The most powerful CPU for the LGA1366 socket.
The W3690 is the fastest workstation processor for the LGA1366 socket. This one in particular is great. The idle temperature (6 core average) is around 30 degrees Celsius using an IC Graphite Thermal Pad and measured using the Open Hardware Monitor. I have other 2 W3690s and this is the one with the lowest idle temperature. I just installed it on a Dell Precision T3500 and works flawlessly.Read full review
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Good upgrade from an i7-920
Upgraded my i7-920 with this. This may have bought a me a few more years on this X58 PC build (from late 2008 and its now late 2017). Maybe I'll stretch this desktop to 10+ years!? Your motherboard may need a bios update to support this CPU. I am running with stock heat sink from the i7-920 so far no problems. I am not OCing, but this CPU appears to be unlocked. This and a GTX-1060 6GB let me get 60fps (or more) in modern games with high / very high settings at 1080p. I am not gaming with either VR or 4K. Read full review
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Mid 2010 Mac Pro Upgrade
I bought this processor to upgrade a Mid 2010 Mac Pro from a 3.2GHz Quad Core processor to this 3.46GHz Six Core processor. The upgrade took about 15 minutes to perform. I also have a 2TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD on a Sonnet Tempo PCIe card. I also upgraded my RAM from PC8500 to PC10600. My Geekbench 3 score with the quad was 2422 for single core and 9596 for multi core. After the processor upgrade, my Geekbench 3 score was 2840 for single and 16165 for multi. I definitely see a performance increase. I recommend this product to anyone that wants to extend their performance life on a Mid 2010 Mac Pro Quad Core machine.Read full review
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Faster and unlocked.
This was an upgrade to my 10yo intel 1366 socket (B) PC that improved performance by 80% on its own. The cpu chip is also unlocked so it is possible to overclock it reliably to 4Ghz with good cooling easily. It is safe to say this is the fastest single CPU chip available for the 1366 architecture.Read full review
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Great Upgrade and easy Install
Renewed my old i7 930 CPU. Install was a breeze. Had to reset clock as I was OC my i7. Once that was down, the 3690 started right up and wala, more speed. I then OC to 4GHz and normal cooler.
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Excellent value and performance product.
+Excellent value product.
+It was packed very well to avoid any possible damage during shipping.
+It produced less heat than my old less powerful CPU (i7 950 4x core 8x threads)
+It also got delivered soon then I was expecting it to arrive.
+Performs well
- It had barely noticeable damage of *Carbon* part at the back, but circuitry / pins were not damaged
Haven't tried to OC it yet, because I'm waiting for my new cooler to arrive.
1st Photo - New CPU that I bought performance
2nd Photo - Old CPU I had performance
3rd Photo - Barely noticeable damage (at the center of photo)Read full review
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Worthy upgrade for mac pro 2010
Great CPU upgrade for my 2010 Mac Pro, pretty much the best processor you can use in the single socket mac pro from 2010
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The King of LGA1366
This is by far the best upgrade you can do to your old rig that is based on a LGA 1366 motherboard, provided your board can work with a zeon processor (check compatibility of your motherboard and also make sure you run the latest bios).
My aged but still very able Asus Rampage Extreme II, is working perfectly and very fast with this processor.
Gaming is a little better also.
It is also good for Overclocking, but i run mine at stock frequencies and multipliers.
There you have it, all in all the best upgrade for an ageing LGA1366 system!Read full review
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From quad-core to Hex-core.
i used it to upgrade (mac pro 5,1 , 2.8GHZ Xeon W3530 (Nehalem) it was easy to install , and worked great . And now i have 6 cores. i would recommend it to anyone wants to upgrade their old mac prp
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Awesome performance for the price
I originally wanted to buy I7 990x but they were very expensive. I read on forums and this Xeon W3690 was equivalent. I went form I7 920 to W3690. Just bought cpu paste and benchmark went from 5k to 9k according to cpu benchmark. Super fast, well packaged shipping.Read full review
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