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The once-popular Intel Xeon X5650 just can't cut it in 2021. Is an overclock on the old LGA 1366 platform worth the effort, or is it time for a new build? We investigate its real-world effectiveness.

Overclocker Matt26LFC pushed a Core i5-4690K to 5926MHz, scoring 947 points and claiming the top spot in Cinebench R15's model ranking.

Finnish overclocker Luumi has claimed the top spot in the Intel Core i7-4790K rankings after pushing the chip to 6177 MHz using liquid nitrogen.

Can a 2-core, 4-thread Intel Core i3-3220 still handle modern tasks in 2020? We test its limits and see how much performance we can squeeze out by overclocking the CPU and RAM.

Overclocker Splave set two new records in the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X category, pushing the 8-core chip past 6 GHz.

American overclocker Splave has pushed the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X to 6,057 MHz, setting a new 16-core record in Cinebench R15.

British overclocker Jumper118 has tested the new Zen 3-based AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, analyzing its performance at various clock speeds.

Comparing three generations of budget six-core Intel Xeon processors in popular games, professional applications, and benchmarks.

Indonesian overclocker Speed.Fastest pushed a Ryzen 5 3600 to 5,848 MHz, setting a new record in the Cinebench R15 benchmark.

Overclocker Kolby_Powers revisits the Ryzen 5 3600X, setting two new records: 5675MHz in Cinebench R15 and 5650MHz in wPrime 1024m.

Austrian overclocker TAGG has set a new series of records, pushing an Intel Pentium E2140 from 1600 MHz to a staggering 4320 MHz — a 170% boost — and successfully completing several demanding benchmarks.

American overclocker Splave has set a new world record in the 12-core Cinebench R15 benchmark, pushing an AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT to 5775 MHz.