At the time of purchase, this was the third fastest processor from Intel and thus also had a very good value for money. Together with a high-quality RAM and a powerful motherboard, as well as a strong fan can be the processor permanently without greater overclock problems. I drive my processor permanently with 4.6 GHz. Thus it is only slightly warmer than the default clock. There's even more but there's enough for me. Very very good processor with OC potential. highly recommended.