Operate the processor to the be quiet Dark Rock Pro 2 at 4.8GHz and 47grad under Prime95 stable. The performance, especially with newer games like Crysis 3, Tomb Raider or Bioshock infinite is Hammer and lie first in the benches in front of the Core i5 2500K the hitherto for gamers rather interresantesten CPU. And at the price !!, very tasty