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Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition

Dominate your gaming competition with an unlocked, unleashed, and uncompromised processor.1 With a killer combination of smart features including Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0,2 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology),3 and overclocking, the Intel® Core™ i7 processor Extreme Edition is flexible and devastatingly powerful. It’s the ultimate weapon when you demand unrivaled PC performance for gaming at its best—because the only thing more amazing than Intel Inside® is what you’ll do with it.

Step into heart pounding experiences with the Intel® Core™ i7-3960X processor Extreme Edition for desktops, and the Intel® Core™ i7-2920XM processor Extreme Edition for laptops

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Industry-leading Desktop Performance

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers an unmatched 12-thread performance across six cores. Along with the most memory channels and the largest cache size available from Intel, it all amounts to super low latency and blazing fast response times. Additionally, the highest PCIe* bandwidth enables multi-card NVIDIA SLI* and AMD CrossFire* graphics configurations.

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Intel® Solid-State Drives4

Intel® Solid-State Drives (SSDs) are high-performance alternatives to hard drives, with no noise, no moving parts, and no drama. Trust your gaming content to the beautiful silence of a rugged, dependable, and energy-efficient Intel Solid-State Drive.

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1. Warning: Altering clock frequency and/or voltage may: (i) reduce system stability and useful life of the system, processor, and other system components; (ii) cause the processor and other system components to fail; (iii) cause reductions in system performance; (iv) cause additional heat or other damage; and (v) affect system data integrity. Intel has not tested, and does not warranty, the operation of the processor beyond its specifications. Intel has not tested, and does not warranty, the operation of other system components beyond their industry standard specifications. Intel assumes no responsibility that the processor and other system components, including if used with altered clock frequencies and/or voltages, will be fit for any particular purpose.


2. Requires a system with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology. Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 are only available on select Intel® processors. Consult your PC manufacturer. Performance varies depending on hardware, software, and system configuration. For more information, visit http://www.intel.com/go/turbo.


3. Available on select Intel® Core™ processors. Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) requires an Intel® HT Technology-enabled system. Consult your PC manufacturer. Performance will vary depending on the specific hardware and software used. For more information, including details on which processors support Intel® HT Technology, visit www.intel.com/info/hyperthreading/.


4. As based on the overall features and Intel® technologies in the Intel® Core™ i7 processor family. Performance will vary depending on specific hardware and software used. See www.intel.com/products/processor/corei7/ for more information.