Quote Originally Posted by Yolanda View Post
However 45nms need large voltage boost to get to 4GHz and over.
My E8500 works at 4GHz at 1.4V, at 4.2GHz at 1.5V, but 3.85GHz requires only 1.32V.
That's right. That's why I'm usually running my CPU at 3,8GHz. I'm running it at 4GHz only for benching.