Overclockable Pentium 4 Socket 478 2.66 GHZ CPU✔️ 2.66/512/533 OC'd@ 167/512/668
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Manufacturer description
Very OVERCLOCKABLE. Motherboard must support overclocking. Bus freq is 167MHz (OC). P4 2.66 GHz, 2667 MHz Socket 478 CPU. WELL TESTED. Universal for Compaq, Gateway & HP Socket 478 Motherboards. · SOCKET 478.
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SpecPicks scored Overclockable Pentium 4 Socket 478 2.66 GHZ CPU✔️ 2.66/512/533 OC'd@… using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro cpu coolers & fans category. Intel's retro cpu coolers & fans lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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Full Specifications
| core | Northwood |
|---|---|
| fsb_mhz | 533 |
| clock_mhz | 2667 |
| l2_cache_kb | 512 |
Benchmark data for other processors
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