A processor is the heart of a computer and the AMD FX-6300 Black Edition six-core processor is more than capable of handling tasks from 3-D modeling to intense gaming sessions. This CPU has a base clock speed of 3.5 GHz and being unlocked straight out of the box, you can overclock it with AMD's easy to use Catalyst Control Center software suites. Its Turbo CORE bumps up the processor speed considerably, giving you extra processing power. It plugs into an AM3-plus socket and has up to 8 MB of shared L3 cache. In addition, the included AVX extension can help deal with heavy number crunching in scientific and multimedia applications. This feature rich FX-6300 Black Edition is powerful and versatile making it a smart choice for a wide array of users.