Get extreme performance with the Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition processor. This super fast processor provides six cores, 12 execution threads, and a base clock speed of 3.46 GHz boosted to 3.73 Ghz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology 1.0. Superb advanced technologies ensure efficient and cost-effective operation, with Intel Hyper-Threading delivering two processing threads per physical core to get more work done in parallel, and the Intel 64 architecture delivering 64-bit computing by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of virtual and physical memory. The processor maintains power conservation through the use of C-state Idle States, and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology, which switches voltage and frequency based on the processor load.