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		deaddodo on Nov 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 3600 MHz Raspberry Pi 5 with Liquid Nitrogen It could work either way. It would be better to phrase it as "outside of turbo mode it operated as a 4mhz 8086, with turbo it operated faster (usually the CPU's actual rated speed)".

_nalply on Nov 13, 2024 [–]

Hah that reminds me of the way of a supermarket chain to shill rebates.

Turbo button not pressed, run at lower speed than rated

Turbo button pressed, run at rated speed

No rebate, sell at a huge margin

Rebate, sell at a minimum margin

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