one of the best memory overclockers i've had, hits around 5.65 all core, if using PBO, -30 all core easily, with possible 8600mhz stable on ambient cooling, boots up to 8900! 8800 + stable (the king of AMD fabric sync), maybe possible with delidded cooling (please note that I am using a cl26 gskill 32gb kit on a x870e APEX, which is a big part of this also, do not expect the same with lesser kits or a lower value motherboard)

I would absolutely sell this at close to market value for it's overclocking ability but it's being sold "as-is" simply because:

i do not want to go through the hassle of switching out cpus simply for benchmark/stress tests to sell for 75$ more.

it obviously has cosmetic issues from thermal paste (before I started using other cooling options).

This absolutely has ZERO effect on the performance of the CPU but I understand some might find it undesirable despite never seeing it as it's literally going to be in your motherboard under an AIO in a PC case.

I currently have a different cpu, but always kept this one around as I know how much of a gem it is, if you can get past the thermal paste cosmetics, you'll have a great cpu.