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Dell has pretty (in)famously locked-down BIOS options that really limit the potential of their secondhand machines -- some of them which still represent phenomenal value.
Luckily for us, they didn't lock them down that well, and we can use Intel XTU with some of the unlocked Xeons to really tap into their potential! This system uses a E5-1650 v2 on a factory Dell T3610 board to hit 4.2GHz all-cores. Also works on the T5610 and T7610. Highly recommend using a 1300W power supply from a T7610 if at all possible, just to avoid tripping the over-current protection of the 685W units.
All credit goes to user Retrorockit on the TechPowerUp forums for introducing a thread on ThrottleStop overclocking a few years back. More on that later!