Is the performance of a CPU affected as it ages?

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01:09 Accepted answer (Score 128)
04:18 Answer 2 (Score 76)
05:17 Answer 3 (Score 37)
06:01 Answer 4 (Score 12)
07:34 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/456445/i...

Accepted answer links:
[crystal oscillator]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_rate
[TechRepublic article]: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/your...
[Crystals undergo slow gradual change of frequency with time, known as aging.]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_osc...
[TI]: http://www.ti.com/lit/an/slua051/slua051...
[Breakthrough]: https://superuser.com/users/6887/breakth...
[IEEE article]: http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/...

Answer 2 links:
[other reasons]: https://superuser.com/questions/375160

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