AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel i7 920

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robina_80

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hi guys,

whats the fastest proc the amd or intel considering the amd is 3Ghz and the intel is 2.66Ghz, also when games come out and require a cpu thats 2.8Ghz will it be too fast for the intel one and ofcourse the amd will run it smoothly???
 
I guess go with the Phenom since the i7 is already deemed obsolete by you. However they both are fine for gaming. They each have four cores so they can handle just about anything a game throws at them.
 
robina_80 said:
hi guys,

whats the fastest proc the amd or intel considering the amd is 3Ghz and the intel is 2.66Ghz, also when games come out and require a cpu thats 2.8Ghz will it be too fast for the intel one and ofcourse the amd will run it smoothly???
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theres alot of game benchies where the the phenom 940 is up there with i7. dont count out AMD Phenom II , It isnt a 9950, overclocks very well ! and uses less power then an E8600 runs any game maxed in real world. and yes i am a fanboy! :D http://www.techspot.com/review/137-amd-phenom2-x4-940-920/page12.html
 
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Scubie67 said:
This is not really a fair comparison.Phenom II x4 940 compared to a Intel P2 single core would be closer :D
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Yeah or P4 with it's 8ghz overclock..... On a single core. With a TDP of
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and it's lonely mb of L2. (which performed as well as a 3ghz FX-55)
 
Phenom 940 performs just like Q9400

Check the review in my signature, I rather trust 5 reviews than one
 
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Core i7 is still the top of the line cpu right now, the phenom II's perform similarly to a same clocked core 2 quad, and the Core i7 is ~15% or so faster than the core 2 quads. Also, when a game says it requres a "2.8Ghz Cpu", it should really specify what kind of cpu, because theres quite a difference between a 2.66Ghz Core i7 and a 3Ghz phenom II, so essentially clock for clock, nothing beats the phenom II.
 
Did you look at the link provided on the previous page, i7 hardly out performs the 940. Plus when you look at the price difference, point made.
 
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