Alright, I'm curious...

[ultipig]

Just because I'm curious, which cpu is faster:

-AMD Phenom 9750 (stock clocks) [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103708&Tpk=phenom 9750]

-Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (stock clocks also) [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037&cm_re=e8400-_-19-115-037-_-Product]

All I want to know is which one is faster, not which one is a better deal or whatever.

 

[salvage-this]

tough choice... I think that the Core 2 will be faster, until you get to the point where you max out the multitasking on the Core 2 and having 4 cores will get better performance. Still I would have to say Core 2.

 

[ultipig]

Would the e8400 work for gaming? I've been told that most games now-a-days are video card reliant and don't use the cpu too much. I've also been told that most games don't even support quad-core cpus. Either of these true?