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I haven't been watching processors too much lately. I just saw the AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core (4.2 gigahertz) up for sell. How does it match up against the Phenom II 980 in processing power?
I'd say at stock they'd be close, overclocked the 4170 should go higher and maintain a slight lead, just depends on the program you plan to use.
Do you mean on sale on newegg for 130 (10 off), if you have a 980 now it's not near worth upgrading IMO, a 6100 is only 10 more and the 8120 is on sale making it only 25 more, and there's better deals at microcenter
Don't know how you'd figure that, the Ph. II architecture is faster than FX. Even overclocked the Ph. II would win. How far the FX can overclock also varies, as with any chip. I wouldn't buy an FX on the slim chance that overclocked it might match or slightly beat a Ph. II, especially not with the kind of power draw FX has.
Don't know how you'd figure that, the Ph. II architecture is faster than FX. Even overclocked the Ph. II would win. How far the FX can overclock also varies, as with any chip. I wouldn't buy an FX on the slim chance that overclocked it might match or slightly beat a Ph. II, especially not with the kind of power draw FX has.
So at stock speeds the Phenom II 980 Processor would probably beat the FX-4170 by an estimated 10 to 15 percent?
No the 4170 is the better processor. The FX is unlocked and meant to be overclocked
could'a sworn that was the whole point of the Black Edition, which of course the 980 is.
Phenom II 980 is faster in most cases
http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/amd_fx_8150fx_8120fx_6100_and_fx_4170,4.html