Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU?

**Hardware Secrets Team** · 06-13-2008, 01:32 PM

There has been a new article posted.

Title: Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU?
URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/568

Here is a snippet:
"Today if you have USD 200 to spend on a CPU you have basically four options: Core 2 Duo E8400, Core 2 Quad Q6600, Phenom X3 8750 and Phenom X4 9550. In this review we will compare the performance of t..."

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Blackened · 06-16-2008, 06:04 AM

I think this was a well done informative article bit I dont think this article is complete without overclocking. As things stand, results are reasonably close and none of the cpus really stand out, but if each of these cpus were overclocked to its limit, then the results would spread out a bit. The article mentions that it doesnt make sense to get the Phenom when you can get a better performing Intel for the same price and I think the overclocking would make the difference even more pronounced. Follow-up article maybe?

sul2005tan · 06-22-2008, 03:22 AM

intel leap ahead, intel have good and cheap cpus, you can overclock to higer to 5000 mhz with E8400 and 3600 mhz with Q6600 and obtain stable performance while, with phenom you can't do that.

**Gabriel Torres** · 06-23-2008, 02:17 PM

Re: overclocking, Intel CPU's are usually more overclock-capable than AMD's. This happens because Intel uses a higher tolerancy between the maximum CPU clock achieved in their lab and the clock they are going to label the CPU.

Cheers,
Gabriel.

06-13-2008, 01:32 PM	#1
Hardware Secrets Team Administrator Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,952	Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU? There has been a new article posted. Title: Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU? URL: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/568 Here is a snippet: "Today if you have USD 200 to spend on a CPU you have basically four options: Core 2 Duo E8400, Core 2 Quad Q6600, Phenom X3 8750 and Phenom X4 9550. In this review we will compare the performance of t..." Comments on this article are welcome. Best regards, Hardware Secrets Team http://www.hardwaresecrets.com

06-16-2008, 06:04 AM	#2
Blackened Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	No overclocking? I think this was a well done informative article bit I dont think this article is complete without overclocking. As things stand, results are reasonably close and none of the cpus really stand out, but if each of these cpus were overclocked to its limit, then the results would spread out a bit. The article mentions that it doesnt make sense to get the Phenom when you can get a better performing Intel for the same price and I think the overclocking would make the difference even more pronounced. Follow-up article maybe?

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06-22-2008, 03:22 AM	#3
sul2005tan Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 asuka city Posts: 10	intel leap ahead, intel have good and cheap cpus, you can overclock to higer to 5000 mhz with E8400 and 3600 mhz with Q6600 and obtain stable performance while, with phenom you can't do that.

06-23-2008, 02:17 PM	#4
Gabriel Torres Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 USA Posts: 2,553	Re: overclocking, Intel CPU's are usually more overclock-capable than AMD's. This happens because Intel uses a higher tolerancy between the maximum CPU clock achieved in their lab and the clock they are going to label the CPU. Cheers, Gabriel.