Dell's First XPS System With AMD Phenom II Tested

MojoKid writes "Dell's new XPS 625 is their latest AMD-based creation, and is the first out of the Dell labs using the relatively new Phenom II processor. Initial reviews of AMD's new chip have been favorable, as this new quad-core processor is slated to deliver roughly the same performance as Intel's quad-core Core 2 processors at more tolerable price points. While it's pretty clear that the Phenom II can't quite crack Core i7 levels of performance in most usage scenarios, the new Dell rig does show more than respectfully in a myriad of benchmarks. This was obviously a solid design win for AMD with their latest CPU."

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Re:Pricing between i7 and phenom II 3ghz

[Daengbo]

I paid $1000+ for a 1.77 MHz Z80 processor with 4KB (yes, KB) of RAM, a repurposed TV, and a cassette player. The upgrade to two 5" floppies and 48KB RAM was another $1000+, bringing the machine to $2500 in late-70s dollars.

Now that I've won the geek pissing contest for most overpriced hardware ... what was the topic of conversation again?