Dell's First XPS System With AMD Phenom II Tested

Posted by timothy on Thursday March 5, 2009 @07:16AM from the shakeup-in-round-rock dept.

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 by leathered · 2009-03-05 07:35 · Score: 3, Insightful

I don't have figures to hand but you also have to factor in the cost of i7 motherboards which are typically double the cost of their AMD couterparts. DDR3 isn't cheap either.
Whatever the case, it looks like AMD have taken back the price/performance crown they've always been known for.

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Re:Compare Same CPU's-AMD half the cost of Intel by Ferzerp · 2009-03-05 08:03 · Score: 3, Insightful

How did this get marked as informative? The processors compared are not, well, comparable. The guy just matched the clock speed with no regard for actual performance. The 3Ghz AMD performs worse than a 2.6Ghz i7