Phenom IIs, Core I7-920 Win Out In Value Analysis

Posted by kdawson on Friday March 20, 2009 @02:49AM from the computes-per-buck dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We've all seen processor benchmarks, but how do today's enthusiast CPUs look when you account for performance per dollar? Using a smorgasbord of charts, scatter plots, and performance tests, The Tech Report attempted to single out the highest-value offerings out of 16 popular Intel and AMD processors. The results might surprise you: AMD's 45nm Phenom IIs (both triple- and quad-core) prove to be strikingly competitive with Intel's Core 2 Quads. And, on the high end, Intel's $266 Core i7-920 turns out to be a compelling step up despite the higher costs of Core i7 platforms in general."

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Re:Best performance per dollar ... by jbeaupre · 2009-03-20 03:19 · Score: 5, Funny

0/0 gives me a headache. Have to keep carrying the zero.

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Re:Suprise? by itschy · 2009-03-20 04:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Damn.
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