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| Phenom II X6 1090T | 3.2GHz | 3.6Ghz | 3MB | 6MB | 45nm SOI | 1.25-1.40V | 62C | 125W |
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A similarly priced Intel quad core chip will beat the Phenom II in most benchmarks, and by quite a margin too. Bit-Tech has a really good (and very detailed) review of the chip, it's worth a read.
You should consider however, that the 1090T is almost 1/2 the price of the i7 870, and provides almost exactly the same performance. See this (sorry tested guys)
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=24332&page=5
Unless you have bags of money and are only after performance, these cpu's are very good value for money, especially as the mobo's them self are cheaper as well. My year and a half old AM3 motherboard can run one of these (albeit with a performance drop).
I guess if your comparing strictly by price point then it should be the
Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield VS. AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
If you go by 6 core VS 6 core then the even the the higher end Phenom would win by default.
310 vs 999 is a fairly large gap even if the Intel burns the AMD via benchmark.
I really cant see the need or want for anything above a quad core for personal use. Is there any programs that actually take advantage of a processor that has more than 4 cores?
I am perfectly content with my X3 720 at the moment.
Yes, I run dual quad core xeons at home and I can tell you that both Pinnacle and the Photoshop package take full advantage.
@Gspoon: Similar to above, the i7 930 will do the job. However if you want to compare 6 core to 6 core, then yes, the Intel i7-980X is far more expensive but arguably a lot more powerful.
However I absolutely agree with your sentiment towards the usefulness of anything above a quad core. Aside from a few fringe cases, they're essentially useless. And a six core cpu based on old architecture? Just seems they're trying to headline grab with a spec sheet imo.
@Zaph: I see what you meant, really besides apps taking advantage of cores It really comes down to the investment or Cash VS Power . If you already have a AM2+ , AM3 board I would make sense to upgrade the cpu instead of a full board,ram,cpu path. I am just not willing to spend that cash untill I really need to. Also I prefer to give the software market to mature enough to "catch up" with the hardware a little.
but i have P55, so core i5 for me, which is still kickass for gaming!