| theprof00 said: ^Huh, I was not aware of that processor being so good. Is that a recent release? It's pretty sweet. At least a 50$ value over the next best thing. Still, that value is only really seen on this processor. Everything below is comparatively priced, and in most cases intel performs better. |
See, I still disagree with the last part.
Let's take some matchups from top to bottom, using performance figures from a neutral site, Tech Report.
X2 240 - $60; competitor E5300 is $70 and performs the same.
X3 425 - $79; competitor E7500 is $120 and performs a little better in single-thread apps but a lot worse in most multi-threaded ones.
X3 720 - $119; competitor E8400 is $168 and performs a little better in single-thread apps but a lot worse in most multi-threaded ones.
X4 620 - $99; competitor Q8200 is $150 and performs slightly better.
X4 940 - $165; competitor Q8400 is $170 and performs slightly worse, or Q9400 is $230 and performs the same.
X4 965 - $196; competitor i5 750 is $200 and performs better in general apps but worse in games.
And that isn't taking into account the often cheaper platform costs once you factor in RAM and the motherboard.
