Comments on ‘AMD announces tri-core, tweaked quad-core Phenoms CPUs’

It's gonna have to be something pretty special... 

...To take on the unstoppable juggernaut that is Core2. Last time I looked at the benchmarks, like-for-like, the only thing AMD had going for them is the price.

I do like AMD, but the bottom line is, my money goes to who can give me the best value (not cheapest) processor.

Intel FTW! 

Coat

I have an Intel QX6700 processor. Now I wish I could find the article but it was at Toms Hardware and it was a comparison of Intel vs. AMD quads. The disturbing thing about this list was that my processor which was one of the first from either Intel or AMD beat AMD's BEST quad by about 10-15% in the benchmarks.

Now its great that AMD has a low wattage CPU but as a gamer I could care less about power, its not like my Enermax Galaxy 1000watt PS is struggling where I need to worry about how much juice the CPU is pulling. I want what is best and will give the best performance.

Sorry AMD but unless you pull your thumb out of your arse the gamers will leave you.

/mines the one with Intel Inside on the pocket

AMD still wins in price/performance 

Hi, I a little slower and a lot cheaper is great in my book, economy is bad, AMD will sell! If you look at AMD roadmap benchmarks the Phenom is great, it the best cpu for UT3 based games which are abundant per www.lostcircuits.com benchmarks. Thats because Epic optimized UT3 engine on AMD quad core.

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