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AMD Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM) |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 / 2.4 GHz processor ( mobile ) |
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| Release date | November 19, 2007 | July 13, 2006 | November 19, 2007 | May 23, 2006 | |
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| Review summary | AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less-expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. | Intel's Core 2 Duo E6700 offers the best price-to-performance ratio we've seen in a desktop chip. For half the cost of AMD's top-of-the-line chip, you get identical if not superior performance and better power efficiency. AMD surprised us last year with its completely dominant dual-core chips, but Intel regains the crown with Core 2 Duo. | AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. | AMD's new high-end dual-core CPU offers plenty of bang for the buck, outpacing Intel's Pentium 965 Extreme Edition, which costs $200 more. Sounds like a good deal, but wait to see what Intel's next-gen Core 2 Duo chips have to offer when they debut later this year. | Product Info |
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| Product name |
AMD Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM) |
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ |
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 / 2.4 GHz processor ( mobile ) |
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Phenom X4
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Core 2 Duo
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Phenom X4
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Athlon 64 X2
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Core 2 Duo
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2.3 GHz
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2.66 GHz
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2.2 GHz
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2.6 GHz
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2.4 GHz
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1066 MHz
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800 MHz
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| Product name | AMD Phenom 9600 (2.3GHz) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM) | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ | Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 / 2.4 GHz processor ( mobile ) |
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| Price range |
Check latest prices $239-$286 from 3 stores |
Check latest prices $371 from 1 store |
Check latest prices $191-$214 from 3 stores |
Email me when product is available |
Check latest prices $244-$462 from 12 stores |
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