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Product AMD Phenom X4 9850 (2.5GHz) AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz, OEM) AMD A8-3850 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz processor Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Editors' choice
Price $110.00 to $268.42 $284.56 $76.99 to $263.55 $151.63 to $180.00 $70.00 to $199.00
CNET editors' rating 3 stars 3 stars 3.5 stars Info unavailable 4.5 stars
Average user rating 4.5 stars 3 stars 4.5 stars 5 stars 4 stars
Release date March 27, 2008 November 19, 2007 Info unavailable Info unavailable July 13, 2006
Bottom line
AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared with its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say, but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU.
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.
We recommend the AMD A8-3850 to mainstream desktop PC users in search of capable gaming power and multithreaded application performance.
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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.
Product Description

AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom X4 9850 / 2.5 GHz Processor

AMD Phenom X4 9500 / 2.2 GHz Processor

AMD

A series A8-3850 / 2.9 GHz Processor

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz Processor

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 / 2.66 GHz Processor

Packaged Quantity

1

1

1

1

1

Product Type

Processor

Processor

Processor

Processor

Processor

Processor Type

AMD Phenom X4 9850

AMD Phenom X4 9500

AMD

A series A8-3850

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

Intel Core 2 Duo E6700

Number of Cores

Quad-Core

Quad-Core

Quad-Core

Quad-Core

Dual-Core

64-bit Computing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Compatible Processor Socket

Socket AM2+

Socket AM2+

Socket FM1

LGA775 Socket

LGA775 Socket

Processor Qty

1

1

1

1

1

Clock Speed

2.5 GHz

2.2 GHz

2.9 GHz

2.4 GHz

2.66 GHz

Manufacturing Process

65 nm

65 nm

32 nm

65 nm

65 nm

Features

Enhanced Virus Protection

AMD Virtualization

HyperTransport technology

AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology

Enhanced Virus Protection

AMD Virtualization

HyperTransport technology

AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology

Integrated memory controller

AMD64 technology

Execute Disable Bit capability

Intel Wide Dynamic Execution

Intel Smart Memory Access

Enhanced SpeedStep technology

Intel Advanced Smart Cache

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost

Intel 64 Technology

Execute Disable Bit capability

Enhanced SpeedStep technology

Intel Virtualization Technology

Intel 64 Technology

Compatible Slots

1 x Processor - Socket AM2+

1 x Processor - Socket AM2+

1 x Processor - Socket FM1

1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket

1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket

Manufacturer Warranty

3 years warranty

3 years warranty

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3 years warranty

3 years warranty

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