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Originally Posted by ibzrg1570
I read this online benchmark test that said that the AMD Dual Core processors were at best on par with the Intel Core Duo. Can anyone comment on the accuracy of that?
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The top speed AMD X2's like the 6000+ are on par with the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600. In some benchmarks the Intel performs a slight tad better and in other tests the AMD performs a slight tad better. You can see benchmarks at Tomshardware.com and through SiSoft's Sandra benchmark software. The AMD X2 6000+ is $169.99 and the Intel E6600 is $229.99 at Newegg. The AMD X2 6400+ is $254.99. So in all reality price/performance they really are quite equal.
The quad-core processors smoke however, they are serious performers and one look at the benchmarks shows it. Only drawback with the quad-core is that not all applications take advantage of all four cores, some software only does two cores. You can see this in a number of benchmarks at Tomshardware.com as with some applications, such as 3D Studio Max, the quad-core performs amazingly better (almost double that of a dual-core) but on some other apps the results are nearly exactly the same as the E6600 dual-core. Good thing is I use a number of apps that do take advantage of the quad-core.
Rev.