Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > Phenom x2 vs athlon x4

Phenom x2 vs athlon x4

Forum CPU & Components : CPUs - Phenom x2 vs athlon x4

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
kexinger   10-16-2009 at 07:29:34 AM

which CPU is better as it is now.
a phenom dual core or an athlon quad core
??

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
pepperman   10-16-2009 at 07:40:08 AM

It depends on what you're using it for; if you're a gamer, you would probably be better with a phenom II, but if you're into multitasking/future-proofing, you'd be better with the quad.

Reply to pepperman
shubham1401   10-16-2009 at 09:18:36 AM

I agree.
For gaming P2 has an edge due to its 6MB L3 cache.
That is missing in the Athlon.


But for multitasking Athlon 2 is ideal...


Go thru this article to know more...
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2439.html

Reply to shubham1401
xaira   10-16-2009 at 02:14:19 PM

athlon is better, more and more apps are being multithreaded, htat cache will be useless soon

------------------------------ "Envy is ignorance" - Henry Thoreau : Best quote ever.

http://www.pingtest.net/result/3022953.png
 Reply to xaira
kexinger   10-18-2009 at 06:27:58 AM

Thanks to you three,
that helps a lot.

Reply to kexinger
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > CPU & Components > CPUs > Phenom x2 vs athlon x4
Go to:

There are 932 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.286 seconds
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?