AMD Phenom II x6 1090t or Intel Core i5 2400?

[fireball51690]

Well, being about at the same price point, i wanted to see which processsor was better....
The core i5 is a locked processor with 4 cores running at 3.1 ghz
more info here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074&cm_re=intel_core_i5-_-19-115-074-_-Product
and then the phenom x6 is an unlocked processor with 6 cores running at 3.2 ghz
more info here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849&cm_re=amd_phenom_x6-_-19-103-849-_-Product

so in all i'm going to be doing some gaming playing starcraft 2 and maybe some crysis and i want to see which processor is better? i heard intel has higher quality than amd. and i was wondering if i need a 6 core would be overkill for those games. lastly i'm running the system with 4gbs of ram clocked at 1600, and a gtx 460 768mb card
thanks

 

[omnisome]

6-core is "overkill" for any gamer, Intel's Sandy-Bridge i5 processors are much better. Try and save another $30 and get the i5-2500K or $10 and go for the i5-2500 (non-overclocking version).

 

[rolli59]

Here is a difference between the 1090T and I5 2500K http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/146?vs=288
The I5 2400 would be about 5-7% slower than the 2500.

 

[Pc Guru_07]

i5 2400 will crush x6.

 

[Lian]

SB I5 > PH2x6 in pritty much every aspect. Especially gaming. And the 2500k is the best choice as its got the most potential.

 

[Lian]

SB I5 > PH2x6 in pritty much every aspect. Especially gaming. And the 2500k is the best choice as its got the most potential.

 

[Lian]

SB I5 > PH2x6 in pritty much every aspect. Especially gaming. And the 2500k is the best choice as its got the most potential.

 

[Raidur]

There are only a couple games that benefit from more than 4 cores, and the benefit is no where near significant.

4 faster cores > 6 slower cores

Not to mention... its 32nm... Sandy Bridge... Easy choice for a gamer.

OP what resolution do you play at? At 1080p you won't see a performance difference between the two. I like to see anyone show me a cpu bench where one cpu crushes another at a high resolution.

Check out 5870 crossfire or better and you'll see significant differences (not many reviews out there) between K10 and i-core CPUs. Of course there are games that are very GPU bound or AMD favored, but the majority follow this (from what I've seen).

 

[Lian]

SB I5 > PH2x6 in pritty much every aspect. Especially gaming. And the 2500k is the best choice as its got the most potential.

 

[TheTech214]

There are some things you have to ask your self, first being am I going to overclock. Second being am I going to be do anything else besides gaming that is cpu heavy. I would say get the intel core i5 because it is a 32nm processor and it is easier to find a board that supports Nivdia. Although it is only four cores they are strong.