Phenom II X4 955 or Core i3-2100

[jaylim0512]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808&cm_re=pheno_II_x4_955-_-19-103-808-_-Product

OR

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078&cm_re=core_i3-2100-_-19-115-078-_-Product

Which cpu should I get?

And why does the core i3 have a higher score on the benchmark compared to the phenom? It only has 2 cores compared to 4 and the cache sizes are smaller. How is this possible?

 

[jaylim0512]

so for gaming go with the i3, but in which case would the phenom out perform the i3?

 

[romanrp]

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=289

i3-2100 vs 955
The phenom wins in video creation
DIVx encoding ( but not my much)
x264 HD encoding
Etc etc, the phenom wins at encoding but loses a lot in gaming.
Tbh, I would just get a quad core i5.

 

[jaylim0512]

random question, but does it matter which cpu you have to run a triple monitor setup?

 

[mr_lucklegs]

AMD all the way!!!

 

[mr_lucklegs]

Obviously someone who doesn't know anything :lol:

AMD hasn't let me down yet.

 

[Straw1239]

I have a Phenom II x4 965 BE and its great for gaming, even without overclocking.
I have a HD Radeon 5770 to compliment it.

 

[jnetixz]

I have a Phenom II x4 965 BE and its great for gaming, even without overclocking.
I have a HD Radeon 5770 to compliment it.

A 965 is an overclocked 955.

 

[jaylim0512]

Best answer selected by jaylim0512.

 

[iam2thecrowe]

for gaming the i3 2100 poops all over phenom x4's and x6's. you need a 3.8ghz phenom x 4 to beat an i3 2100 in gaming, and even then it's only better in a couple of games that use more than 2 cores, the rest of the games that use 2 cores the i3 will beat any phenom up to 5ghz.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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