Is the Phenom 2 6 core worth it

The AMD hexacores are decent for the price, but they can't hold a candle to the Intel Sandy Bridge quad cores.

AMD is releasing new 4 and 8 core cpu's any time now but there are no reliable confirmed performance numbers leaked yet, but it's thought they probably won't be much if any faster than the current Sandy Bridge cpu's.

When I see high end builds I automatically think about the 2600k not phenom II lol... yeah the amd bulldozer is 8 cores at about 320 bucks, there is also a 4 and 6 core. The 2500k is still the winner at 200 bucks. The 2600k will probably be equal or slightly weaker to the bulldozer with less power/heat.

Love when people state for a fact things that are unconfirmed. From what has been leaked so far apparently it is going to be an octa-core, but stating pricing etc is a little premature. Supposed release date is in the next month or two so if you wanna wait and see how it plays out would probably be a smart move however AMD could push back it's release.

I edited it 1min before you posted, type slower please kthxs.

The only thing in that paragraph that's not speculation, is the part about 4, 6 and 8 core cpu's.

Try posting facts in the future.

Why are you so mad? There is a reason i edited it. Sorry if i offended your worthless life.

This is a forum for helping people with hardware issues, try to keep on topic.

Intel Core i5 2500K @4GHz, RAM 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
GFLOPS: 57.3

Intel Core i7 2600K @4.0GHz, RAM 1600MHz 9-9-9-24 (HT On)
GFLOPS: 84.4

Intel Core i7 2600K HT OFF @4.5GHz, RAM 1600MHz 9-9-9-24
GFLOPS: 65

AMD Phenom IIx6 1090T @ 4.0GHz RAM 1672MHz 9-9-9-24
GFLOPS: 76.9

Intel Burn Test 2.5, TEN passes, 2GB of memory tested. (stress level HIGH)

With AVX enabled (and HT on where appropriate) SBs will score in the 120 GFLOPS range. AMD Thubans do not do AVX but Bulldozer will (probably be a few years before AVX instructions become common place on the desktop).

Join in the Fun here

(or some enterprising chap could start a THG GFLOPS thread that I'm sure a Mod would be happy to stickie)

Try posting facts. Not wild hypothesis from your imagination.

Yes. There Are only speculations floating around the bulldozer! But if it were me and i had the money, i would get the sandy bridge for a High End Build!
The i5-2500K is supposedly the greatest bang for the buck considering the New
i-Series!

Phenom II X4 955 BE was a very succesful model and still is if u are building a budget PC or upgrading an older PC and dont have the money for a Sandy Bridge!
But The Phenom X6 Models werent much of a big hit.. i mean the X4 is still worthy because its cheap.
But if u had the money for a X6, u had better get a sandybridge in today's age!

I myself am trying to upgrade my current CPU on a low budget, and am stuck with Core 2 Quad 8400(To go with my current Mobo Or
A Phenom X4 955 BE + New Mobo coz both roughly cost same here!

Nerdrage. So I was wrong but you guys just like jumping on people that say one word wrong. Thought the site for was "helping" people, guess that is not happening. I was off by .2 GHz sorry for harming the balance of the world.http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20110715043143...

A Little Less Arrogance And A Mindset To Accept One's Faults Would Be The Real "Helping People".