Is Phenom II X4 945 a good upgrade from 9850

[stabito]

like the title says would it be much of an upgrade going from a Phenom X4 9850@2.5ghz to a Phenom II X4 945@3.0GHz

 

[simon12]

Heres the comparison to 940 so a bit more gain than this http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/29?vs=80&i=2.5.3.4.6.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50

 

[stabito]

i noticed the 9850 only has 2mb of l3 cache where as the 945 has 6mb how much of a difference does that make

 

[simon12]

My best guess would be 2-6% but it may be less. The main advantage is not in the cache but the MHz and the newer tech.

 

[stabito]

so overall what would be a better upgrade going from the phenom 9850 to phenom II 945 or going from ati 5670(512mb) to gtx 550ti amp i was planning on getting the video card once my one rebate comes which should be soon but then i seen newegg had the phenom 945 for like $110 with $15 off