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[Solved] Athlon II X2 vs Phenom X4

Forum CPU & Components : CPUs [Solved] Athlon II X2 vs Phenom X4

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I was wondering if it would make a difference or acually hurt my system. Which is better a Athlon II X2 240 or an Phenom X4 9500? And no I can't overclock them.

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For gaming the Athlon X2 240 should be faster.

For video encoding and programs that make use of more cores the Phenom X4 5000 should be faster.

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So its a toss up right? What if I played games that could use all 4 cores and I OC'd the phenom?

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