455 Rana Discussion

[ltdan]

How do you feel about this CPU? It has a great price, but does the raw performance reflect the specs? I am looking for a budget AM3 CPU. Is this my magic pill, or will a Phenom give better results. Thanks in advance for your advice.

455 Rana
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103911

 

[WR2]

It's pretty good.
Is it for gaming? Home office work?

 

[esrever]

The phenoms are worth it if you are gaming but the athlon IIs are pretty good cpus for general use and productivity use.

 

[ltdan]

It's going to be a budget gaming rig. How much of a "performance vs. price" boost are we looking at with a Phenom compared to the Athlon II? I'm looking for real-world performance, not what AMD says the clock speed is.

 

[esrever]

the phenoms with the L3 are generally 10% faster with the same clock as the athlons. This is more apparent as clock speed increases.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-l3-cache,2416-6.html

 

[ltdan]

Thanks for the feedback, but what does that 10% mean for actual performance? Example: Will that 10% give a few extra FPS in a game, or when rendering a video? What I'm asking is (in your opinion) does that 10% performance boost justify the price increase?

 

[esrever]

Well the link shows the 10% does matter if you check the gaming fps. All depends on what you are willing to pay and your budget I guess.

 

[lycros]

New budget build or upgrading an old machine?