E8500 VS PHENOM ll X4 955 BE
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Most multi-core games use 3 cores. The ones that use more don't benefit by more than a few frames.
Even then, most games use 1-2 cores. The E8400 is going to be faster per clock/core while having similar (or better) max OC capabilities, however you may get slightly better performance with the 955 BE in multi-core games.
Here is a nearly clock for clock comparison, these CPUs will OC to similar clocks (the E8400 tends to do a little better; 50-200mhz).
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/55?vs=88
What is the point of this question? The E8400 is quite out dated and isn't sold (new) at reasonable prices when building an entirely new system.
In the majority of games I'd hand it to the E8400 with the Phenom II not far behind. However yes, more and more games are becoming multi-core and slowly showing more benefit.
Even then, most games use 1-2 cores. The E8400 is going to be faster per clock/core while having similar (or better) max OC capabilities, however you may get slightly better performance with the 955 BE in multi-core games.
Here is a nearly clock for clock comparison, these CPUs will OC to similar clocks (the E8400 tends to do a little better; 50-200mhz).
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/55?vs=88
What is the point of this question? The E8400 is quite out dated and isn't sold (new) at reasonable prices when building an entirely new system.
In the majority of games I'd hand it to the E8400 with the Phenom II not far behind. However yes, more and more games are becoming multi-core and slowly showing more benefit.
Not the largest selection of games included, but you'll see they perform very similarly in games, while tasks that use the 4 cores the Phenom II is significantly faster. So in a handful of newer games like BF3 that properly utilize the cores, the Phenom II will be better.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=55
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/88?vs=55
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E8500 = 160$
if you live near a micro center a i5-2500k is 179$ + 40$ off the mobo of your choice. cant beat that price
if you live near a micro center a i5-2500k is 179$ + 40$ off the mobo of your choice. cant beat that price
as much as i loved my E8500, overclocked to 3.7 and did great in games, i think the PII would be better if you are able to get a motherboard that supports sata III and usb 3.
a socket 775 would not be able to provide those.
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