Prices
Prices for the Phenom II fall into a fairly narrow range. For lots of 1,000, AMD will sell a Phenom II X4 940 running at 3.0 GHz for about $275 each, while the 200 MHz slower Phenom II X4 920 goes for $235 per unit. We also compared system costs for AMD and Intel builds as well.
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| System | AMD Phenom II | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core 2 Quad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Phenom X4 940: $275 | Core i7 920: $300 | Core 2 Quad Q6600: $190 |
| Motherboard | MSI DKA790GX: $130 | Asus P6T: $249 | Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P: $135 |
| RAM | G.SKILL 4GB: $49 | G.SKILL 6GB: $144 | G.SKILL 4GB: $49 |
| Overall | $454 | $693 | $374 |
A comparable Core 2 Quad Q6600 system from Intel costs about $80 less than a Phenom II system. But the Core i7 is no competition to the Phenom II in this price segment, thanks to the i7’s tri-channel DDR3 RAM and its still fairly expensive motherboards.
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