Phenom 13.5% Slower Than Intel's Q6600
In the direct comparison with Intel's smallest quad-core processor, the Core 2 Q6600, AMD's Phenom 9600 doesn't stand a chance. It trails its rival by 13.5%
The Phenom 9700 running at 2.4 GHz, which will arrive come January, can narrow the gap to 9.8% in our benchmark suite.