by audioave10 on 27 Jan 2009 03:17
The E8500 core2duo is a 65watt chip.
The Phenom II 920 or 940 is a 125watt chip. Somewhat unfair
comparison since one is a dual-core and the Phenom is a quad.
The Intel i7 (socket 1366) new quads are 130watt chips. I'll get
the E8500 soon as my last ever dual-core and OC to get 4ghz. After
that, my second system will someday be upgraded to my first quad-core CPU. It might be a Phenom since I'm waiting for things to
settle down abit before I buy a quad. The games I happen to play will run faster with a 4ghz dual-core right now. That will surely change in the future eventually.
"Let the Zone take me if I am"