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Gaming PerformanceAtfirst glance, the new AMD solution seems to be winning in 3D games.Phenom II X4 920 working at 3.72 GHz outperforms its major Core 2 QuadQ8300 competitor in every single test we used. However, it most likelyhappens due to seriously cut-down cache-memory of the Intel CPU. Thatis why when we compare the performance of our Phenom II X4 920 againstthat of an overclocked Core 2 Quad Q6600, the outcome is no longer inAMD’s favor: even though Q6600 processor belongs to the previousgeneration, it features an 8MB L2 cache.
Overall, we are notreally talking about any serious performance differences. OverclockedPhenom II X4 looks quite well and demonstrates very good performance.Nevertheless, I have to say that overclocking a $200 quad-coreprocessor will not provide the users with the same performance thatthey could get from higher-end more expensive CPUs, even working attheir nominal speeds. |
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