Which CPU? Intel or AMD?

Question

Which would you go for?

$99 Intel E6300
2.8Ghz
2MB cache

$98 AMD Athlon X2 250
3Ghz
L1 Cache: 64KB data and 64KB instruction per core (256KB in total)
L2 Cache: 1MB exclusive data cache per core (2MB in total)
L3 Cache: None

$144 AMD X3 Phenom II 710
2.6Ghz
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache 3 x 512KB
L3 Cache 6MB

$133 AMD Phenom II X2 550
3.1Ghz
L1 Cache Sizes: 64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core
L2 Cache Sizes: 512KB of L2 data cache per core
L3 Cache Size: 6MB (shared)

Answer 1

i would go for the AMD Phenom II X2 710 as the has 3 cores.

this processor also hav sufficient cache. the prce is also quite cheap.

Answer 2

$144 AMD X3 Phenom II 710

2.6Ghz

L1 Cache 128KB+128KB

L2 Cache 3 x 512KB

L3 Cache 6MB





THIS^^



is has 3 cores.

Answer 3

chache allways wins pick amd phenom ll x2 550



also keep in mind it is VERY STABLE FOR OVERCLOCKING even with a regular heatsync i have never had any problems



make sure to include high speed ram if overclocking you dont want a bottleneck

Answer 4

Highly recommended if you are building or updating a computer

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/





2009 Processors Performance Charts

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/processors,6.html

Answer 5

Sounds obvious, but I would go for the one that is compatible with my motherboard.