In the past we have compared the Phenom X4 9850 to the Core 2 Duo E8400 using GeForce 8800 GTX and 9800 GTX graphics cards. For the most part the E8400 was only slightly faster, while there were a few rare cases of the Phenom X4 9850 taking the lead. However as we just found when testing with the GeForce 9800 GX2, the Phenom X4 9850 gets blitzed by Intel’s 45nm dual-core series. At this point in time I am not quite sure why this is, why does the GeForce 9800 GX2 not perform on the AM2+ platform or why can’t the Phenom X4 9850 push it hard enough?
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