In this look at the CPU market, we explore how value scales across two, three, and four cores, whether bargain prices make AMD's Phenoms attractive from a value perspective, and how Intel's blazing-fast dual-core CPUs like the Core 2 Duo E8400 fit into the picture. Our results span 20 processors, 18 different benchmarks, and some custom tests that take power efficiency and more complete system pricing into account. Keep reading to see where the best values lie in the CPU market.You can check it out over here. The best value chip from AMD seems to be the Phenom X4 9850 while the Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Core 2 Quad Q9300 chips are Intel's best performers.
AMD and Intel processor value investigated
Posted on Monday, June 02 2008 @ 7:20 CEST by Thomas De MaesschalckThe Tech Report takes a closer look at the processor market to find out which processors from AMD and Intel offer the most value.
