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| Price | $215 at 1 store | $199 to $355 at 18 stores | $184 to $280 at 9 stores | $303 at 1 store | $371 to $399 at 2 stores |
| CNET editors' rating |
3.0 stars
Good
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3.0 stars
Good
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3.0 stars
Good
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4.5 stars
Spectacular
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| Average user rating | 5.0 stars out of 1 review | 5.0 stars out of 3 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 3 reviews | 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 27 reviews |
| Release date | November 19, 2007 | January 11, 2007 | March 27, 2008 | November 19, 2007 | July 13, 2006 |
| The Bottom Line | AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. | AMD's new Phenom X4 9850 is overpriced and outclassed compared with its Intel-based quad-core competition. If PC vendors can use this chip to make cheap systems (as they did with older Phenoms), we might have nicer things to say, but as a DIY part at this price, we can't recommend AMD's latest quad-core CPU. | AMD's new Phenom quad-core CPU has little to recommend it over competing chips from Intel. The Phenom is marginally less-expensive, but not enough to make up for its subpar performance. Unless AMD drops prices more aggressively, it looks like Intel will maintain its grasp on the CPU market for the foreseeable future. | Intel's Core 2 Duo E6700 offers the best price-to-performance ratio we've seen in a desktop chip. For half the cost of AMD's top-of-the-line chip, you get identical if not superior performance and better power efficiency. AMD surprised us last year with its completely dominant dual-core chips, but Intel regains the crown with Core 2 Duo. | Basic specs |
| Features | See What's the Same or What's different | ||||
| Bus Speed | Info unavailable |
1066 MHz |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
1066 MHz |
| Features |
HyperTransport technology AMD Virtualization AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology Enhanced Virus Protection |
Intel Advanced Digital Media Boost Intel 64 Technology Intel Wide Dynamic Execution Enhanced SpeedStep technology Execute Disable Bit capability Intel Virtualization Technology Intel Advanced Smart Cache Intel Smart Memory Access |
HyperTransport technology AMD Virtualization AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology Enhanced Virus Protection |
HyperTransport technology AMD Virtualization AMD Cool'n'Quiet Technology Enhanced Virus Protection |
Intel 64 Technology Enhanced SpeedStep technology Execute Disable Bit capability Intel Virtualization Technology |
| Cache Memory |
L2 - 4 x 512 KB - L3 cache 2 MB |
L2 cache Advanced Smart Cache - 8 MB ( 2 x 4MB (4MB per core pair) ) |
L2 - 4 x 512 KB - L3 cache 2 MB |
L2 - 4 x 512 KB - L3 cache 2 MB |
L2 cache Advanced Smart Cache - 4 MB |
| Compatible Slots |
1 x Processor - Socket AM2+ |
1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket |
1 x Processor - Socket AM2+ |
1 x Processor - Socket AM2+ |
1 x Processor - LGA775 Socket |
| Manufacturing Process |
65 nm |
65 nm |
65 nm |
65 nm |
65 nm |
| Multi-Core Technology |
Quad-Core |
Quad-Core |
Quad-Core |
Quad-Core |
Dual-Core |
| Processor Qty |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Product Description |
AMD Phenom X4 9500 / 2.2 GHz Processor |
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 / 2.4 GHz Processor |
AMD Black Edition AMD Phenom X4 9850 / 2.5 GHz Processor |
AMD Phenom X4 9600 / 2.3 GHz Processor |
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 / 2.66 GHz Processor |
| 64-bit Computing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Product Type |
Processor |
Processor |
Processor |
Processor |
Processor |
| Compatible Processor Socket |
Socket AM2+ |
LGA775 Socket |
Socket AM2+ |
Socket AM2+ |
LGA775 Socket |
| Clock Speed |
2.2 GHz |
2.4 GHz |
2.5 GHz |
2.3 GHz |
2.66 GHz |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
3 years warranty |
3 years warranty |
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