Performance vs Price: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs AMD Phenom X4 9850

If your looking for a nice test of two extreme processors, then you will love Extreme Tech’s test of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 vs AMD Phenom X4 9850 which has been covered over 8 pages. They found that the AMD falls behind the much more costly Intel processor in most departments, but the AMD’s price may weigh in well compared to the performance issues for many users.

Extreme Tech said in their final thoughts “As you can see from the results, both quad core CPUs performed about where you’d expect, given their relative prices. The Phenom X4 9850 is currently AMDs fastest shipping quad core CPU, but it’s definitely a budget processor. The Intel Q9300′s pricing is still pretty reasonable, but some users considering a Q9300 might think about spending a few dollars more for a Q9450, which clocks a little higher, but has double the L2 cache.”

Read the eight-page review. Via Engadget