Dollar and Euro HEXUS.bang4buck
Dollar and Euro HEXUS.bang4buck
Going back to our HEXUS.bang4buck and taking the US Dollar and Euro pricing into account, we'll be using the same three metrics as on page eight.
| |
HEXUS.PiFast | Quake 4 | Multitasking | Average UK Price | Average Euro Price | Average US Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom 9850 | 82.0 | 90.8 | 92.7 | £152 | €201 | $237 |
| AMD Phenom 9750 | 78.4 | 86.4 | 87.9 | £137 | €177 | $215 |
| AMD Phenom 9600 | 76.1 | 81.6 | 84.3 | £135 | €211 | $215 |
| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 100 | 100 | 100 | £144 | €192 | $252 |
So, the above table shows performance in percentage form and it just so
happens that Intel dominates the competition, claiming 100 per cent on
each benchmark. In order to get our HEXUS.bang4buck, we simply divide
the benchmark percentage by the processor price. Simple enough, right?
For US pricing we took an average from Newegg, TigerDirect,
and eWIZ.
The reason why AMD's Phenom X4s are much closer to, and just about beat on occasion, the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 lies with the higher online price of that chip in the US.
Now looking at Euro pricing, derived from an average of Alternate.de and Hardwarefreak.de's pricing.
Summary
US-based customers' choices, based on performance-per-dollar, are more convoluted than in the UK or mainland Europe. We can recommend all X4s in the US and, in particular, the AMD Phenom X4 9750 in Germany.
