Dollar HEXUS.bang4buck
For our US HEXUS.bang4buck ratings, we'll be using the US price taken from Newegg.com. Please be aware that all US prices are excluding tax.
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HEXUS.PiFast | Quake 4 | Multitasking | UK Price (Scan.co.uk) | US Price (Newegg.com) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom X3 8750 | 71.4 | 74.4 | 74.6 | £128 | $195 |
| AMD Phenom X4 9750 | 70.5 | 73.8 | 88.8 | £137 | $215 |
| AMD Phenom X4 9550 | 65.6 | 70.6 | 81.1 | £123 | $200 |
| AMD X2 6400+ | 89.7 | 81.3 | 57.9 | £103 | $163 |
| Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 88.9 | 83.3 | 100 | £135 | $230 |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 | 100 | 100 | 72 | £114 | $190 |
As expected, single-threaded value for money remains with the dual-core chips. This time around, AMD's X2 6400+ punches ahead of Intel's Core 2 Duo E8200 due to its lower price of $163.
Our Quake 4 HEXUS.bang4buck rating tells the same story. Spending more on tri-core or quad-core processors doesn't yield a boost in performance and therefore, the dual-core chips remain best value for money.
The multitasking HEXUS.bang4buck tells a largely different story. AMD's Phenom processors, including the tri-core X3 and quad-core X4s, are priced much more competitively. Though Intel's Core 2 Quad still comes out on top, the gap is increasingly small due to its high asking price of $230.
HEXUS.bang4buck summary (US)
Customers in the US face a different choice. Though Intel's Q6600 is the clear choice for UK buyers, AMD's Phenom X3 8750 proves to be a reasonable alternative for US buyers, based on performance-per-dollar
