techreport.com — CPU makers like to showcase top-end Core 2 Extreme and Athlon 64 FX-74 CPUs, but less expensive quad-core processors may offer a better mix of price, performance, and power efficiency. The Tech Report has tested that theory by comparing five quad-core desktop setups against one another with in-depth Vista x64 and power efficiency benchmarks.
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darkcapsMar 5, 2007
I'm still running a 233 Mhz Pentium 2.
rambleMar 5, 2007
Three years is pushing it for that rig.
chrisinsocalifMar 5, 2007
AMD's new CPU should surpass Intels current lineup possibly surpass or match intels next lineup.<a class="user" href="http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197700269">http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197700269</a><a class="user" href="http://www.crn.com/hardware/197007770">http://www.crn.com/hardware/197007770</a>competition is good, keeps the prices down
rotten777Mar 5, 2007
@GustomuchoYou have lost your mind. I have plenty of reasons to need more than 1 or 2 cores.
sonofagunnMar 6, 2007
Noobs. I'm typing this on a 500 Megahertz Pentium III.
sonofagunnMar 6, 2007
I let out on audible yelp when that page loaded.
svpirateMar 6, 2007
Lorks Mr Ontelli! AMD are catching us up! Throw more cores on the die quick!!Ahh ain't processor wars great...
Closed AccountMar 6, 2007
I'd like to make a comment that has both digg-up and digg-down sections to it...to satisfy everyone's urges...you decide which is which!1) The techreport has good methodology for accurate results, and draws confident and reasonable conclusions from them. They are rarely contradicted by their peers and are often cited as authoritative based on their transparent and available data. Any complaints generally deal with style and cosmetics, which weight differently and are subjective.2) Dual cores are yesterday's news, quad-cores are hot currently, 8 or more cores are today's news and when the 2 to the power of who-knows cores start coming at you faster than girls who share their shampoo secrets (and they told two friends, and so and so on) you will laugh when you look back to the minuscule operational differences between these products. As if anyone today can recall the operational differences between a 1.2GHz AMD or a 1.2GHz Intel. (Please don't if you actually can, we can wiki it).
dodjierosJul 13, 2007
well, evaluate this setup if you think it would be cool (i have this assembled myself and i'm using it) : intel quad core extreme processor qx6700, asus motherboard p5wdg2 ws pro, 4 gb of kingston elite ram, crossfire enabled two asus ati radeon 512 mb gddr3/4 hd2900xt graphics cards, 2 seagate barracuda 7200.10 250 gb making it a total of 500 gb, hp dvd r/+w 16x lightscribe dvd, +another asus dvd-r 16x. lian-li case tower black with cooling system support and an arctic square cpu cooling support. this setup i've made for graphics and video editing and rendering.