6 core processors

im siding with AMD and not just because  im a stockholder. it'll be way cheaper and and just as efficient and ill still get a 6 core processor. + theres the unspoken rule that AMd and Ati works best with each other and Interl ANd Nivida works best with each other and ATi's on the top for the moment

These polls are silly and very incomplete. The cheapest Intel 900 series (920/930) quad cores out perform the hex core AMDs in almost every way. The Intel motherboard chipsets are also vastly superior to the AMD offerings.

whats better? hmmm depends on your needs. the i7 980 hands down beats the phenom II x 6. the i7 980 retails generally at about 1k and the AMD hex core around $250 from what i've read...

so the AMD is a wise choice to get the most out of a small budget. from what i;ve read the new AMD x6 has the performace of about a 920/930 at a cheap cost.  with their turbo tech it allows the CPU's to be overclocked automatically on the fly so that if one core is needed more then the other it diverts power from one core ( unused) to another.

AMD's strategy is not to be the top power dog... instead it was a more realistic approach especially with the economy. they give you great performance for the money spent. the key is money spent. AMD is successful in their own domain.

There isn't much to be said about the intel since its attributes are well known as well as its performance. faster, better oc, ect. this comes at a price... and thats big bucks.

hands down 980 over x6. i find this poll a little irrelevant sicne it should be compared to 920/930 since that is its equal in performance. if you compare the x6 to a 920/930 i would choose the x6 mainly for its turbo boost feature or if i was on a tight budget where i to had to trim every piece of possible fat.


Edited by Raif - 07 May 2010 at 12:33am

bullsh*t... get your 6 core post up all the benchmarks you want, and I will beat the crap out of them with a quad core Intel at the same clock speed... this has been proven time and time again..

I vote for Cyrix, which had the single most brilliant bit of technology until the touch screen. They had a chip that fit over the wires uniformly spaced about 1/2 mm apart coming from an Intel 386. Snap the Cyrix over those leads, and voila!!, an instant 486 SX-20 was created!  Ahhh, those were the days... uh, no wait... THESE are the days, I mean.

Why on God's green earth do people even bring up stock 975s? Buy a 920/930 for $260, overclock to 4.0+ GHz, done. Discussion over.

And stop ignoring the inferior chipsets. AMD motherboards will piss all over your SSDs and tell you it's raining, and is worse in many other ways as well.

In all fairness it is true, why would anybody ever look at stock cpu, specially in forums like this? a 920 oced, can beat the heck out of a 975 for around the same price of a six core amd and beat the amd.

I voted for intel. Although my current rig is Phenom II 955. I plan to get Intel 980X for my next computer. I'm also an intel and nvidia stockholder.

Edited by silentoption - 10 May 2010 at 10:09am

Like I said, put up or shut up.. The Intel 920 smokes to AMD 6 core, not by a little, not by a few percentage points, but by a lot. I have proved that time and time again.. so post up your benchmarks, and I will show you how badly the little Intel beats the AMD 6 core..

Originally posted by kainhall and intel is the fastest chip on the market today, but for 1200 bucks i could build a system that could keep up with yours for less money!!!!! have fun with your 300 fps that you cant even see the difference after 75fps!

I hate when people say things like this, it is purposely misleading by leaving out a lot of key information. Basically you pick all the cheapest parts possible to make an AMD computer, give the total price, and then make it sound as if it would be much more expensive to make an equivalent Intel computer. The fact is the only differences between the two will be the processor, motherboard, and RAM, you don't factor in the price of anything else because all the rest of the parts, case, PSU, GPU, OS, and DVD drive are going to be the same.

So lets see what Newegg has to say about the prices.
AMD System:
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
Price: $205
BIOSTAR TA890GXE AM3 890GX Micro Motherboard
Price: $120
OCZ Gold 4GB DDR3 1333
Price: $160
Total Price: $485

Intel System:
Intel Core i7 920
Price: $280
EVGA x58 LE Motherboard
Price: $180
Patriot Viper 6GB DDR3 1600
Price: $160
Total Price: $620

Price Difference: $135

So if you could make an AMD system for $1200, you could make an Intel system for $1335 that is superior in almost every way.

I go where the money takes me, I'm a bang for the buck type of person. Prices say if you're building a new system the AMD Phenom II x6 is in no way a good bang for the buck buy, you give up way way too much performance, functionality, and compatibility for an insignificant $135. You could probably save than that just stepping down to the socket 1156 (P55) Intel Core i5/i7 line, and even that I wouldn't recommend to any but the most severely budget limited people.

Don't get me wrong or anything, I don't hate AMD, had they better performing CPU and motherboards than Intel for the same price or even equally performing CPU and motherboards compared to Intel but cheaper, I'd be recommending high end AMD systems right now. But they don't, and high end Intel systems are the better buy right now. What I do hate is the bending or outright fabrication of facts and bad advise by fanboys, regardless of which side of the camp they are on. Digital Storm is a great company and as such a great active and helpful forum community has formed around it with people who like to help other people make the most of their money. People who are spending a lot of money, and you can't mess around with other people's money like that.

he posted the 4 core, because the 4 core beats the AMD 6 core.....

i have a idea... since people are just butting heads! justin post your benkmarksand inferno post yours. a simple yet elegant way to end the debate... shall we?

the AMD 6 coe benchmarks all easily found, been out for a while now... Intels i7 quad core has been out for years, and those benchmarks all well kown... so it is very easy to see the Intel quad is far faster than the AMD 6 core.