Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU?

How We Tested

During our benchmarking sessions we used the configuration listed below. Between our benchmarking sessions the only variable device was the CPU being tested and the motherboard, as AMD and Intel CPU’s require different motherboard types.

Hardware Configuration

Motherboard (Intel): ASUS P5K-E/WiFi-AP (1013 BIOS)
Motherboard (AMD): ASUS M3A32-MVP DeLuxe/WiFi-AP (0603 BIOS)
Memory: 2 GB Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-8500C5D (DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 with 5-5-5-15 timings), configured at 1,066 MHz
Hard Disk Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160 GB (ST3160815AS, SATA-300, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB buffer)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB
Video resolution: 1440x900 75 Hz
Video Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 932BW
Power Supply: OCZ ProXStream 1000 W
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake TMG i1
Optical Drive: LG GSA-H54N

Software Configuration

Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Service Pack 1

Driver Versions

nVidia video driver version: 175.16
Intel Inf chipset driver version: 8.3.1.1009
AMD chipset driver version: 3.0.642.0

Used Software

We adopted a 3% error margin. Thus differences below 3% cannot be considered relevant. In other words, products with a performance difference below 3% should be considered as having similar performance.

Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Phenom X3 and Phenom X4: Which One is the Best USD 200 CPU?
By Gabriel Torres on June 13, 2008	Page 2 of 11
How We Tested During our benchmarking sessions we used the configuration listed below. Between our benchmarking sessions the only variable device was the CPU being tested and the motherboard, as AMD and Intel CPU’s require different motherboard types. Hardware Configuration Motherboard (Intel): ASUS P5K-E/WiFi-AP (1013 BIOS) Motherboard (AMD): ASUS M3A32-MVP DeLuxe/WiFi-AP (0603 BIOS) Memory: 2 GB Corsair Dominator TWIN2X2048-8500C5D (DDR2-1066/PC2-8500 with 5-5-5-15 timings), configured at 1,066 MHz Hard Disk Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160 GB (ST3160815AS, SATA-300, 7,200 rpm, 8 MB buffer) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB Video resolution: 1440x900 75 Hz Video Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 932BW Power Supply: OCZ ProXStream 1000 W CPU Cooler: Thermaltake TMG i1 Optical Drive: LG GSA-H54N Software Configuration Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Service Pack 1 Driver Versions nVidia video driver version: 175.16 Intel Inf chipset driver version: 8.3.1.1009 AMD chipset driver version: 3.0.642.0 Used Software PCMark Vantage Professional 1.1.0 VirtualDub-MPEG2 1.6.19 Build 24586 + DivX 6.8.3 DriverHeaven Photoshop Benchmark V2 Cinebench 10 3DMark06 Professional 1.1.0 + October 2007 Hotfix 3DMark Vantage Professional 1.0.1 Quake 4 – Patch 1.4.2 Crysis – Patch 1.2.1 + HardwareOC Crysis Benchmark Tool 1.3.0.0 We adopted a 3% error margin. Thus differences below 3% cannot be considered relevant. In other words, products with a performance difference below 3% should be considered as having similar performance.
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