How does a Dual Core AMD FX-72 stand up to Intels Q6600?

They are roughly the same price and I currently have an AM2 socket board, but I was just wondering in the actual difference of the two, if anyone could clear it up I would appreciate it greatly.

found this
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/cpus/index.x?pg=3

majinwar said:

They are roughly the same price and I currently have an AM2 socket board, but I was just wondering in the actual difference of the two, if anyone could clear it up I would appreciate it greatly.

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The FX-72 is a Socket 1207 CPU.

On the bottom:
"Don't expect a game designed for the weakling Xbox 360 CPU to stress any modern PC processor."

FX72 is a dual CPU @ 2.8GHz/ TDP 125W/ L2 2MB cache
Q6600 is a quaddie @ 2.4GHz/ TDP 95W/110W / L2 8MB cache

FX72 should be about the same as the Q6600 on anything that only uses 1/2 cores. However, if you go into something that requires less watts, more cores, or more cache, then Q6600 is the way to go.

If you are gaming however, then the 1GB of RAM might bring you down.

Here's a decent review:
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2007q1/cpus/index.x?pg=1 *EDIT* Man, am I slow. I just realized I gave the same link you did.


Q6600 wins every bench (that I looked at). It's cheaper, uses less power, and can be overclocked a lot more. You also have a lot more choice on motherboards (meaning, more than one).