This will be a Media encoding machine for a friend in the Caribbean, his budget is limited and the max funds for the cpu is $130 he will mostly convert DVD movies from one format to another. what is better for him an AMD tri-core or intel dual core. or heck even the Phenom 9600 x4 I believe thats $120, but I haven't seen too many great reviews.
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AMD Tricore or Intel Dual core?
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Here's some benchmarks.... http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/phenom-x3-8750_7.html#sect0
The 8750 runs ~$120
A Core 2 Duo E7300 runs $120 <--faster
..but the 9950 really shines compared to the dual cores in X264 encoding.. a 9600 x4 can be found for $120
If it were me, I would go with the 9600X4 with your budget constraints.
But, otherwise E8400 or a Q6600.
E8400 $164.99 Q6600 189.99
The 8750 runs ~$120
A Core 2 Duo E7300 runs $120 <--faster
..but the 9950 really shines compared to the dual cores in X264 encoding.. a 9600 x4 can be found for $120
If it were me, I would go with the 9600X4 with your budget constraints.
But, otherwise E8400 or a Q6600.
E8400 $164.99 Q6600 189.99
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Caribbean? Are you buying it from the states for him?
I agree, the E7300 would be better than the 8750.
I agree, the E7300 would be better than the 8750.