How good is a Phenom 9600?

[ricanflow]

A 2.7ghz dual core can multitask just fine.

The older phenoms, especially the tlb affected ones really underperformed even with the 4 cores.

 

[Apokalipse]

A 2.7ghz dual core can multitask just fine.

The older phenoms, especially the tlb affected ones really underperformed even with the 4 cores.

I own a 9600BE, it handles multiple threads loads better than a dual core. Especially if you manage your programs properly (when you have multiple intensive programs, run each program on certain cores)

in single threaded programs, a dual core would be better.
but the 9600BE can handle itself very well when you have a lot of different threads open.

 

[hikaricloud]

It's not worth it for the extra 30 bucks, the x2 7750 would be more than suitable. Buying an older phenom for any more money that that would be a waste.

 

[Hussein19891]

Like Hikari said, the X2 7750+ will suffice.

9600 BE is just slow. So you will get more raw performance out of the dual core.

 

[Apokalipse]

It's not worth it for the extra 30 bucks, the x2 7750 would be more than suitable. Buying an older phenom for any more money that that would be a waste.

It would give you a lot more performance if you used the 4 cores. So it depends on how he's going to use it.

 

[Hussein19891]

Ok lets ask him, whats the most demanding programs he runs?