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Hey guys, I know there has been a few bench marks for the conroe and all of them have been very much in the favor of Intels new lineup. However Ive noticed that benchmarks typically only match up the higest end chips from both.
As far as performance differences in lower end chips, how much improvement will we actually see?
The lowest Core Duo will be the X6300 for $183 (USD) and on the 24th of this month AMD will drop their procs. So, the equivaliet (pricewise) will be the AMD 64 X2 3800+ for $163 (or 196) USD. Will the Core Duo still beat it? and if so, by how much?
Noting the video cards as well.. many of thses tests are dont with X1900XT or 7900 GT or wahtever, well Ill be using a X1600XT so how much difference will I see there..
Finally, the issue of upgradability. AMD obviously has a response (I cant really find one right now tho). Althought I heard that they will be having a major change in the begining of 2007. So if someone is considering upgrading in 2 years or so what would we be looking at to upgrade to? AM2 will be forward compatible with AM3..
Basically, Im looking at the conroe from a few different angles. not just performance (which was said not to be overly noticable in a real world situation) but as far as its impact in other areas..
Anyone got ideas on this?
As far as performance differences in lower end chips, how much improvement will we actually see?
The lowest Core Duo will be the X6300 for $183 (USD) and on the 24th of this month AMD will drop their procs. So, the equivaliet (pricewise) will be the AMD 64 X2 3800+ for $163 (or 196) USD. Will the Core Duo still beat it? and if so, by how much?
Noting the video cards as well.. many of thses tests are dont with X1900XT or 7900 GT or wahtever, well Ill be using a X1600XT so how much difference will I see there..
Finally, the issue of upgradability. AMD obviously has a response (I cant really find one right now tho). Althought I heard that they will be having a major change in the begining of 2007. So if someone is considering upgrading in 2 years or so what would we be looking at to upgrade to? AM2 will be forward compatible with AM3..
Basically, Im looking at the conroe from a few different angles. not just performance (which was said not to be overly noticable in a real world situation) but as far as its impact in other areas..
Anyone got ideas on this?