Pentium G9650 + H55 vs. Athlon II X2 250 + 785G

[Nedjo]

Our friend on inpai continue their interesting reviews of the new (and old) processors. This time around we have budget combo of the new 32nm Pentium, and Athlon II X2. Only problem with the "budget" part is the price of the Pentium CPU:

Pentium G6950 - $99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116283
vs.
Athlon II X2 250 - $67 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103681

Let's check out cheapest H55, and 785G mobos on newegg:

H55 ( ECS H55H-M 1.0 ) - $85 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135256
vs.
785G ( BIOSTAR TA785G3 ) - $70 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138167

For the price difference of $47 you can buy this:

2 GB DDR3-1333 ( Patriot) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220453

or this:

POWERCOLOR AX4650 512MD2 (low Profile /w BattleForge) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131180

Article: http://www.inpai.com.cn/doc/hard/114958.htm

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