There are golden Phenom X4 B3s out there capable of hitting 3.2Ghz on air!

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yes we all know that for +6 months, if nothing more to say then stay in the intel forum, there are actually people that like to test and have these chips because they are difficult (read knowledge on htt-nb-mem-etc) to OC and not just pump up the fsb and vcore.

Try since the release of C2D architecture... like what, 1.5 years????

I understand your point, but I do think a 3.2 Ghz phenom will be comparable to a 3.2 Ghz C2D, if not outperform it.

So I actually don't really understand your point.... I guess.

Thats the point. Clock for clock Phenom is slower than C2D architecutre. A 3.2Ghz phenom does not perform as well as a 3.2Ghz Quad. We arent even talking Penryn either which makes that small gap larger.

So i was saying; if a phenom 9550 can be clocked to those speeds it will be really cool chip because it's significantly cheaper then a q6600.

Ehhh, no. Thats the thing. A Q6600 can be had for $199 at Microcenter. A quick look for the 9550 gives me $210.