Quote Originally Posted by informal View Post
I just checked some Q9xxx 3dmark06 CPU scores at the ORB.It looks like Phenom II and Q9x50 are pretty much even at the same clocks in this test
PhII 4Ghz : 5846
Q9550 @4Ghz : 5766 (Phenom wins by a small margin-80pts which is within margin of error-so they are the same per clock)
Q9650 @ 4.05Ghz : 6033 (Q9650 per clock wins by 1.1%,within margin of error).
Yours is slightly flawed because that was on Windows XP 64-bit. The reference 4GHz Phenom was on Windows XP 32-bit. I can find better scores then that, for example Q9550 @ 3.739GHz scores 6013 on Windows XP 32-bit

Quote Originally Posted by informal View Post
I say again all these Phenom II previews are just that-previews.We should wait for final reviews with proper bios versions and final platform to make up our mind where it sits exactly vs Q9xxx series.By the looks of the latest info it's quite competitive ,both per clock and in OCing abilities.
Anyway, I've made my prediction many moons ago.. As for the finale vs Q9xxx, I've already saw early on that it will be behind Q9550 as all clues are pointing towards that. I compare with stock clocks, and again all results pointing to that conclusion again. Well, now you can predict the pricing...