AMD Phenom II 920 & 940 Full Review

[roofsniper]

wait so im a little confused. i keep hearing this q6600 cpu is better than phenom II. what is this cpu? i don't think i have ever heard of it. because i have heard of the q6600 cpu that they happened to have in this review and somehow i can't see how it is better than phenom II. maybe im just blind but idk. w/e i guess fanboys will be fanboys. i wonder what will happen after it is released. will people still be in denial?

[qurious63ss]

wait so im a little confused. i keep hearing this q6600 cpu is better than phenom II. what is this cpu? i don't think i have ever heard of it. because i have heard of the q6600 cpu that they happened to have in this review and somehow i can't see how it is better than phenom II. maybe im just blind but idk. w/e i guess fanboys will be fanboys. i wonder what will happen after it is released. will people still be in denial?

The Q6600 stock speed is 2.4ghz so it has a 400-600mhz disadvantage to the 920, 940 PIIs. The rationale is that if you clock them the same then the Q6600 will probably edge out the PIIs. No one here is in denial, it's just that the OP has enough credibility with members of XS to believe the numbers. BTW this is a "limited" review that will not satisfy everyone but at least I will give him the benefit of the doubt and believe the numbers are correct.

[roofsniper]

The Q6600 stock speed is 2.4ghz so it has a 400-600mhz disadvantage to the 920, 940 PIIs. The rationale is that if you clock them the same then the Q6600 will probably edge out the PIIs. No one here is in denial, it's just that the OP has enough credibility with members of XS to believe the numbers. BTW this is a "limited" review that will not satisfy everyone but at least I will give him the benefit of the doubt and believe the numbers are correct.

yes i understand that but it is not proven. and if you are taking ocing the q6600 into consideration then why not oc the phenom II? sure maybe an oced q6600 can be better than a stock phenom II but who says a oced phenom II can't be better than a stock q9xxx or an i7? if you are gonna oc one then you oc them all. the clock to clock at 3.7 will help some but you still have to remember the fact that if the q6600 maxes at 3.7ghz then you should max out the phenom II as well.......

[qurious63ss]

yes i understand that but it is not proven. and if you are taking ocing the q6600 into consideration then why not oc the phenom II? sure maybe an oced q6600 can be better than a stock phenom II but who says a oced phenom II can't be better than a stock q9xxx or an i7? if you are gonna oc one then you oc them all. the clock to clock at 3.7 will help some but you still have to remember the fact that if the q6600 maxes at 3.7ghz then you should max out the phenom II as well.......

No I'm more interested in clock for clock to see where IPC is at with these chips. I have heard anywhere from 5-25% better then Phenom I so it would be interesting to see what it really is. IPC is pretty much standard and can be easily proven, while overclocking would be all over the board with some cherry chips hitting 4ghz while others might struggle to get to 3.5ghz, this goes for both Q6600 and possibly PIIs.