Quad Core Round Up: AMD Vs Intel Clock to Clock(deneb vs agena + deneb vs intel)

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Clock for clock is good to compare architecture but just for that!
At stock clock PII 920 will beat Q6600, Q9300 and probably Q9400 and that will be sufficient to make him competitive.
That's the point.

Some intel users forget that even 9950 beats or equals Q6600 when both are at default clocks .Phenom II 920 will surely beat both Q6600 and Q9300.As for Q9400 I'm not sure,probably equal or win some/lose some. If superpi or similar "apps" are in question,intel quads will be faster .On the other hand if one uses mainconcept or does divx compression or games at high settings(the settings actually used in games by enthusiasts), I'd expect Deneb to be faster.