Im a fan of AMD because of their high L caches. Thats about the only area they can truly beat Intel right now.
Of course, if you do the math, the Phenom can deliver a tiny bit more processing power quicker because of the cache. So it really is the better choice for quad core.
Either way, I have the 9600, and I love it. Its a great chip that has alot of power behind it.
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Im a fan of AMD because of their high L caches. Thats about the only area they can truly beat Intel right now.
Of course, if you do the math, the Phenom can deliver a tiny bit more processing power quicker because of the cache. So it really is the better choice for quad core.
Either way, I have the 9600, and I love it. Its a great chip that has alot of power behind it.