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If you are planning to assemble a new machine or thinking about a processor upgrade then too many options are available today.

Here we compare some popular processors from Intel and AMD like Intel Core i7, Core i5, AMD Phenom II X4, Athlon II X4, Intel Quad Core and Core2Due series processors.

Processor/CPU	Rating	Price	price/rating *
Intel Core i7 965	6762	53,000	7.8
Intel Core i7 920	5462	14,900	2.7
Intel Core i7 860	5575	14,800	2.65
Intel Core i5 750	4179	9975	2.39
AMD Phenom II X4 965	4192	9950	2.37
AMD Phenom II X4 955	3738	8950	2.39
AMD Phenom II X4 945	3366	8450	2.5
AMD Athlon II X4 620	3053	5250	1.72
Intel Quad Core Q8200	3207	8050	2.51
Intel Core2Duo E7400	1854	5200	2.8
AMD Phenom II X3 720	2516	6325	2.51

* small number means good value for money, high number means costly.

AMD Athlon II x4 620 is the best value processor as the index is very low (1.72) – a good processor with low price.

In Intel family Core i5 750 and Quad Code Q8200 are the best bets if you want to buy a processor which gives better value.

The performance rating data is based on the CPU Benchmark results from http://www.passmark.com/ which is based on thousands of performance benchmark tests.

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