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.
Hi,
I would request you to please let me know that I want to purchase AMD Phenom II X4 955 with ASUS Motherboard with 4GB DDR3 RAM.