Re: AMD PHENOM 9850 2.50GHz Black Edition

On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:03:22 +0100, Neil Catling wrote:

> Hi all
> My question is that I would like to know if it would be worth upgrading
> to the phenom 9850 CPU from my AMD 6400 Black Edition CPU, If so would I
> notice much change in my games or benchmarks. Thanks in advance
> Neil

Single or double thread, the 6400 will be faster. More than 2 threads, the
4 core will be faster. IOW's, you'd need to benchmark every app under all
conditions to really find the answer. Have a look at benchmarks here.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/

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