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#1 vegita92
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hi all , i am wondering how much faster is q9550 compared to pen 4 3.2.ghz is q9550 worth $169? i am asking because I am upgrading my pc
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#2 codezer0
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:? Is this a joke thread? You'd bet your **** it is a worthy upgrade. Pretty much you'd only be able to top that kind of difference if you could go with an i7.
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#3 gigatrainer
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[QUOTE="vegita92"]hi all , i am wondering how much faster is q9550 compared to pen 4 3.2.ghz is q9550 worth $169? i am asking because I am upgrading my pc

Pen? Pantium? If so, it'll kick its ass without even taking a breath. Its THAT fast. Although I'd get a Phenom II(Even though I got a Q9550), its newer AM3 architecture will last for long.
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#4 Recontrooper
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[QUOTE="vegita92"]hi all , i am wondering how much faster is q9550 compared to pen 4 3.2.ghz is q9550 worth $169? i am asking because I am upgrading my pc gigatrainer
Pen? Pantium? If so, it'll kick its ass without even taking a breath. Its THAT fast. Although I'd get a Phenom II(Even though I got a Q9550), its newer AM3 architecture will last for long.

AMD all the way hehe!
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#5 broken_bass_bin
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Even the most basic Core 2 Duo will outperform a 3.2GHz Pentium 4. A Q9550 will be a MASSIVE improvement.

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#6 IvanElk
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you could under clock a core 2 duo to 1 ghz and still beat a pen 4 at 2.0ghz. Get it. You will notice a huge upgrade.
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#7 chefkw
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hi all , i am wondering how much faster is q9550 compared to pen 4 3.2.ghz is q9550 worth $169? i am asking because I am upgrading my pc vegita92

One problem - you have to be sure the motherboard will support a q9550 (just being the same socket 775 is not enough). And I'm willing to bet it doesn't.

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#8 imprezawrx500
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are you serious? would easily be 8 times if not more. I'd put it around 2-3x faster per core and there are 4 vs 1. the pentium 4 is now celeron performance.