Phenom II X2 550 3.1Ghz vs Phenom X4 9650 2.3Ghz?

Both CPU are almost the same price £10 difference between then, 550 being cheaper. But I wanted to know which one would perform better in general tasks and which one would last longer in terms of performence in the next 2-3 years?

I know that 9650 are the original phenoms that were not good but still 2 cores difference for £10..

Man AMD is on the roll lately :oops:

Both CPU are almost the same price £10 difference between then, 550 being cheaper. But I wanted to know which one would perform better in general tasks and which one would last longer in terms of performence in the next 2-3 years?

I know that 9650 are the original phenoms that were not good but still 2 cores difference for £10..

Man AMD is on the roll lately :oops:

Mitjastiskovski

I just wanted to know which one is better. Not really interested in buying any CPU atm :P

The Phenom II would be better in almost anything, it would destroy the 9650 in games and also would likely have more overclocking room if its like the x4's which i'm assuming it is, I didnt even know they were out yet though:P.

They're out and affordable, too... I've been considering upgrading to one myself. Currently on a 939 3000+. Although, I'm still undecided....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680&Tpk=550%20phenom

Read a few reviews on the thing most say that they were able to OC it to around 3.9..

This reviewer got it to OC to 4.0, though: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/981/1/

not really a fair review for benchmarks. Note that the quad cores are running DDR2, while the duel is DDR3, but still worth a read, I guess. http://www.techspot.com/review/171-amd-phenomx2-athlonx2/

They're out and affordable, too... I've been considering upgrading to one myself. Currently on a 939 3000+. Although, I'm still undecided....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680&Tpk=550%20phenom

Read a few reviews on the thing most say that they were able to OC it to around 3.9..

This reviewer got it to OC to 4.0, though: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/981/1/

not really a fair review for benchmarks. Note that the quad cores are running DDR2, while the duel is DDR3, but still worth a read, I guess. http://www.techspot.com/review/171-amd-phenomx2-athlonx2/

Threesixtyci

The X2 550 will tear it to shreds. Oh, and if you're worried about # of cores....