Quad Core Showdown: AMD Phenom X4 9850 vs. Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

**MIG-31** · Apr 9, 2008, 04:36 PM

It's a measure of how far CPU technology has come when you can buy a CPU with four cores on a single die for about $235. That would be the AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition. It's also true that for under $300, you can buy an Intel quad-core CPU manufactured on a 45 nanometer (nm) process.
If you consider that the original Pentium processor, which ran at 66MHz (and that was the high-end model), was built using an 800nm process, with a measly 3.1 million transistors—well, you get the idea. And people spent upwards of 1,000 1993 dollars to buy one.
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Lelisevis · Apr 9, 2008, 05:25 PM

Didn't the original pentium run at 60mhz as well as 66mhz?

Not being picky i'm just doubting my own memory, sure I had a P60.

Judas · Apr 9, 2008, 05:35 PM

*sigh*

poor amd cpu's.... you need a breakthrough

blown503 · Apr 9, 2008, 07:41 PM

Hi, and welcome to my brand new quad core amd cpu. You can have it cheaper but you will not get any bragging rights because its last falls processor. Maybe our new amd quad cores we release in the summer and fall will compete with last winters cpus, MMM K.

**temeteus82** · Apr 9, 2008, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lelisevis

Didn't the original pentium run at 60mhz as well as 66mhz?

Not being picky i'm just doubting my own memory, sure I had a P60.

It was 66Mhz

Apr 9, 2008, 04:36 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Quad Core Showdown: AMD Phenom X4 9850 vs. Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 It's a measure of how far CPU technology has come when you can buy a CPU with four cores on a single die for about $235. That would be the AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition. It's also true that for under $300, you can buy an Intel quad-core CPU manufactured on a 45 nanometer (nm) process. If you consider that the original Pentium processor, which ran at 66MHz (and that was the high-end model), was built using an 800nm process, with a measly 3.1 million transistors—well, you get the idea. And people spent upwards of 1,000 1993 dollars to buy one. ___________ Review: Extremetech __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Apr 9, 2008, 07:41 PM	#4
blown503 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: S. Indiana Posts: 573 Rep Power: 0	Hi, and welcome to my brand new quad core amd cpu. You can have it cheaper but you will not get any bragging rights because its last falls processor. Maybe our new amd quad cores we release in the summer and fall will compete with last winters cpus, MMM K. __________________

Apr 9, 2008, 05:25 PM	#2
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Didn't the original pentium run at 60mhz as well as 66mhz? Not being picky i'm just doubting my own memory, sure I had a P60.