Comments on: AMD: Spider Gaming Platform

By: Norbit

Norbit — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:28:10 +0000

I was just checking out some benchmark tests against the equivalent Intel processor. The Phenom 9600 which costs £199 ($410) was beaten in every single test by the Intel Q6600 which costs £167 ($344). The Intel CPU’s also allow far more overclocking as well so after overclocking the difference will be even bigger.

http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/601683/amd-23ghz-phenom-9600–first-benchmarks.html

The simple fact is that at the moment the best AMD quad core processor is outgunned in performance and price by the cheapest one Intel sell.

By: Ldysabella

Ldysabella — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:23:18 +0000

Thanks for sharing. That’s good to know.

By: Ron Whitaker

Ron Whitaker — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:12:02 +0000

Unfortunately for AMD, Norbit is right. The Phenom lags behind the Intel chips, and the ATi is struggling to keep pace with nVidia. Unless this is a value priced system, don’t look for it to fly off shelves.

By: Norbit

Norbit — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:43:53 +0000

This system suffers from 2 slight problems. The Phenom processors are crap and AMD will be playing catch up on Intel for years and ATi are currently lagging behind Nvidia.

The only reason I can think of for buying this is if you are definitely going to install 4 GPUs but that will still leave you with a crappy CPU.