JAG Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Hi guys, do you think will be a noticeable difference in performance between a Phenom II X2 and a Phenom II X4 in games, in this case for FC 2 and the BlackShark? Thanks in advance Quick guide to configure ABRIS and LCD mini monitor Quick Countermeasure Editor v1.3.0 Core i5 3570K 4.0Ghz | GIGABYTE MOTHERBOARD | Crucial M4 120GB | 8GB DDR3 1600 MHZ | ASUS GTX 670 | AOC LED 23" | AOC LCD 24" | HYBRID DUAL THROTTLE (SAITEK THROTTLE QUADRANT + SUNCOM DUAL THROTTLE) | CH FIGHTERSTICK | SAITEK PRO PEDALS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sel94 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 I have the X4. As far as I can tell, it's not the greatest, but that might just be my horrible integrated graphics card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealN Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Not a vast difference between the two. The X4 will add a little headroom to move threads around, but even two cores should leave you with place to spare and clock frequency would be the governing factor. If run at the same speed, the two processors will likely perform identical to each other. Mind though that some games and applications will be able to take greater benefit of the two extra cores, and with the X4 you are less vulnerable to things like scheduled defrags or anti-virus sweeps and so on lowering your performance. If you are selecting purely on performance and not on money, I'd say go for the X4 for that added anti-background-process safety. If you want to make it cheaper, go X2. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakobi Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Phenom II xa @ 3.2GHz? Isn't that the BE? That means you should OC it! or is the 955 BE @ 3.4GHz? can't remember... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealN Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 In my own personal opinion there is no processor on the planet that should not be overclocked, but that's just me... :P [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted June 9, 2010 Author Share Posted June 9, 2010 Not sure about it's a BE or not, but I will check that, and about which one to choose, I think I will buy the Phenom II X2, it's cheaper than the X4, and can buy some additional DDR3 memmory, unless the extra core temptation wins at the moment of buying the processor. Thanks a lot guys :thumbup: Quick guide to configure ABRIS and LCD mini monitor Quick Countermeasure Editor v1.3.0 Core i5 3570K 4.0Ghz | GIGABYTE MOTHERBOARD | Crucial M4 120GB | 8GB DDR3 1600 MHZ | ASUS GTX 670 | AOC LED 23" | AOC LCD 24" | HYBRID DUAL THROTTLE (SAITEK THROTTLE QUADRANT + SUNCOM DUAL THROTTLE) | CH FIGHTERSTICK | SAITEK PRO PEDALS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakobi Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 (edited) The AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE should be nice. Besides check this article: Best gaming CPU 2010, June Edited June 9, 2010 by zakobi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124SqZeljava Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 In my own personal opinion there is no processor on the planet that should not be overclocked, but that's just me... :P Very true, i have 5400+ and it is OC better then BE, it runs from 2,8 to 3,25;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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