CPU/Mobo AMD PII X2 555BE Or Athlon II X4 635?

if u plan to game only then go for the 550be n try to unlock it. bt if u wanna do a lot of productivity work like encoding, rendering etc then go for the 635, the extra core will help.
 
devvfata1ity said:
if u plan to game only then go for the 550be n try to unlock it. bt if u wanna do a lot of productivity work like encoding, rendering etc then go for the 635, the extra core will help.
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nothing like that the Athlon II even after lacking the L3 cache puts up commendable performance in Single Thread apps, getting the Atlon II x4 635/640/645 is what I really recommend for current usage as multi threading will only increase and Core unlock isn't always gauranteed ~ warranty and stability issues :P

Bench - CPU - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News ~ Athlon IIx4 645 vs. Phenom IIx2 565 B.E. even the bumped up version of Phenom II lacks the firepower at price point
 
devvfata1ity said:
if u plan to game only then go for the 550be n try to unlock it. bt if u wanna do a lot of productivity work like encoding, rendering etc then go for the 635, the extra core will help.
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Even in gaming Athlon II x4 640 outperforms Phenom II x2 560... So buying an AMD Phenom II x2 555 wont b a good choice in my opinion... AND there is not even 100% possibility that it will unlock into x4...

Check out this review: CPU Benchmark, Part 2: Mainstream Processors - X-bit labs
 
How much of an overclock potential Athlons have
I can push my Phenom X2 555 to 4Ghz comfortably. Higher clocks will provide better performance, and most games dont really make use of more than 2 cores.
I would take the proccy which overclocks the best
 
ok here is an update, bought a amd phenom ii x3 720 be from members market & sucessfully unlocked to X4 20 @stock, OCed to 3.2ghz on stock & Cool n quiet enabled, ACC auto...super VFM....
here is cpu-z validation

Prime95 stable for more than 10hrs, OCCT linkpack for 1hr Auto no errors or bsod.

Max Load temp :34C C n Q enabled, 42C @Room temp 31C C n Q Disabled
Min Idle Temp: 22C

will be overclocking more since i have OCZ Vendetta 2 cooler sitting on it...

For ppl looking for Phenom II x2, plz go for P II X2 560 or 565 since nowadays 555BE & 550 BE have higher failure rates but newer cpu like Sempron 145, x2 560/565 unlock pretty much easily, saying this bcoz i saw failure of 3*555BE & 1*550BE this month & sucessful unlock of 3*145 to x2 & 1*560BE to x4 all at stocks...
 
Spectre said:
How much of an overclock potential Athlons have

I can push my Phenom X2 555 to 4Ghz comfortably. Higher clocks will provide better performance, and most games dont really make use of more than 2 cores.

I would take the proccy which overclocks the best
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There are games which takes advantage of more than two cores otherwise the performance difference between x2 560 and x4 640 wudnt have been this great... x4 640 outperforms x2 560 in almost all the games...

Checkout this review: CPU Benchmark, Part 2: Mainstream Processors - X-bit labs
 
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