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AMD’s first pair of six-core CPUs, the $285 Phenom II X6 1090T that we’re looking at here, as well as the $200 Phenom II X6 1055T (announced on the same day), aren’t exactly cheap. But compared with Intel’s sole six-core CPU (as of this writing), the $1,000, which launched last month, AMD’s offerings are downright thrifty. Indeed, while AMD’s new chips have names only a tax accountant could love, you probably won’t have to blow much of your federal return on one of these six-core wonders. That’s more than we can say about Intel’s six-core offering. Uno Flash Game Replacement Cards. At their under-$300 prices, it’s no surprise that AMD’s six-core chips don’t run as fast as Intel’s top-end CPU speed demon. But with features like dynamic CPU clock speeds and compatibility with existing AM3 systems, they further cement AMD’s dominance in terms of both upgrade flexibility and performance for your dollar. Imagecast Professional here. Intel still holds a strong lead in ultimate performance, but in our tests, the Phenom II X6 1090T performed right in line with Intel chips that currently sell for nearly twice as much.

First though, let’s discuss who can actually make best use of high-end CPUs like these. As much as both Intel and AMD may lament it, most software still can’t take advantage of more than one CPU core at a time. For most everyday computing situations, unless you’re somehow tackling six CPU-intensive tasks at the same time, your six cores won’t make anything happen any faster.