06-22-2013, 06:10 PM
(06-22-2013, 06:45 AM)ItsGreat Wrote: Phenom is much better, I bet a phenom II clocked 3 GHZ would be better then a bulldozer at 3.7 GHZ
Nononononononono nonononono no no no nope nuh uh not true.
Bulldozer isn't as hot as phenom II in single threading, but it's definitely not 20%+ slower and you should definitely not be downgrading to a phenom processor over it. In fact, in most tests it's less than 10% (still very disappointing...)
Bulldozer is a great overclocking architecture however... so that should be your goal. If you want an immediate upgrade, Piledriver is definitely better but really you're just better off waiting another 6 months for the next line to start showing up.