04-01-2016, 06:07 AM
Greg is correct in stating that the Phenom II was the last real CPU AMD made. The CPU in this thread is nothing more than a glorified dual core. 4 Bulldozer/Steamroller/Excavator cores are not real cores. Each core does not have its own FPU. So at best you could consider this CPU a triple core and even that is a stretch.
I am quite surprised to see it do as well as it does in games. For $90 I would much rather have a Pentium G3258, personally. That way you have a decent upgrade path as well. CPUs like this are not good for serious gaming though and they are only going to get way worse over time.
I am quite surprised to see it do as well as it does in games. For $90 I would much rather have a Pentium G3258, personally. That way you have a decent upgrade path as well. CPUs like this are not good for serious gaming though and they are only going to get way worse over time.