Thoughts and Conclusion
I will admit, I was biased against this CPU slightly from the start. Having grown accustomed to the power of AMD’s Phenom II line, I had thought that the Athlon II X4 640 would prove to be a bottleneck. The testing we outlined above, as well as a week of intensive personal use, has quite thoroughly disabused me of that notion. This CPU easily holds its own against any of AMD’s earlier mid-level Phenom II CPUs, and manages to go toe-to-toe with Intel’s Core i5 line on an even footing. With an approximate retail price of $120, this CPU easily beats out Intel’s mid-range offerings for those looking to get the most power out of every dollar.
Anyone have the foggiest idea what this says?