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I already did this test using an Intel i5 750 and an AMD Athlon II X4 620. Both systems where in identical cases with 4 gigs of RAM, the same OS, same HD and the same video card. Both systems where put on identical 22" monitors and the games put on the system where set to the same settings...

True but real life is not about numbers in clinical benchmarks. Put an i7 system with the same ram, video card ect, side by side with a Phenom II system and it is all but impossible to tell the difference in actual usage. Everyday tasks are a dead heat as all that extra horsepower of the i7 is...

That same Intel processor BTW costs north of $500 and the AMD one right at $300. Plus as more and more apps go forward into true multithreading the 6 cores will pass the 4 core plus 4 pretend cores. So saving $200 and having more future potential. You are right they are not equal, AMD is the...