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Originally Posted by RoBoGhOsT  noob replies in this thread 
Q9400 is nowhere near i7 performance , its totally different architecture , dont just judge by the clock speed .
i7 uses triple channel memory , almost 2x memory bandwidth over dual channel ddr2 . also it has HT which gives around 20-25% performance boost .
Q9400 oced to 4ghz willl be equivalent to stock core i7 performace .
all amd owners think opposite  why not post P2 beats i7  |
Who disagrees with that ? speaking abt nos and specs feels good always
But what one cares is real world performance and OPs interest is in gaming. The memory bandwidth increase and HT feature benefits in other apps. With that view in gaming there is hardly any difference(Nil notable difference). OP wants to spend money wisely for what he wants. Not like others who jump into "latest is greatest".
Refer the CPU charts in Toms hardware to see the differences between i7 and core 2s in gaming. They also have a separate article comparing both.
Now calling others noob is totally uncalled for which makes you the one.