no, i like amd, but core i7 beats the phenoms hands down. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-5.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-6.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-7.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-8.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-9.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-11.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-10.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/phenom-versus-i7,2360-12.html only game where they come close is left 4 dead, im awaiting the next wave of amd chips to see the difference.\ But as to this generation, core i7 wins.
i would like to see ANY proof about that, i7 wins every time, no matter how little, phenom 2 cannot compete. I bet you will also tell me that a amd athlon X4 beats a core 2 quad