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Intel i3 better than Phenom 955?..

Basically:

Best budget at stock i3.

Best budget with easy oc 955 (@4ghz), bulldozer upgrade potential if the right mobo is used.

Best performance for your money i5-2500k, although the mobo will cost more there both the potential for an i7 upgrade/over-clock in say a years time. If you don't plan on upgrading for a couple years this would probably be the best value.
 
Cookeh said:
i3 is pretty pointless.

If for gaming, 955 will be better as games are beginning to make use of more cores - which the i3 doesn't have.

If for applications that make use of more cores (like Vegas, Photoshop, any music maker) then X4 will be better bet, despite the higher ipc of the i3.

The i3 can't be overclocked at all, so no speed boost there, as opposed to the 4.0GHz that pretty much most 955BEs are hitting on stock volts (if R3-C3 stepping, which new ones will be).
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agreed.
 
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