The Phenom II 550BE comes with L3 cache which is missing in the Athlon II X4 and it is also clocked lesser than the PII. However, since the future applications and games will demand more cores than raw GHz, the Athlon II X4 is a better option. If you are anyways going to upgrade sooner than later, then the 550 is a better processor.
Due to the aggressive pricing of the Athlon's, going for them would be a wise decision!
Re: Machine Spec?
Hi,
I am getting a machine for 21000.
AMD Ath X2 Dual 64 7750 2000 MHz FSB, 2.7 GHz, (MOBO DONT KNOW), 2 GB Ram, 320 SATA II, Wireless KeyB Mouse, Speakers 2.1, 20" LCD, DVD Writer.
Is it good both config and price? I will be doing hardcore MS Office work, Internet surfing, and play FIFA soccer game.
Regards