Is a quad 2.2Ghz Athlon good?

[Velmarshal]

Is a quad 2.2Ghz Athlon good? lol

 

[Samuraid]

If you are referring to an AMD Phenom 9500 (which is not an Athlon)...

Compared to an Intel Core 2 Quad, no. In most regards, AMD Phenom chips are not as fast nor as efficient when compared to a Core 2 Quad. The first Phenom 9500 and 9600 steppings even had a design defect that could cause system instability under extreme circumstances.

Compared core-for-core to the previous AMD K8 (Athlon) architecture, however, the Phenom is definitely a better choice, especially if the software you want to run typically uses more than 2 CPU cores.

 

[robot-dude]

Anything Under 4GHz should be thrown into the bin.

 

[GST_Nemisis]

the last good amd range was the X2 range. lets admit it. and even with the 5200+ chips it died out.

 

[Ralle]

If you are referring to an AMD Phenom 9500 (which is not an Athlon)...

Compared to an Intel Core 2 Quad, no. In most regards, AMD Phenom chips are not as fast nor as efficient when compared to a Core 2 Quad. The first Phenom 9500 and 9600 steppings even had a design defect that could cause system instability under extreme circumstances.

Compared core-for-core to the previous AMD K8 (Athlon) architecture, however, the Phenom is definitely a better choice, especially if the software you want to run typically uses more than 2 CPU cores.

You could also just have said. "yes"

 

[Samuraid]

You could also just have said. "yes"

Seeing as there is no such thing as a "quad Athlon 2.2GHz", the answer is not simply "yes".
Some clarification is required too, because K10 != K9.