you guys might want to check this out-*www.tgdaily.com/2006/08/21/intel_core2duo_e6400_invades_amd_territory/
i would like to quote some lines from the article at the above link which i think are important with respect to the topic of this thread
1)The new figures give the E6400 a performance index score of 2.74, meaning that in the five categories of tests we've accounted for - applications, gaming, synthetic processing, audio encoding, and video encoding - the THG test system with the E6400 CPU delivered an average of 274% the performance of an old single-core Pentium 4 2 GHz CPU, which currently sells for about $77 on average.
2)Given the assessed performance of all known AMD dual-core desktop processors, a hypothetical AMD processor whose performance index score was also 2.74, would sell for $537.17. And as our new-format chart shows, the nearest real-world competitor to the E6400 is AMD's Athlon 64 X2 5000+, whose index score is 2.72 but which sells for $360.
3)AMD's hold on the value side of the price/performance map appears more fragile by the day
4)The Athlon 64 X2 4400+ price rose a shocking $42 to $277 over the weekend (up 17.9%), and the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ price gained 9% to $157. This as Intel CPU prices continued a steady decline, with the Core 2 Duo E6700 down to an all-time low of $601 (down 3.5% over Friday), and the Core 2 Duo E6300 price down 6.4% over Friday to $204.
5)we're now able to make price/performance estimates for three more Intel processors, one of which raises the Intel curve, and the other which drops it back down:The Pentium Extreme Edition 955 joins the EE 840 and the EE 965 at the artificial premium area, as one of the three dual-core/hyperthreading CPUs still in dealers' inventory that continue to be sold at older price points. Dealers can't afford to discount these models even to get them off the shelves, even with better performing Intel processors selling for less than one-fifth the amount.But helping compensate for the EE 955 is the addition of the Core 2 Duo E6400, which we mentioned, and the popular Pentium D 805
By seeing the above article and now knowing that intel's prices have dropped(the e6300 is for 9000(approx) if 1$=Rs 45) and conversely amd's prices are doodling(first decreased dramatically,then increased dramatically) i would now advise anyone buying a new pc to increase their budgets(if needed) by 1k or 2k and buy an intel e6300 as it is now worth the money. even price to performacnce ratio is high.
If anyone can tell me the price of the e6300 and e6400 in india,especially in delhi,it would be very helpful to not only me but to anyone else who is viewing this thread.
