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Benchmark review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3674/amds-sixcore-phenom-ii-x6-1090t-1055t-reviewed/1
The new 6 core AMDs are generally a little better for rendering, and that's about it. Otherwise, it tends to get beat (in some cases quite thoroughly). The idle power consumption of the i5-750 and i5-860 are remarkably lower.
No regrets having bought an i5-750 in November.
Still, if you have a dedicated rendering box, you might benefit from these 6 core chips that are set at $200 and $300: EDIT - especially if you already have the correct motherboard.
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
The new 6 core AMDs are generally a little better for rendering, and that's about it. Otherwise, it tends to get beat (in some cases quite thoroughly). The idle power consumption of the i5-750 and i5-860 are remarkably lower.
No regrets having bought an i5-750 in November.
Still, if you have a dedicated rendering box, you might benefit from these 6 core chips that are set at $200 and $300: EDIT - especially if you already have the correct motherboard.
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103851
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849
