July sees Intel's ratio-locked Core i7-980 emerge, while AMD's A6-3650 and A8-3850 APUs show up at retail. In addition, the new Sandy Bridge-based Pentium G800 processors challenge AMD's sub-$100 gaming CPU dominance for the first time in recent memory.
If you don’t have the time to research benchmarks, or if you don’t feel confident enough in your ability to pick the right processor for your next gaming machine, fear not. We at Tom’s Hardware have come to your aid with a simple list of the best gaming CPUs offered for the money.
July Updates
AMD's desktop CPU/GPU hybrid was officially released at the end of last month (check out AMD A8-3850 Review: Llano Rocks Entry-Level Desktops), and Llano-based processors started tricking out slowly thereafter. So far, though, there are only two models to choose from and both are quad-core models with 100 W TDPs.
The A6-3650 is a 2.6 GHz part with integrated Radeon HD 6530D graphics,
If you don’t have the time to research benchmarks, or if you don’t feel confident enough in your ability to pick the right processor for your next gaming machine, fear not. We at Tom’s Hardware have come to your aid with a simple list of the best gaming CPUs offered for the money.
July Updates
AMD's desktop CPU/GPU hybrid was officially released at the end of last month (check out AMD A8-3850 Review: Llano Rocks Entry-Level Desktops), and Llano-based processors started tricking out slowly thereafter. So far, though, there are only two models to choose from and both are quad-core models with 100 W TDPs.
The A6-3650 is a 2.6 GHz part with integrated Radeon HD 6530D graphics,
