Intel Core i7 920 vs. AMD Phenom II X4 940, overclocking

The Intel Core i7 has only recently been launched and its aim was to keep Intel at the top in performance, with Intel dominating performance tests over the last 12 months could they keep doing so even when the Intel Core i7 920 goes up against the AMD Phenom II X4 940 in an overclocking test.

This is just what Toms Hardware wanted to find out in one of their latest hardware tests. Looking at Intel’s history we can see that the 45nm Core 2 Duos were a great way for enthusiasts to create safe and aggressive overclocking and then we saw Intel’s Core 2 Quads deliver smoking speeds with apps using multi-threaded execution, even if they cost a lot.

How is AMD expected to compete with Intel’s great track record? This is where the AMD Phenom II X4 940 comes in, but when they go head to head what was the result? Click the read link below to get the full results.