I5 vs q6600

[kreepa]

yo i got a few questions...
- what is the better cpu
-would a stock i5 vs a stock q6600 be close to the same?
-would a stock i5 vs an overclocked q6600 @ 3.6ghz be close to the same?
-is it worth it to upgrade to an i5?
if you know the benchmarks for the 2 that would be cool if you could send the link...thanks

cool thanks.....

 

[Lmeow]

At stock speeds the Core i5 750 would be considerably faster. At similar speeds, they wouldn't be too far apart, the Core i5 with the lead of course. I wouldn't upgrade right now, I don't think it'd be worth it.

 

[xaira]

i think any quad to quad upgrade is pointless, unless its amd barcelona you are coming from, keep the q6 until you feel like moving to hexacore/octocore

 

[ubronan]

LoL i was thinking the same, and was constant asking myself stick with the q6600 or go for an i5, sadly my quady does not clock very high
I can only get it to run at 3200 Mhz i simply can't get it to run higher somehow.
Even though everyone says it should be able todo so