Which one will be better for gaming?

Aug 15, 2018
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I want to buy a processor there is a huge price difference between intel core2quad q9500 and q9550.
Which one should i buy?
Will doubling the cache memory will make a difference?
 
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Negligible, really.

In 2018, neither are really worth spending much money on.

Ultimately, if you had to choose between the 2, the 9550 with the greater L2 cache could be considered "better", but it really is negligible.
Id opt for the 9550 if the prices were the same, or extremely close..... Otherwise, the 9500 should be just as good for strictly gaming*.

*Although, bear in mind, those chips are >10 years old at this point - going to be pretty underwhelming as a gaming CPU on anything remotely "modern".
Negligible, really.

In 2018, neither are really worth spending much money on.

Ultimately, if you had to choose between the 2, the 9550 with the greater L2 cache could be considered "better", but it really is negligible.
Id opt for the 9550 if the prices were the same, or extremely close..... Otherwise, the 9500 should be just as good for strictly gaming*.

*Although, bear in mind, those chips are >10 years old at this point - going to be pretty underwhelming as a gaming CPU on anything remotely "modern".
 
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