The numbers may appear to be close, but look what the numbers are for. While a difference 32.3 may appear to be small, When your talking FPS that's a huge difference. If you are wondering, that was the Half-Life 2 test.
the thing is if you arent going to OC then the 2 high end chips are very simmilar in performance.its the fact that the conroe can OC like a beast that makes it so good
Even if they were exactly equal, I would still get the C2D because if you ever wanted to upgrade, the processor would still run on the LGA775 socket so you would only have to buy a new processor instead of a new motherboard and processor.
Even if they were exactly equal, I would still get the C2D because if you ever wanted to upgrade, the processor would still run on the LGA775 socket so you would only have to buy a new processor instead of a new motherboard and processor.