AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Review

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The Core i5 2500k is way out in front, offering much higher levels of rendering capabilities than the 980 Black Edition. It is also worth bearing in mind that at reference clock speeds the Core i5 2500k (3.3ghz) scores 5.34, which is higher than the AMD 980BE when overclocked to 4.4ghz.

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