Is AMD Athlon x3 455 @ 3.3Ghz better than Core 2 Duo e7400 @ 2.8 Ghz for Dolphin?

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(03-17-2012, 03:46 AM)PaRaDoX_94 Wrote: I do want to changue it but I expected more of the i5 on performance, and games like what?
how about the i7 980, is alot more expensive but sill I think the i5 will be another waste of money

or if you can sugest me another i7 would be great

This guy won't listen to anyone here (5 pages already) so i guess you can be fine on your own
If you just overclock the e7400 you don't need to pay for the Athlon
I7 1st gen != I5 2nd gen .i5 2nd gen will outperform i7 1st gen ,the i7 extreme edition with 6 cores will outperform the i5 but then again dolphin only use 2 core....
So Phenom II x6 and i7 980 are a waste of money . Bulldozer is just an Athlon with 8 cores
If you compare i5 2500k with that athlon , it's like elephant vs ant
Pentium 4 < Athlon <(10-20%) Phenom II = Pentium Dual Core <= (5-10%) Core 2 Duo <(10%) Core i series 1st gen <(20%)Core i series 2nd gen <(10%) Core i series 3rd gen