This is my next pc, what do ya think of it?

[Adam.C]

Originally Posted by PrivatePixel

It's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison, given the price and performance discrepancy between both CPUs. One would think that the more expensive Core i7 2600K would be a runaway winner in every benchmark test, but that's simply not the case. You can compare the numbers here (via AnandTech Bench). The Core i5 2500K's numbers are more in line with AMD's top current offering, the Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (you can find those comparison numbers here). For heavily-threaded business apps, I like the Phenom II X6; for gaming, I'm giving the nod to the Core i5/i7 (for now). I say now because the AMD Bulldozer CPUs (based on the K10 microarchitecture; release date: TBA) could give Intel's offerings a run for their money.

I am not entirely sure how you look at that benchmark and many others around the net and claim the 2600k is not a runaway winner. It clearly is and has been since release. The 2600k is far superior to the x6 in multi-threaded apps. In gaming it is not as much of a difference. Any of those chips would be fine for gaming.