For well under £100, this dual-core Phenom II is the perfect partner for a budget gaming PC, giving massive overclocking headroom and performance on a par with more expensive multi-core offerings. With the extra cash on a better GPU, you'd see gaming figures even surpass them. The Athlon II, though, is weaker - too close in cost, but not in performance.

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