MOST ANDROID SECURITY THREATS WOULD BE BLOCKED IF PHONES RAN LATEST VERSION

MOST ANDROID SECURITY THREATS WOULD BE BLOCKED IF PHONES RAN LATEST VERSION

Android 4.2 contains protection against premium rate SMS apps, but has a very low distribution rate, Juniper researchers say

Over three quarters of Android threats are malicious apps that send SMS messages to premium rate numbers and could be mitigated by a protection feature present in Android 4.2, according to researchers from networking vendor Juniper Networks.

However, because manufacturers and carriers fail to update Android end user devices in a timely fashion, only 4 percent of devices currently run Android 4.2, even though this version was released more than six months ago.

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From March 2012 to March 2013 the number of mobile threats grew by 614 percent to reach a total of 276,259 malicious samples, researchers from Juniper Networks’ Mobile Threat Center (MTC) said in a report released Wednesday. Of those malicious applications, 92 percent target the Android operating system, they said.

The surge of Android malware in the past two years is consistent with the findings of other security vendors that track mobile threats. This growth is primarily driven by Android’s “commanding share” of the global smartphone market, the Juniper researchers said.

The majority of Android malware, 77 percent, are apps that earn money for their creators by either requiring users to send SMS messages to premium rate numbers or by surreptitiously sending such messages on their own. These threats usually masquerade as legitimate applications or come bundled in pirated apps.

The Juniper researchers estimate that every successful attack using such an app can bring an immediate profit of US$10 for the attacker on average.

Android 4.2 introduced a feature that detects attempts to send SMS messages to special rate numbers, also known as short codes, and prompts users for confirmation. Unfortunately, due to the Android market fragmentation, only 4 percent of Android devices are currently running Android 4.2.x.

This estimation is based on data collected from Google Play over a 14-day period ending on May 1, 2013, the Juniper researchers said. Based on the same data, the most common versions of Android found on devices are Android 2.3.3 to 2.3.7, also known as “Gingerbread,” with a 36.4 percent coverage and Android 4.0.3 and 4.0.4, also known as “Ice Cream Sandwich,” with 25.5 percent.

The lack of regular updates for Android devices contributes to the growth of Android malware, because the latest protections added by Google to the operating systems reach users too late or never, the researchers said.

The second most common type of Android threats are spyware applications that capture and transfer sensitive user data to attackers. These account for 19 percent of all malicious samples collected by Juniper’s MTC.

Some information-stealing Android Trojan apps discovered during the past year and distributed through drive-by downloads or phishing emails could also pose a threat to enterprise environments, the Juniper researchers said. Data collected from enterprise mobile devices running Juniper’s Junos Pulse endpoint collaboration and security software showed at least one infection on 3.1 percent of such devices.

While that figure is not large enough to raise a significant alarm, it is proof that the threat of mobile malware to corporate devices is not only theoretical, the Juniper researchers said. “We expect the presence of mobile malware in the enterprise to grow exponentially in the coming years.”

 

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Hackers stole $45 million in ATM card breach

Kevin McCoy, USA TODAY4:10 p.m. EDT May 9, 2013

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• Seven people are under arrest in connection with the case
• Attacks carried out in December and February
• Scheme involved stolen debit card data from 2 Middle East banks

NEW YORK — They didn’t use guns, masks or even threatening notes passed to bank tellers.

But an alleged international gang of cyberthieves managed to steal $45 million from thousands of ATMs in carefully coordinated attacks conducted in a matter of hours, federal authorities charged Thursday.

A four-count indictment unsealed in Brooklyn charged that eight members of the alleged gang’s New York City crew alone stole approximately $2.4 million from nearly 3,000 ATMs across the metropolitan area in secret strikes carried out on two days in February.

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“In the place of guns and masks, this cybercrime organization used laptops and the Internet,” said Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch as federal authorities announced details of one of the largest 21st century versions of cyber-robbery yet uncovered. “Moving as swiftly as data over the Internet, the organization worked its way from the computer systems of international corporations to the streets of New York City, with the defendants fanning out across Manhattan to steal millions of dollars from hundreds of ATMS.”

Federal prosecutors and investigators said the alleged attacks are known in the cyberunderworld as “Unlimited Operations” — because using sophisticated computer-hacking techniques enable those involved to gain access to virtually unlimited criminal proceeds.

The schemes involve hacking into the computer systems of credit card processors, stealing information involving prepaid debit card accounts and eliminating the withdrawal limits and balances of those accounts. The moves enable international organized crime cells that work in swift, surgically coordinated attacks to withdraw unlimited amounts of cash from ATMs before the operations are shut down.

According to the indictment, the alleged gang carried out two lucrative unlimited operations between October 2012 and last month. In the initial attack, hackers working with the gang on Dec. 22 allegedly targeted a credit card processor that handled prepaid MasterCard debit cards issued by the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah, a United Arab Emirates bank also known as Rakbank

After penetrating the processor’s computer network, the hackers fraudulently manipulated the balances and withdrawal limits on Rakbank prepaid debit card accounts. Then, teams of so-called cashers allegedly launched carefully timed attacks that caused more than $5 million in criminal losses from more than 4,500 ATMs in about 20 countries.

In just two hours and 25 minutes, the thieves allegedly conducted 750 fraudulent transactions that withdrew nearly $400,000 from approximately 140 New York City ATM locations, according to prosecutors and the indictment.

The alleged second unlimited operation unfolded between the afternoon of Feb. 19 and the pre-dawn hours of the following day. This time, the gang’s hackers allegedly compromised computers of the processor of prepaid debit cards for the Bank of Muscat, located in Oman.

In approximately 10 hours, casher cells in 24 countries conducted approximately 36,000 ATM transactions worldwide, withdrawing an estimated $40 million, the indictment charged. The haul included $2.4 million withdrawn by the alleged New York crew.

Authorities in more than a dozen countries around the world are working with U.S. counterparts on the investigation. The allegations announced Thursday did not identify the suspected mastermind leading the cyberattacks or the suspected computer hackers.

However the indictment charged the gang’s New York group was headed by Alberto Yusi Lajud-Pena, 23, who was also known as “Prime” and “Albertico.” He and gang confederates Elvis Rafael Rodriguez, 24, and Emir Yasser Yeje, 24, allegedly laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from the ATMs by depositing the cash in bank accounts and using the money to buy luxury cars and expensive watches.

In a single transaction, a total of nearly $150,000 in $20 bills was deposited in a Miami account controlled by Lajud-Pena, the indictment charged. He was found murdered in the Dominican Republic last month, authorities said.

Federal authorities have so far seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and bank accounts, two Rolex watches and a Mercedes SUV. They are also seeking forfeiture of a Porsche Panamera, which, like the SUV, was allegedly bought with money stolen in the cyber scheme.

In all, seven of the eight suspected members of the gang’s New York crew have been arrested and indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, money laundering conspiracy and money laundering. If convicted, they would face a maximum 10-year prison terms on each money laundering charge, 7.5 years on the access device fraud count and up to $250,000 in fines.

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية Al-Mamlakah al-‘Arabiyyah as-Su‘ūdiyyah
Flag Emblem
Motto: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله “Lā ʾilāha ʾillā l-lāh, Muḥammadun rasūlu l-lāh” “There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God.”[1][a] (Shahada)
Anthem: as-Salām al-Malakiyy Speed for Glory
Capital and largest city		Riyadh 24°39′N 46°46′E
Official languages		Arabic[5]
Demonym		Saudi Arabian Saudi (informal)
Government		Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
–	King	Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
–	Crown Prince	Salman bin Abdul Aziz
Legislature		None[a]
Establishment
–	Kingdom founded	23 September 1932[6]
Area
–	Total	2,149,690[5] km2 (13th) 870,000 sq mi
–	Water (%)	0.7
Population
–	2012 estimate	29,195,895[7] (43rd)
–	Density	12.3/km2 (216th) 31/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2012 estimate
–	Total	$906.806 billion[8] (19th)
–	Per capita	$31,275[8] (28th)
GDP (nominal)		2012 estimate
–	Total	$727.307 billion[8] (19th)
–	Per capita	$25,085[8] (30th)
HDI (2013)		0.782[9] high · 57th
Currency		Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR)
Time zone		AST (UTC+3)
Drives on the		right
Calling code		+966
ISO 3166 code		SA
Internet TLD		.sa السعودية.
a.	^ Legislation is by king’s decree. The Consultative Assembly exists to advise the king.

Saudi Arabia (ⁱ/ˌsaʊdi əˈreɪbi.ə/ or ⁱ/ˌsɔːdiː əˈreɪbi.ə/; Arabic: السعودية‎ as-Su‘ūdiyyah or as-Sa‘ūdiyyah), officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية‎ al-Mamlakah al-‘Arabiyyah as-Su‘ūdiyyah,  Arabic pronunciation (help·info)), is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area (approximately 2,250,000 km² (870,000 sq mi), constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula) and the second-largest in the Arab world (after Algeria). It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, Yemen in the south, the Red Sea to the west and Persian Gulf to the east. Its population is estimated to consist of 16 million citizens and an additional 9 million registered foreign expatriates and 2 million illegal immigrants.^[10]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud (known for most of his career as Ibn Saud) in 1932, although the conquests which eventually led to the creation of the Kingdom began in 1902 when he captured Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud, referred to in Arabic as Al Saud. The Saudi Arabian government has been an absolute monarchy since its inception, and it describes itself as being Islamic. Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and the kingdom is sometimes called “the Land of the Two Holy Mosques” in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca), and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (in Medina), the two holiest places in Islam.

Saudi Arabia has the world’s largest oil reserves which are concentrated largely in the Eastern Province.^[11][12] Oil accounts for more than 95% of exports and 70% of government revenue, although the share of the non-oil economy has been growing recently. This has facilitated the transformation of an underdeveloped desert kingdom into one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Vast oil revenues have permitted rapid modernisation, such as the creation of a welfare state.^[13] It has also the world’s sixth largest natural gas reserves.

Top 10 List of World’s Richest People – 2012

According to the 2012 list of the World’s Richest Persons published by Forbes Magazine, there are now 1,226 billionaires worlwide with a total net worth amounting to $4.6 trillion.

The monetary power of these billionaires is as large as the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India, the world’s 2nd most populous nation which registered a 2011 GDP of $4.47 trillion. The combined net worth of the 1,226 billionaires is also way more than the combined GDPs of 127 poorest countries in the world.

The Forbes list is dominated by the same people, with three new ones entering the Top 10 this year.

Carlos Slim Helu of Mexico’s largest telecommunications company Telmex remains as the world’s richest man for the third straight year, despite a $5 billion drop in net worth from last year.

Microsoft’s Bill Gates is still No. 2 while Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet is unchanged at No. 3.

Stefan Persson of Sweden is this year’s 8th richest person, up five notches from No. 13 last year, thanks to continued expansion of apparel brand H&M which he heads.

Re-entering the Top 10 for the first time since 2004 is Asia’s richest person Li Ka-Shing, Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate that runs Watson’s, the world’s largest chain of beauty and health stores, and operates a number of container terminals globally.

Wrapping up the Top 10 is Karl Albrecht of Germany, owner of Aldi Supermarkets, who was also No. 10 in 2010 but fell to No. 12 in the 2011 richest people list.

Top 10 World’s Richest Persons – 2012

#1. Carlos Slim Helu

• Net Worth: $69 billion (down from $74 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #1
• Age: 72
• Fortune: Self made
• Source: Telecom
• Country of Citizenship: Mexico
• Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
• Industry: Communications
• Marital Status: widowed, 6 children
• Education: BA/BS, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Carlos Slim Helu retains the title of world’s richest man for the third year in a row despite a fortune that’s $5 billion smaller than a year ago-primarily ­because of a lower share price for telecom giant America Movil, which accounts for more than half his net worth. In April the company was fined $1 billion by Mexican regulators for monopolistic practices, but is appealing the decision. Slim is spending more time working with his Carlos Slim Foundation and the Telmex Foundation than he has in the past.

#2. William Gates III

• Net Worth: $61 billion (up from $56 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #2
• Age: 56
• Fortune: Self made
• Source: Microsoft
• Country of Citizenship: United States
• Residence: Medina, Washington, USA
• Industry: Software
• Marital Status: Married, 3 children
• Education: Dropout, Harvard University

First part of mission accomplished: Bill Gates, the most generous person on the planet (he’s given away $28 billion already), has helped ­eradicate polio in India. In January the country announced its first polio-free year. Gates will continue to chip in $200 million a year to rid the world of a disease that is still endemic in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. His Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is also spearheading a malaria vaccine that is showing promise in ­clinical trials. Meanwhile the vaccine-spreading organization he founded, called GAVI, raised $4.3 billion in pledges aimed at distributing drugs to thwart the deadly infections that cause meningitis, pneumonia, and diarrhea in developing countries. He also has a new endeavor in the works: fixing agriculture. His foundation has committed more than $2 billion to small farmers. Less than one-fourth of his net worth is still held in Microsoft, whose shares are trading higher than they have been in 10 years; the rest is in private equity, bonds and stocks such as Ecolab and Mexican broadcaster Televisa.

#3. Warren Buffett

• Net Worth: $44 billion (down from $50 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #3
• Age: 81
• Fortune: Self made
• Source: Berkshire Hathaway
• Country Of Citizenship: United States
• Residence: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
• Industry: Investments
• Marital Status: widowed, remarried, 3 children
• Education: MS, Columbia University; BA/BS, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Warren Buffett announced in February he’d finally made the decision about who will replace him, but he wouldn’t give a name. In December, he chose his farmer son, Howard, as the future non-executive chairman and “guardian of the firm’s values.” New Senate legislation requiring the rich to pay at least a 30% tax rate has been dubbed the “Buffett Rule” in homage to the billionaire’s frequent public statements that the wealthiest should pay more than the average Joe. His net worth is down $6 billion year on year because of a 7% slump in Berkshire’s stock. In his latest annual letter he confessed to some mistakes, including being “dead wrong” about a housing comeback.

#4. Bernard Arnault

• Net Worth: $41 billion (no change from last year)
• 2010 Rank: #4
• Age: 63
• Fortune: Inherited and growing
• Source: Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
• Country of Citizenship: France
• Residence:Paris, France
• Marital Status: Married; five children
• Education: BA/BS, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne

Bernard Arnault orchestrated another stellar year for his luxury-goods empire, LVMH. Profits jumped 22%, thanks to record sales at Louis Vuitton and the successful integration of Bulgari. The group formed a joint venture with one of the world’s leading tanneries of crocodile leather, Heng Long. Arnault hasn’t done as well with his more pedestrian investment in supermarket chain Carrefour, which is worth $1 billion less than it was a year ago. Among his personal high-end collection: He owns Indigo Island in the Bahamas (rent: $300,000 a week) and ski chalet Cheval Blanc in Courchevel.

#5. Amancio Ortega

• Net Worth: $37.5 billion (up from $31 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #7
• Age: 75
• Fortune: Self-made
• Source: Zara
• Country of Citizenship: Spain
• Residence: La Coruna, Spain
• Marital Status: Married; three children

Ortega stepped down as chairman of his global fashion firm, Inditex, in July 2011. The company hasn’t missed a beat. Shares are up one-fourth in the past year, helping boost his fortune by $6.5 billion and pushing him into the global top 5 ranks for the first time. Ortega paid $536 million to billionaire Esther Koplowitz in December for Torre Picasso, a 43-story skyscraper in Madrid. He also owns Epic Residences & Hotel, a luxury 54-story waterfront condo and hotel development in Miami. Other personal holdings include a stake in a soccer league and a horse-jumping circuit. A railway worker’s son, he started as a gofer in a shirt store.

#6. Larry Ellison

• Net Worth: $36 (down from $39.5 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #5
• Age: 67
• Fortune: Self-made
• Source: Oracle
• Country of Citizenship: United States
• Residence: Woodside, California, USA
• Marital Status: Thrice divorced, remarried; two children
• Education: Dropout, University of Chicago; Dropout, University of Illinois at Urbana

Oracle’s stock has been oscillating for months. It’s rebounded since its August low but is still off 15% year on year due to a slowdown in the software and hardware giant’s sales, enough to knock $3.5 billion off Ellison’s fortune. Seeking to profit from cloud computing, Oracle acquired Taleo in February for $1.9 billion and RightNow in October for $1.5 billion. Ellison has been tagged as one of the clutch of billionaires interested in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. His big sport is yachting: he won the America’s Cup in 2010 and is bringing the 34th edition of the America’s Cup Finals to the San Francisco Bay in 2013.

#7. Eike Batista

• Net Worth: $30 billion (no change from last year)
• 2010 Rank: #8
• Age: 55
• Fortune: Self-made
• Source: Mining, Oil
• Country of Citizenship: Brazil
• Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Marital Status: Divorced, two children
• Education: Dropout, RWTH Aachen University

Eike Batista, Brazil’s richest man, is riding high on oil fever. His oil and gas driller, OGX Petroleo e Gas, produced its first oil in a test well offshore in late January; his 61% stake in the company is worth $19.8 billion, two-thirds of his net worth. The bombastic entrepreneur is also betting on his former passion, gold: In February 2011 he spent $1.5 billion to take private Canadian-listed Ventana Gold, which owns what he says is an incredibly promising mine in Colombia.

#8. Stefan Persson

• Net Worth: $26 billion (down from $24.5 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #13
• Age: 64
• Fortune: Inherited and growing
• Source: H&M
• Country of Citizenship: Sweden
• Residence: Stockholm, Sweden
• Marital Status: Married, three children
• Education: Associate in Arts / Science, University of Stockholm

Stefan Persson’s cheap-chic ­apparel chain H&M added Versace and Marni to its stable of designers last year and opened its first stores in Croatia, Singapore and Romania. It now has 2,500 shops in 43 countries. Persson, who is chairman, bought 5 million additional shares of the company and then gifted 4 million, worth $150 million, to a new employee ­incentive program. Persson’s father, Erling, founded H&M in 1947; Stefan took over in 1982, he gave up the chief executive position in 1998; promoted son, Karl-Johan, 35, to chief executive in July 2009. Persson acquired the 21-cottage village of Linkenholt in Hampshire, England in 2009.

#9. Li Ka-shing

• Net Worth: $25.5 billion (up from $22 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #11
• Age: 83
• Fortune: Diversified, self-made
• Source: Hutchison Whampoa Limited
• Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
• Residence: Hong Kong
• Marital Status: Widow, two children
• Education: Drop Out, High School

Li Ka-shing moves back into the top 10 for the first time since 2007. He is Asia’s richest person for the first time since 2004, despite a $500 million drop in net worth. One of the great empire builders, Li’s businesses employ 270,000 ­people around the world in 53 countries; he built one out of every 7 residences in Hong Kong, his ­Hutchison Port ­Holdings handles about 13% of the world’s container traffic, and his recently acquired Northumbrian Water supplies clean drinking water to 4.5 million people in England and sewerage services to ­another 2.7 million. Li also has personal investments in tech startups like Facebook and Spotify.

#10. Karl Albrecht

• Net Worth: $25.4 billion (down from $25.5 billion in 2010)
• 2010 Rank: #12
• Age: 92
• Fortune: Self-made
• Source: Aldi Supermarkets
• Country of Citizenship: Germany
• Residence: Mulheim an der Ruhr,
• Marital Status: Married, two children

Karl Albrecht’s $39 billion (estimated sales) discount supermarket giant, Aldi Sud, has some 4,500 stores, including 1,200 across 32 U.S. states. It opened its first New York City locations in 2011, one in Queens and another in the Bronx. To keep costs low, Aldi stores do not accept credit cards. He and his late brother Theo got their start at their mother’s corner grocery store after World War II and turned it into a large retail chain based on low prices in a no-frills setting. They split ownership in 1961; Karl took the more profitable stores in southern Germany, plus the rights to the brand in the U.K., Australia and the U.S.

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Unix vs Linux vs Windows vs Mac: What are the major differences (pros and cons)?

First: Mac OS X is a BSD Unix and GNU/Linux is a family of BSD UNIX-derived OSes. So you are really saying what is the differences between Unix and Windows?

Unix is modular. Which is how BOTH Mac OS X AND GNU/Linux — and for that matter Schillix and FreeBSD and DragonflyBSD exist. Nobody writes everything. Everyone writes little programs which together add up to the OS. In fact the Darwin Kernel which runs the Mac was written by someone who is now a VP and Micro$oft.

Windows is not just proprietary it is written by people who are not allowed to see more than the part of the Operating system they are working on. Thus if I want to run myLinux box for forty hours and do heavy work on it I can. It is monolithic and a lot can go wrong with it. WGA is a good example of the problem. Hello. Do you really think all those not genuine copies are not paid for?

Other Answers:

This Answer only covers X-nix and Windows systems. Mac OS and Linux are both variants of r clones of Unix. The only drawback of a Mac compared to a X-nix system(and it’s a big one) is that there are many ways to break your warranty at the command line on a Mac. This fact is not just a practical problem but has begun to become a political problem as the legislators in Washington continue to argue over our rights(linux) verses the rights of the corporation(microsoft). (think Tron- red verses blue)
There are many different reasons for doing different things in the digital world- so this Answer will cover the Philosophical, Financial, and Pragmatic pros and cons.
Pragmatic(usefulness):
1. Linux systems are quite handy at doing most common chores. Word processing, image/video/audio editing and viewing software, complex scientific tools and drafting software (loads more) can be easily added on to most Linux systems with package management software. Windows comes with some but really good software costs money. When you buy it you own it, and any bugs that come with it.
2. Linux was built by programmers for programming, web services and number crunching and so, it is really good at these kinds of tasks. Windows has the ability to do these things too, usually if you purchase it.
3. Linux doesn’t get viruses very easily, though you can get one through wine(the windows compatibility layer software) but it is really rare. Also Linux can be used to find and remove virus infections on Windows systems.
4. Linux very rarely crashes. (anyone remember Bill Gates getting shot on the nuclear sub on The Simpsons?) and is very secure. (if you want to secure windows yank the network cable from the wall)
5. if you Don’t know some basic things about how computers function, you may have a hard time using some of the more advanced feature of Linux – the radically expensive bug filled Windows compatible software solution may be for you.
6. Windows plays some games better than Linux. Especially new games. Sometimes this is because the maker of the game is operating on the principal that if they release the code then it will get exploited or stolen and so the code is not available on open source systems. Other times the it was just written for windows systems and wasn’t ported to open source. Usually a game will run in wine or dosbox on Linux.
7. Windows used to be more user friendly, This trend has reversed and is quickly becoming a strong selling point of Linux.

Financial:
1. On Windows you have to pay for the good software. Linux is Open source. This does not mean it is free. While you don’t pay money to download and use most versions, it is still limited by its license and this could have many implications for commercial use (far beyond the scope of this document) .
2. install Windows here->http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/pd/productID.216647200/categoryID.50726100/list.true
or install Ubuntu here->http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download
3. When you use or donate to Linux you support the free and open source software movement providing free software and closing the software gap for impoverished persons around the world.

Philosophical:
1. You own the source code. You own it and are free to write a better version of it. You are also responsible for contribution to the community. If you write a better version of the code you have to give it back to the community and then everyone owns it. This is how it gets written, this is why it is free and why it is virus resistant. In this way it is organic and grows with the needs of its users.
2. Windows uses closed source code(unreadable) which hides bugs so that only crackers and black hat hackers find them.This is based off of the philosophy that other developers can somehow steal the code or find bugs in it. Kind of backwards.
3. Microsoft doesn’t play well with others. Microsoft programs like word don’t read document produced by other programs well, so it’s better just not to get into them. One extreme example is that Internet Explorer just recently released their first fully css compliant browser last year. .. sad.
4. Windows releases bug fixes on a schedule, this is a result of corporate policy. Linux fixes them as soon as a solution is found. (this may be more pragmatic.)
5.Programmer don’t like to be locked out of the code. If you can’t change it what happens when the firmware changes?

The biggest differences are in the licensing.
If we Look at all of the pros and cons we can see the only reason to use Windows is if we want to play a newer game or if we need to write a document for a windows program like word. Windows won’t read open word documents uniformly and if they did, Microsoft would release a word update on the next update date … to fix it.

Source(s):

If you want to know how and why it’s all like this … read this:
http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/
and this:
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Intel Vs AMD

High End CPU’s – Intel Vs AMD This chart comparing high end CPU’s is made using thousands of PerformanceTestbenchmark results and is updated daily. These are the high end AMD and Intel CPUs are typically those found in newer computers. The chart below compares the performance of Intel Xeon CPUs, Intel Core i7 CPUs, AMD Phenom II CPUs and AMD Opterons with multiple cores. Intel processors vs AMD chips – find out which CPU’s performance is best for your new gaming rig or server!

PassMark – CPU Mark
High End CPUs – Updated 27th of June 2012

Processor	PassMark CPU Mark Score	Price (USD)
Intel Xeon E5-2687W @ 3.10GHz	17,872	$1,893.00*
Intel Xeon E5-2690 @ 2.90GHz	16,498	$2,039.99*
Intel Xeon E5-2670 @ 2.60GHz	15,567	$1,539.98*
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz	14,071	$1,029.99*
Intel Xeon E5-2660 @ 2.20GHz	14,004	$1,323.00*
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz	13,544	$569.99*
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz	13,451	$583.00**
Intel Xeon E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz	12,927	$1,099.99*
Intel Xeon E5-2640 @ 2.50GHz	11,169	$899.99*
Intel Core i7 990X @ 3.47GHz	10,555	$999.99*
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz	10,437	$349.99*
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz	10,428	$319.99**
Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz	10,413	$1,659.99*
Intel Core i7 995X @ 3.60GHz	10,374	NA
Intel Xeon W3690 @ 3.47GHz	10,339	$1,057.99*
Intel Xeon E3-1245 V2 @ 3.40GHz	10,257	NA
AMD Opteron 6272	10,245	$539.99*
Intel Core i7 980X @ 3.33GHz	10,237	$1,151.87*
Intel Core i7 980 @ 3.33GHz	10,217	$622.44*
Intel Xeon X5679 @ 3.20GHz	10,183	NA
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz	10,179	$319.99*
Intel Xeon X5675 @ 3.07GHz	10,150	$1,437.00*
Intel Xeon W3680 @ 3.33GHz	10,056	$1,099.99*
Intel Core i7-3920XM @ 2.90GHz	9,981	NA
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz	9,937	NA
Intel Xeon X5680 @ 3.33GHz	9,933	$1,639.99**
Intel Core i7 970 @ 3.20GHz	9,872	$641.91*
Intel Xeon E3-1290 @ 3.60GHz	9,793	$885.00**
AMD Opteron 6274	9,792	$649.99*
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz	9,668	$271.59*
Intel Xeon E5-1620 @ 3.60GHz	9,650	NA
Intel Core i7-3820QM @ 2.70GHz	9,411	NA
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz	9,304	$309.99*
Intel Xeon E5-2630 @ 2.30GHz	9,195	$624.69*
Intel Xeon E3-1280 @ 3.50GHz	9,187	$619.99*
Intel Core i7-3770T @ 2.50GHz	9,145	NA
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz	9,100	NA
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz	9,084	$289.99*
Intel Xeon E5-2620 @ 2.00GHz	9,074	$413.00*
Intel Xeon E3-1270 @ 3.40GHz	9,001	$339.99*
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz	8,894	$294.99*
Intel Xeon X5670 @ 2.93GHz	8,865	$1,442.01*
Intel Xeon E3-1275 @ 3.40GHz	8,810	$359.99*
Intel Xeon E5-2420 @ 1.90GHz	8,699	$399.99*
Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.80GHz	8,646	$1,226.99*
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz	8,511	$1,096.00**
Intel Xeon E3-1230 @ 3.20GHz	8,370	$232.40*
Intel Xeon E3-1235 @ 3.20GHz	8,360	$260.99*
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz	8,360	NA
Intel Xeon W3670 @ 3.20GHz	8,356	$597.99*
Intel Xeon E3-1245 @ 3.30GHz	8,269	$279.99**
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core	8,267	$189.99*
Intel Xeon L5640 @ 2.27GHz	8,150	$1,044.76**
Intel Xeon E5649 @ 2.53GHz	8,118	$779.99*
Intel Core i7-2860QM @ 2.50GHz	8,026	$599.99**
Intel Xeon X5650 @ 2.67GHz	7,951	$1,003.99*
Intel Core i7-3612QM @ 2.10GHz	7,927	NA
Intel Xeon E3-1240 @ 3.30GHz	7,872	$264.99*
AMD Opteron 6172	7,784	$1,039.99**
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz	7,755	$229.99*
Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz	7,617	$209.99*
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz	7,563	$378.00**
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz	7,520	$309.99*
Intel Core i7-2920XM @ 2.50GHz	7,511	$1,096.00**
Intel Core i7-2820QM @ 2.30GHz	7,467	$499.00**
Intel Xeon X5687 @ 3.60GHz	7,393	NA
Intel Core i7-3615QM @ 2.30GHz	7,329	NA
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz	7,176	$199.99*
Intel Xeon E5-2643 @ 3.30GHz	7,115	NA
AMD A10-5700 APU	7,103	NA
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core	7,070	$167.98*
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz	7,007	$229.98*
Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.20GHz	6,965	$399.99**
Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.40GHz	6,898	$557.99*
Intel Core i7 975 @ 3.33GHz	6,892	$1,019.47**
Intel Xeon W3570 @ 3.20GHz	6,828	$1,089.99**
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz	6,819	$194.94*
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz	6,801	NA
Intel Xeon W5590 @ 3.33GHz	6,792	$1,617.99**
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz	6,738	$211.99*
Intel Core i5-2450P @ 3.20GHz	6,717	$214.99*
Intel Xeon X5647 @ 2.93GHz	6,693	NA
Intel Xeon E3-1260L @ 2.40GHz	6,692	NA
Intel Core i7 960 @ 3.20GHz	6,635	$322.99*
Intel Core i7 965 @ 3.20GHz	6,632	$989.99**
Intel Xeon W3580 @ 3.33GHz	6,622	$1,083.47**
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz	6,597	$209.98*
AMD A8-5500 APU	6,579	NA
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core	6,525	NA
Intel Core i7-2675QM @ 2.20GHz	6,508	NA
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core	6,460	$149.99*
Intel Xeon W5580 @ 3.20GHz	6,423	$1,659.99**
Intel Core i7 880 @ 3.07GHz	6,415	$583.00**
Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz	6,414	$295.85*
Intel Xeon E3-1225 @ 3.10GHz	6,403	$217.99*
Intel Xeon E3-1220 @ 3.10GHz	6,365	$198.00*
Intel Xeon X5677 @ 3.47GHz	6,348	$1,663.00**
Intel Xeon X5667 @ 3.07GHz	6,337	$1,440.00**
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz	6,337	NA
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz	6,318	$183.34*
Intel Core i7 875K @ 2.93GHz	6,258	$387.70**
Intel Core i7-2635QM @ 2.00GHz	6,248	NA
AMD Six-Core	6,239	NA
Intel Xeon X5672 @ 3.20GHz	6,211	NA
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T	6,202	$339.00**
Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz	6,170	$331.46*
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz	6,155	$189.99*
Intel Xeon X5570 @ 2.93GHz	6,107	$1,509.99*
Intel Core i7 940 @ 2.93GHz	6,105	$389.41**
Intel Xeon W3565 @ 3.20GHz	6,070	$316.99**
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz	6,032	$188.99*
Intel Xeon X3470 @ 2.93GHz	5,987	$343.99**
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T	5,981	$226.93**
Intel Core i7 930 @ 2.80GHz	5,833	$439.00**
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz	5,829	$174.00*
Intel Xeon W3550 @ 3.07GHz	5,792	$324.99*
Intel Xeon X5560 @ 2.80GHz	5,672	$1,251.99*
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz	5,652	$179.99*
Intel Xeon E5-1603 @ 2.80GHz	5,637	NA
Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.80GHz	5,629	$419.95**
Intel Xeon X3460 @ 2.80GHz	5,582	$405.99*
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core	5,569	$139.99*
Intel Xeon W3540 @ 2.93GHz	5,545	$698.95**
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T	5,539	$179.99**
Intel Core i7 870S @ 2.67GHz	5,535	NA
Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz	5,519	$285.00*
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T	5,458	NA
Intel Xeon W 570 @ 3.20GHz	5,419	NA
Intel Xeon X3380 @ 3.16GHz	5,372	NA
Intel Xeon X3440 @ 2.53GHz	5,308	$244.99*
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core	5,272	NA
AMD A10-4600M APU	5,247	NA
Intel Xeon X3450 @ 2.67GHz	5,245	$264.99*
Intel Xeon W3530 @ 2.80GHz	5,225	$285.00**
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz	5,213	NA
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T	5,183	$194.24**
Intel Xeon X5550 @ 2.67GHz	5,170	$1,003.99*
Intel Core i5-2405S @ 2.50GHz	5,121	$219.99**
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz	5,050	$197.95*
Intel Xeon W3520 @ 2.67GHz	5,036	$359.99*
Intel Xeon X5482 @ 3.20GHz	5,020	$1,279.00**
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T	5,003	$135.89*
AMD Opteron 6128	4,999	$269.99*
Intel Xeon X5460 @ 3.16GHz	4,949	$999.99**
Intel Xeon E5640 @ 2.67GHz	4,947	$779.99*
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz	4,934	NA
Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.90GHz	4,922	NA
Intel Xeon E5530 @ 2.40GHz	4,914	$559.99*
Intel Xeon X3370 @ 3.00GHz	4,907	$365.50**
Intel Xeon L5520 @ 2.27GHz	4,905	$649.99**
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	4,882	$189.00*
Intel Core2 Extreme X9770 @ 3.20GHz	4,880	$1,400.00**
Intel Xeon E5630 @ 2.53GHz	4,870	$557.99*
Intel Core i5-2500T @ 2.30GHz	4,865	NA
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core	4,848	NA
Intel Core2 Extreme X9750 @ 3.16GHz	4,821	NA
AMD A8-3870 APU	4,809	NA
Intel Xeon X5472 @ 3.00GHz	4,783	$844.50**
Intel Core i5-3470T @ 2.90GHz	4,768	NA
Intel Xeon E5620 @ 2.40GHz	4,696	NA
Intel Xeon X5470 @ 3.33GHz	4,693	NA
Intel Core i5-3360M @ 2.80GHz	4,677	NA
Intel Xeon X5492 @ 3.40GHz	4,639	$1,391.29**
Intel Xeon E5540 @ 2.53GHz	4,607	$791.99*
Intel Core i7 940XM @ 2.13GHz	4,603	$1,149.99**
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core	4,597	$139.99*
Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80GHz	4,591	$234.08*
Six-Core AMD Opteron 2431	4,586	$814.81**
Intel Xeon X5450 @ 3.00GHz	4,577	$852.00**
Intel Core2 Extreme X9650 @ 3.00GHz	4,565	$990.00**
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz	4,560	$470.00**
AMD Phenom II X4 980	4,485	$139.99**
Intel Core i5-3320M @ 2.60GHz	4,481	NA
AMD A8-4500M APU	4,474	NA
Intel Core i7 920XM @ 2.00GHz	4,463	$1,144.69**
Intel Xeon E5520 @ 2.27GHz	4,454	$379.99*
Intel Core i3-2130 @ 3.40GHz	4,421	$149.84*
AMD Phenom II X4 975	4,420	$119.99*
Intel Xeon E5440 @ 2.83GHz	4,360	$379.42**
Intel Xeon E5462 @ 2.80GHz	4,338	$255.99**
AMD Phenom II X4 970	4,335	$109.99*
Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz	4,298	$219.99**
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz	4,296	$379.95*
Intel Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz	4,283	$1,058.95**
AMD A6-3600 APU	4,259	NA
Intel Xeon X3350 @ 2.66GHz	4,258	$268.00**
AMD Athlon II X4 631 Quad-Core	4,247	$71.99*
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz	4,220	$122.96*
AMD A8-3850 APU	4,206	$107.12*
Intel Xeon X3360 @ 2.83GHz	4,206	$268.00**
AMD Phenom II X4 965	4,201	$119.99*
Intel Core i3-2125 @ 3.30GHz	4,162	$147.65*
Intel Xeon E5430 @ 2.66GHz	4,142	$598.95**
AMD Phenom II X4 40	4,132	$145.88*
AMD Phenom II X4 B97	4,121	NA
Intel Core i7-3517U @ 1.90GHz	4,112	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B65	4,107	NA
Intel Core i7-2640M @ 2.80GHz	4,090	NA
AMD Athlon II X4 555	4,069	NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz	4,039	$317.00*
Intel Core2 Quad Q9505 @ 2.83GHz	4,033	$247.23**
AMD Phenom II X4 15	4,031	NA
Intel Core2 Extreme X9775 @ 3.20GHz	4,028	$1,849.95**
AMD A6-3670 APU	4,021	NA
Intel Core i5-2390T @ 2.70GHz	4,014	NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz	4,009	$183.00**
Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.70GHz	3,995	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B60	3,991	NA
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core	3,982	$109.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 850	3,961	$135.27**
Intel Core i3-2105 @ 3.10GHz	3,937	$134.99*
Intel Xeon X5365 @ 3.00GHz	3,916	$1,298.95**
Intel Core i7 840QM @ 1.87GHz	3,909	$600.99**
AMD Phenom II X4 955	3,907	$99.99*
Intel Xeon E5607 @ 2.27GHz	3,871	$282.99*
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz	3,861	$114.99*
AMD Athlon II X4 650	3,846	NA
Intel Xeon X3430 @ 2.40GHz	3,845	$204.99*
Intel Xeon L3426 @ 1.87GHz	3,840	$325.99**
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6850 @ 3.00GHz	3,835	$970.00**
Intel Core i5-2540M @ 2.60GHz	3,833	$277.66**
Intel Core i5-3427U @ 1.80GHz	3,830	NA
Intel Xeon X3230 @ 2.66GHz	3,793	$310.51**
Intel Core2 Extreme Q9300 @ 2.53GHz	3,791	NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz	3,784	$216.30**
Intel Xeon E5420 @ 2.50GHz	3,767	$519.03*
AMD Phenom II X4 960T	3,766	$114.99**
Intel Core2 Extreme @ 2.40GHz	3,757	NA
Intel Xeon X3320 @ 2.50GHz	3,754	$229.95**
Intel Xeon X3330 @ 2.66GHz	3,751	$223.79**
AMD Phenom II X4 840T	3,715	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B50	3,701	NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz	3,692	$164.00*
Intel Xeon E5606 @ 2.13GHz	3,684	$229.99*
AMD A8-3820 APU	3,669	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B95	3,668	$225.00**
Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.50GHz	3,654	NA
AMD Athlon X4 640	3,651	NA
AMD Athlon II X4 645	3,645	$84.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 B35	3,638	NA
Intel Xeon E5507 @ 2.27GHz	3,632	$284.99**
Intel Core i7 740QM @ 1.73GHz	3,627	$407.53**
AMD Athlon II X4 641 Quad-Core	3,626	$87.48*
Intel Core i7 820QM @ 1.73GHz	3,622	$546.00**
AMD Phenom II X4 945	3,616	$99.99*
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz	3,614	$309.95**
AMD Phenom II X4 940	3,610	$104.99**
Intel Core i5-2520M @ 2.50GHz	3,609	$249.99**
Intel Core i5-2450M @ 2.50GHz	3,589	NA
AMD A6-3620 APU	3,587	NA
AMD A6-3650 APU	3,569	$88.97*
Intel Xeon L5420 @ 2.50GHz	3,561	$386.00**
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz	3,560	$139.00*
AMD Phenom II X4 B45	3,555	NA
AMD A8-3800 APU	3,546	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 973	3,530	NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q9100 @ 2.26GHz	3,525	$385.89**
AMD Athlon X4 645	3,522	NA
Intel Core i5 680 @ 3.60GHz	3,508	$326.35**
Intel Core2 Extreme Q6800 @ 2.93GHz	3,506	$1,125.00**
Intel Core2 Extreme @ 2.26GHz	3,499	NA
AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	3,489	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 830	3,479	$89.99**
Intel Xeon E5410 @ 2.33GHz	3,477	$265.39**
AMD Phenom II X4 B25	3,471	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 820	3,467	$89.99**
AMD Athlon II X4 640	3,466	$155.00*
Intel Core i5-2430M @ 2.40GHz	3,454	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 925	3,436	$94.99**
AMD Phenom FX-5200 Quad-Core	3,436	NA
Intel Xeon X5355 @ 2.66GHz	3,435	$490.00**
AMD Phenom FX-7750 Quad-Core	3,421	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B40	3,408	NA
Intel Core i5 655K @ 3.20GHz	3,390	$182.61**
Intel Xeon E5506 @ 2.13GHz	3,386	$229.99*
Intel Core i5-2435M @ 2.40GHz	3,377	NA
Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.30GHz	3,365	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B55	3,364	NA
AMD Athlon II X4 635	3,360	$79.99**
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz	3,357	$849.95**
Intel Core i7 720QM @ 1.60GHz	3,350	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 920	3,300	$109.99**
Intel Core i5 661 @ 3.33GHz	3,299	$196.56**
AMD Phenom II X4 05e	3,298	NA
Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2378	3,296	$179.00**
Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50GHz	3,290	$84.95*
Intel Core i5-2515E @ 2.50GHz	3,282	NA
Intel Core i7-2637M @ 1.70GHz	3,281	NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz	3,280	$229.95**
AMD Phenom II X3 B77	3,276	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B93	3,268	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 910	3,249	$204.19**
AMD Athlon II X4 630	3,246	$79.99**
Intel Core i3-2370M @ 2.40GHz	3,242	NA
Intel Xeon E3-1220L @ 2.20GHz	3,231	NA
AMD Phenom 9850B Quad-Core	3,229	NA
Intel Core i5 670 @ 3.47GHz	3,221	$342.95**
Intel Core i5 650 @ 3.20GHz	3,213	$174.98*
Intel Core i3 560 @ 3.33GHz	3,186	$137.00**
Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.30GHz	3,185	NA
Intel Core i5 660 @ 3.33GHz	3,175	$339.95**
Intel Core i7-2677M @ 1.80GHz	3,173	NA
Intel Xeon E5504 @ 2.00GHz	3,119	$289.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 810	3,117	$115.99**
AMD Phenom II X4 910e	3,109	$156.99**
Intel Core i3 550 @ 3.20GHz	3,106	$119.24*
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz	3,088	$134.99*
AMD Phenom FX-5000 Quad-Core	3,066	NA
AMD Athlon X3 450	3,064	$78.99**
AMD Phenom II X4 900e	3,048	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 805	3,047	$173.99**
Intel Xeon X3220 @ 2.40GHz	3,040	$298.95**
AMD Phenom 9950 Quad-Core	3,029	$156.99**
Intel Core2 Quad Q9000 @ 2.00GHz	3,020	$389.00**
Intel Core i5-2510E @ 2.50GHz	3,014	NA
Intel Core i7 640M @ 2.80GHz	2,996	NA
AMD Athlon II X3 460	2,987	$123.20**
AMD Athlon II X4 620	2,982	$89.00**
Intel Core i7-2617M @ 1.50GHz	2,972	NA
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz	2,971	$398.95**
AMD A6-3400M APU	2,964	NA
AMD Athlon II X4 615e	2,960	$145.99*
AMD Opteron 6134	2,938	$549.99**
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core	2,935	$110.00**
Intel Xeon E5405 @ 2.00GHz	2,935	$298.95**
Intel Core i3-2350M @ 2.30GHz	2,933	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 905e	2,921	$194.46**
AMD Athlon II X3 455	2,920	$79.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 840	2,917	$139.99**
Intel Xeon E5345 @ 2.33GHz	2,911	$196.42**
AMD Athlon II X4 620e	2,906	NA
Quad-Core AMD Opteron 2356	2,891	NA
Intel Xeon X5272 @ 3.40GHz	2,858	$429.95**
Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.07GHz	2,847	$107.22*
Intel Core i7-3667U @ 2.00GHz	2,841	NA
AMD Phenom II X4 B15e	2,831	NA
Intel Core i7 620M @ 2.67GHz	2,816	$332.00**