Intel vs AMD

Silent Avenger · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:33 pm

I'm sure this has been talked about before but I just want to see what brand of CPU most of the people here on CompSci prefer. I personally prefer Intel CPUs just because they're more reliable and are more compatible than the AMD CPUs and that they run at a lower temperature then their AMD counterparts.

rdrake · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:58 pm

You sir, are playing with fire.

That being said, Intel.

Ultrahex · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:10 pm

personally i like things that heat up and explode so AMD is where i am at... actually i really have no preference a processor is a processor aint it? it works and it gets the job done at the end of the day.

RGB255 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:21 pm

Ultrahex wrote:

actually i really have no preference a processor is a processor aint it?

Well it depends on what you're doing for some things AMD is better and for others Intel is better but it all depends on what you do with your system. As for my choice I like Intel because my last computer had an AMD CPU in it and it fried on me. Also Silent Avenger, I agree with rdrake. You're playing with fire because I've seen one of these threads go horribly wrong.

Silent Avenger · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:24 pm

Yes I know I'm playing with fire because I've seen one of these threads go bad also. I'm just hoping that the people here are nicer than in the other forum which I'm sure all of you are.

wtd · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:10 pm

Asking the question means you've missed the point. The competition between the two means that supremacy (on any point, be it speed, power consumption, price) is in a constant state of flux.

This makes it possible for the savvy buyer to get the best deal at any given time, but that isn't possible if you're slavishly devoted to a particular supplier.

md · **Posted:** Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:14 pm

I think intel has the lead right now; but once AMD let's lose it's quad core chips I think it might change. 'Tis close though... very close

Andy · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:44 am

intel will release quad core before AMD. Both architectures are drastically different, and its hard to tell who will come out on top just yet.

Realistically, no consumer will not be see a big enough performance leap to justify an upgrade.

bugzpodder · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:54 am

Intel's first quadcore will probably arrive in november! the major improvement seem to be at the video/audio encoding area, having a 200% - 400% increase over the T6800. check out the review at tom's hardware

CyberGeek · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:14 am

INTEL!

.... and see below Wink

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md · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:48 pm

I just read this entirely...

Silent Avenger wrote:

I personally prefer Intel CPUs just because they're more reliable and are more compatible than the AMD CPUs and that they run at a lower temperature then their AMD counterparts.

I have no idea where you got these mistaken ideas... Reliability is pretty equal between AMD and Intel. Both run the same instructions, so there are no compatibility issues. And last time I checked an AMD CPU generated less heat then an equivalent Intel CPU (excluding the new core * chips, which are mch better power-wise).

ZeroPaladn · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:29 pm

I'm not a serious enough computer user to have a preference, mainly because to me a computer is a computer, both makes of hardware do what they were intended to do. Some may be better for gaming, other for buisness or personal use, but im not concerned with that.

I'm neutral on the subject.

[Gandalf] · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:28 pm

AMD seems to have created better CPUs in the past, and my Athlon 64 has served me better than any Intel CPU I've gotten, and got me more for my money.

Silent Avenger · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:35 pm

Cornflake wrote:

I have no idea where you got these mistaken ideas... Reliability is pretty equal between AMD and Intel. Both run the same instructions, so there are no compatibility issues. And last time I checked an AMD CPU generated less heat then an equivalent Intel CPU (excluding the new core * chips, which are mch better power-wise).

Actually my idea of reliability is probably different than yours. Some of my friends run on AMD processors and most of them have had problems with them of either overheating or just quite working. No doubt my friends don't make up most of the people who own AMD processors so I'm sure that AMD and Intel are just about equal in reliability it's just from what I've seen the AMD processors don't look that reliable. As for the compatibility, I was talking about the compatibility of the hardware not the software. There are some cases that I kow of where some motherboards do not support the AMD because Intel can give a huge grant to the company to make the motherboard solely compatible with the Intel processors. Also as for heat it all does depend on how you cool your system. My grade 11 computer science teacher actually did a test because of this very question and because he had 2 identical computers but one ran a Pentium D and the other ran an Athalon x2 and he got the thermometer for your CPU from futureshop and installed them on both PCs and he ran the computers at idle for about 2 hours and checked the temp and the Athalon was 3 degrees hotter. It wasn't much of a difference but it does show that the Intels run at a cooler temp just slightly but I think if you overclock an Intel it will run hotter than and overclocked AMD but I'm not sure.

1of42 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:05 pm

While up until about a month ago I would answer AMD 100%, the release of Conroe means that (for now) I'm an Intel person.

So Intel. Razz

However, wtd has a valid point in that this question is only valid up until the next product launch. Wink

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