amd vs intel

[evd]

what cpu is inside your computer?

Intel for Site Development, Macromedia Flash, Database Development..Intel has the power to keep multiple programs running without lagging.

Amd for Gaming, nothing else!!

I have both and use both, but not for the same purposes. Tried and true, this is where I stand on both..LOL
from personal experience of course...

[evd]

well is all matter of opinion and personal testing.
i compare a lot Intel to a fast car and AMD top CPU to a truck .
car is faster but if both have to pull lot of weight truck have now advantage.
all this is possible thanks to the k10 architecture and way they use of CPU cache.
but this is not a official statement just how my computer behave with app i use.
i use AMD for web but i do like to try out a quad core soon for a personal PC.

in our server we using a quad core and i have to admit i been happy since .

I have a quad as well for my site development and all my grahics....and I love my car...

But for the gaming side of me, which I do quite often....I do prefer my truck..LOL

[acidcore]

I have a Toshiba Satellite P205D-S8806 laptop, description from Office Depot below: (i bought mine from Newegg, and it costed more, but i bought back in february. A year later its still 1100 bucks!!!

The Satellite P205D 17" diagonal WXGA+ TruBrite widescreen notebook demonstrates a level of reliability and robustness to keep up with the fast changing conditions of your life. Get a performance boost with the AMD Turion 64 x2 Mobile Technology Gold Edition TL-64 included with system. The attractive Onyx Blue Metallic laptop is easy to use with the quick launch buttons for CD, DVD and Internet control. This model offers a DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) with Labelflash drive, for burning high quality labels directly onto Labelflash media. The high performance 200GB HDD and 2048MB system memory speeds handling of large files of data, favorite programs, digital images and MP3 music files. Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g wireless for the latest network connections keep you out and moving. Six USB ports, and an i.LINK port drives a wide range of mobile PC peripheral capabilities.

Parts in bold...The amd processor. I love this TL-64...works great, and like a good horse..nothing bogs me down.
I also upgraded from 2048 to 4gigs of ram, right off the bat when i bought it. The ONLY issue i've had, is for some reason, the mobo went out. That happened on December 6, 2008. I called Toshiba (still under 1year warranty) and told them...and i spent MAYBE 15 min on the phone with tech. He sent me boxes and I shipped it off to them. What I LOVED about it, check this out.

December 6th was on a saturday. I called on/around 6pm that night, talked to tech support..and by Tuesday (december 9) I had my free box to ship the laptop to Toshiba. By December 13, I was unpacking my laptop and starting it up.
They replaced the base, modem, speakers, and of course, the mainboard (motherboard). I still had ALL my data and OS just like it was before it broke, and had no loss in pictures and such that I could NOT save before sending out (well, i could've saved them but i didnt want to pull the HDD out of the laptop)

Also, my son, back in August, had tried to put 2 dvds in the disc drive, and BROKE my dvd-burner. I told them on december 6th that my burner had quit working, and I didnt know what the problem was...so they replaced THAT too...NO COST TO ME FOR ANY OF IT.

If you'll notice above, the burner in this laptop is not your everyday walmart burner..its a high-priced one. I was going to fix it myself with the replacement, but the price was over 150 bucks to buy the burner.

I'm hooked on Toshiba. Dont know what caused the problem with it, but its the only problem I ever had with the laptop..and its not something that will happen again, i hope.

[TD52]

I have been using both and have always used AMD when I build a system ...I will not use a intel
they are over priced so high and do not have the power and can not handle 12 things at once
my new system has a quad AND and 8 gigs of memory and it is a 64 bit and besides that the new winblows os's are made for AMD and even Dell bought a company so they could use a AMD they were locked into intel with a contracact
so the bought alineware and now they can give you either

I agree!! Toshiba is one of the best out there...(parts aside) Toshiba really do stand behind their products!!

[acidcore]

they really impressed me with how fast they handled my laptop, and how fast they actually fixed it. i told my wife on december 6th that "maybe we will have it back before christmas". BOY was i way off. I had it back the next week. And they asked me NO questions.

I have a question. The burner..what does that label thing..do? How does that work? I've never used that part..and dont know what i need. Anyone familiar with it?

Sad there's things on it i've never used, but I've honestly never heard of Labelflash media. Nor do i know where to buy it.

Originally Posted by TD52

I have been using both and have always used AMD when I build a system ...I will not use a intel
they are over priced so high and do not have the power and can not handle 12 things at once
my new system has a quad AND and 8 gigs of memory and it is a 64 bit and besides that the new winblows os's are made for AMD and even Dell bought a company so they could use a AMD they were locked into intel with a contracact
so the bought alineware and now they can give you either

I beg to differ...
I do agree that they INTEL -are over priced..but I have both..and prefer my INTEL...
Windows OS were and are made for INTEL and have been from the beginning. AMD entered the market later on. In order for them (AMD) to partake in the competition, they had to make their processors Windows compatible.
.Intel. For the moment anyway, Intel's
dual and quad core processors are the king of the heap. In particular, the companies Core 2 Duo/Quad processor lineup is out-pacing AMDs current Athlon64 X2/FX processor families. That may indeed change by the end of Q4'07, or it may not.

AMD is partly to blame for its current situation. Big green has not refreshed its CPU lineup since the last time PCSTATS dished the dirt on the AMD vs. Intel slugfest. AMD won the battle back then, but relying on the now somewhat dated K8 Athlon64 processor has left AMD without a good competing CPU for Intel's "Conroe". Intel published performance results on "Conroe" for quite some time before it was officially released, so it's not like AMD was blindsided by it either.

For its efforts, Intel has undergone more than a few self-evaluations. It had to deal with a "Prescott" Pentium 4 voltage leak issue, it stopped pushing GHz as the singular processor metric and adopted the same kind of rating system AMD had been using for years. Then, Intel abandoned Netburst and modernized the P6 core into what we now know as the Core Solo and Core 2 Duo processor
The Core Solo was nice, but Intel's Core 2 Duo is the real beauty. The CPU was an immediate hit among gamers from the time of its release, and it continues to out pace comparable Athlon64 processors.

Intel's previous NetBurst architecture had de-emphasized FPU power in favor of special instructions (SSE, 2, 3). This is partly the reason so many gamers ditched their Pentium 4/D computers in favor of AMD Athlon64 processors and it's more powerful FPU.

With the Intel Core processor architecture, the company finally addressed the FPU issue. Intel's "Conroe" CPU core has a very powerful FPU, and that has guaranteed a very welcome reception by gamers ever since.

As it stands in the fall of 2007, the Intel Core 2 Duo processor is generally more powerful than AMD's Athlon64 X2/FX series in games, and all around.

Whether you're working on multimedia tasks, workstation or just need raw data crunching power, the Core 2 Duo trounces AMD's best almost every time.

It's also proved its mettle as an excellent overclocker!

Early stepping Intel Core 2 Duo processors could overclock to 3.2 GHz+ on air cooling, and the recent 'G0' stepping can go even further. I've overclocked to the region of 3.8 GHz with the stock heatsink in fact.

By comparison, AMD's 90nm Athlon64 X2/FX processors have difficulty overclocking much past 3 GHz.... Make no mistake about it, clock for clock Intel's Core 2 Duo is currently faster than AMD's Athlon64 X2 and FX processors.

Thermal Output Improving

The Intel Pentium 4 and D processor series were notorious for consuming a lot of power, and consequently running quite hot. The architecture Intel based the Core 2 Duo processors on is much better in this regard. While Pentium 4 architecture was at one time headed towards 150W TDP (Typical Design power), many of its current processors are now pushing 85W or less. One generation before, Intel Pentium D CPUs hovered around the 125W TDP range, late model Core 2 Duo processors (like the E6750 ) have a 65W TDP!

It's true enough that the power values AMD and Intel specify are not entirely comparable with each other, but total system power measurements give a good basis for comparison. I've conducted some power draw measurements recently, and those tests showed that Intel is genuinely kicking high power habit. An average Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 based computer system draws about 7W more power than a budget AMD Sempron 3600+ based PC system with its single CPU core running at idle. You'd think the lower power budget AMD chip would be significantly easier on the juice than the fairly high end E6750 Core 2 Duo, but the difference is pretty small.

With an Intel Core 2 Duo system under load, total power draw results are impressive. For instance, a Core 2 Duo E6750 system consumes 163W of power (total PC power draw) when running with both CPU cores under load.

A comparable Intel Pentium D 940 system consumes 253W of power with both processing CPU cores stressed, and an AMD Athlon64 FX-62 power system consumes upwards of 235W! It's clear you can save a lot on the utility bills by switching to a CPU that sips electricity. Intel offers this, with great performance. (Please keep in mind that these are total system power draw values, not just the processor.)

I've often thought that Intel is the more innovative of the two companies when it comes to designing heatsinks for its processors. The current Core 2 Duo bifurcated radial fin heatsinks are remarkably good, and very quiet.

Gone are the days of throwing out the stock heatsink for an after market cooler the second the box is opened... For good all around CPU cooling, it's tough to beat Intel in terms of noise level. The stock heatsinks are just so quiet, thanks in large part to 90mm fans and Pulse Width Modulation which allows the rotational speed to vary based on moment to moment thermal output.

Of course, these aren't the only reasons Intel is leading with the Core 2 Duo, as we'll talk about next, chipsets play a big role....

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