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Intel or AMD?

What do you prefer?
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  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    AMD's prices, Intel's technology.
  • Scratch
    Scratch Posts: 446 Forumite
    Intel used to run too hot, not sure if they have cured that one, I think maybe they did when
    the copied AMDs architecture.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,883 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    asbokid wrote: »

    i hate looking at those charts.....you would too if your cpus scored 440 and 720 ... but hey-ho !! I'm sure my machines perform better than that ;)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • asbokid
    asbokid Posts: 2,008 Forumite
    edited 2 June 2011 at 2:37PM
    GunJack wrote: »
    i hate looking at those charts.....you would too if your cpus scored 440 and 720 ... but hey-ho !! I'm sure my machines perform better than that ;)

    They don't mean much... If you can do what you need with a CPU that costs £10 from ebay, then why waste more.. My old Athlon XP served fine in a media PC..

  • 23n1th
    23n1th Posts: 1,523 Forumite
    AMD because of the price. Waiting to see how Fusion pans out, apparently its already better on low end systems like netbooks ITX etc.
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Several years ago I opted for an AMD64 chip. My current 2-year-old(ish) PC has an Intel Core i7 chip.

    It doesn't really matter who is "better" - just look at the prices and benchmarks and go for the one with the best performance per pound that exceeds the performance you require and is within budget...
  • Scratch
    Scratch Posts: 446 Forumite
    I have not had Intel before but I might go for one this time, but there is not a lot in it.
    As has been said, it is the best price performance and the general spec of the machine which matters.
  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    intel at the moment because of the performance, although i have hopes for the new AMD chips i just cant see them being useful for my desires
    Drop a brand challenge
    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Intel // better graphics upside too / by and large /
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
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