i am a bit confuse abt AMD and Intel.. can u tell which one is best and why ? which one you'll vote for?
"Pantium" has nothing to do with it but back in the days when I was selling computer hardware AMD always outperformed Intel. My Athlon Thunderbird 1400 is still pumping away 5 years after I bought it...
I was never a big fan of AMD until recently. About 6 months ago I bought a new desktop (P4 3.2Ghz w/1GB ram). It handled alright, it didn't do too well with the latest games (i.e. Battlefield 2, etc). But if I was grinding it as a gaming machine it did alright I guess. Overall I was satisfied with what I got, but thought I paid too much for what I got. At the beginning of January I bought a Compaq AMD Laptop. I was really leary at the idea of buying it because it was clocked at 1.9Ghz. But the salesperson assured me that because it was 64 bit, not 32 like most machines, that it would outperform everything. So I took a shot and bought it. The result - I don't touch my desktop much anymore The 64 big processor makes a massive difference. My laptop actually says it's running at 1.75Ghz, but it runs like it's at 4-5Ghz. It never has a problem with gaming. In short, I've switched to AMD technology and I ain't going back.
Actually the 64bit thing from the salesman must have been salesspeak, there is really no benefit as long as you run 32bit application - however the promise is good enough, a 1.75Ghz AMD might well outperform a 3Ghz Intel. 64bit architecture just isn't the reason for it. Besides, Ghz is meaningless when you're not comparing two models of the same processor like one Intel X.XGhz against another Intel >X.XGhz of the same model and stepping.
Another AMD vs Intel thread http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=43990&highlight=amd+vs+pentium Im use AMD, its cheaper and better than pentium. AMD vs. Pentium bout article
I have for some reason always preferred Intel. Though i've heard good reviews about AMD. I think they are value for money. But intel provides quality IMO.
I Prefer - AMD Because I am using it from last 2 years and haven't got any problem yet. Best for Home Use. Its so cheap. Regards, Amit Verma
Are there any other alternatives to AMD and Intel worth mentioning? I thought I heard about a company called transmeta, but I'm not sure they compete with them on the same level.
From all the forums I belong too and most of them either TECH or Video Gaming the results from most Owners is.. 1. Intel - Graphics, Video Editing, PhotoShop, Rendering, etc.. 2. AMD - Video Gaming All the Way... My personal experience with both??.. No normal user could prolly tell the difference and I have Never had a problem with either... RAM is also a big Factor, *The More the Merrier* in most cases.. Most *Novices* that Rave about either usually downloaded some Bench Marking program and then Spammed forums with his/her results Bragging... Alot is going to depend on what you use your machine for and not *How Fast it is*... Example: You could have the Fastest Computer in the world, but if you only type 20 words a day it ain't gonna make a hell of alot of difference how fast the machine is... If you just Email & Surf the Web then you really don't need the *latest & greatest* you just need a decent mid-range Computer and a fast connection like either Broadband Cable or DSL... "Dialup" will kill the fastest of Machines as far as Surfing goes IMO... Unless your doing Tons of *Number Crunching* and using the CPU to it's fullest I see no need for the fastest & the best... I run SETI@Home on both Cores of my AMD x64 4400+ (At 100%) while also Surfing tons of sites, working in PhotoShop and listening to Internet Radio and it Screams... But in this case I am doing alot more things at once and just not surfing or writing Emails or Letters and the such, this is also were lot's of RAM comes into play.. Just my 2-cents worth..
Transmeta specialices in low-power, low-heat processors so they aren't really targeting the same market. There are other who have made x86 compatibe processors too, but most have been targeting some niche, like small or embedded systems. Outside the x86 compatible market, there are lots of other processor manufactureres.