Intel or AMD

pparks1 said:

sergiogarcia9 said:

AMD is clearly the best bang for the buck at the moment. Just compare these

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor

Price difference between these are $50! I would go with AMD for my new machine, if i didnt already have the Intel board in it

Well, if you compare the benchmarks on these CPU's from a website such as this (PassMark Software - CPU Benchmarks - List of Benchmarked CPUs), you will see the following scores
Intel Q8300 at 2.5Ghz: 3563. Ranks at 73
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus at 2.6Ghz: 3123. Ranks at 100

As far as bang for the buck goes, the Q8300 is $148.99 at NewEgg with Free Shipping, while the AMD Athln II X4 620 is $97.99 with Free Shipping. So the price difference is exactly $51.

I guess many of you don't remember the old days when the price difference was HUGE between the two. It used to be that the Intel chip was $400 while the AMD chip was $175. This was substantial and would be worth a small decrease in performance.

However, for me, the performance difference between these 2 chips is worth $51. And honestly, compared to the complete price of my system...$51 amounts to about 3.5% of my entire system. That's about the price of a nice keyboard, nice mouse, 1 new game, etc. Put another way, if I am going to invest in a modular power supply, an SSD drive for my OS, a $300+ video card, a super nice cooler for my CPU....why would I skimp on my processor for a savings of $51???

While that might be true, i reckon that the best solution for a person who wants a low budget PC, is to go with AMD.

lol, the only Intel PC in the house is my daughters HP-Mini netbook with an Atom processor. My main rig is an Athlon II X4 620 Quad Core, backup rig is an Athlon XP 3200+. I also have an Athlon XP 1800+ and a lowly Athlon 1100 still in use. It's all about budget for me. I don't have a lot to spend on PC hardware so I usually end up starting with a bare bones system. The AMD systems seem to be the best bang for the buck and the most complete systems.

Athlon II X4 620 Quad core FTW!
Gotta be the best CPU i've ever had, runs every application i got smoothly :)

You also gotta remember that AMD provides a easy upgrade route without buying a new motherboard. One can have an AMD Athlon x2 and be able to upgrade to the new AMD Phenom II x6, oh and Tigerdirect has them on sale right now..... AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz 6-Core CPU for $149!! - Legit Reviews

DarkDavil said:

I think Intel if you want the absoulte best performance, but have to pay alot(those i7's 980X) but, AMD is great cost with amazing over-clock-ablity(much easier then in intel i think) And as always, im always with AMD graphics, bah nvidia and those 480's... 5970 alll the wayyyyy!

I'm with you!!!