AMD vs Intell processors

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Senlis said:

Lets say I have 80-100$ to spend on a processor.

Lets see what AMD has to offer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340343%2050001028%201302820275%20105101317&name=3.0GHz%20and%20higher

Lets see what Intel has to offer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340343%2050001157%204027&name=%2475%20-%20%24100

 

The AMD processors are dual core ~3.2 GHz.  The Intel processors for that price are a fast Pentium 4 or a slow dual-core.  How much would it cost to get a ~3.2 Ghz Intel processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340343%2050001157%201302820275%20105101317&name=3.0GHz%20and%20higher

Now I know that Intel processors are faster because of the way they are made.  But that is a very significant price difference.  I don't think that the gain in performance warrants the cost of buying Intel.

I see an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz (65 watts) for $119 which will knock the socks off either of those AMD chips (89 and 125 watts) at $80 and $90 USD.  You save the $20 or $30 that year just in energy savings.

 

Back in the pentium 4 days, AMD moved into prevelance by being more efficient per clock.  Meaning they could do more with the same GHz the pentium 4 line could.  Since the Core 2 Duo architecture, the tables have turned and now Intel does more per clock than AMD.