zarx on 16 May 2012
| CGI-Quality said: Was just having a discussion like this with a buddy. I'm curious too, although according to him, AMD is the one to go for. Apparently, the processors there are better suited and efficient for gaming. |
your friend tells lies, unless he was talking about a laptop with intergrated graphics, as that is one area that AMD beats Intel, intergrated grahpics.
If you are going to have a dedicated GPU then intel wins in terms of game performance. Not that there is a lot of difference between the two at most price points, until you get to the high end where Intel pulls way ahead in terms of performance. Most games aren't CPU bound anyway, unless you have a enthusiest level GPU and a low res like 1080p.
As for AMD vs Intel it depends on the price point and what you are using the system for. But if you want a high end system then Intel are the defacto choice. For a laptop (non gaming) or HTPC AMD is pretty hard to beat tho.
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