I see a lot of people just reading site benchmarks and repeating what they hear and very little first hand experience. Yes Intel beats AMD however I've played around and benchmarked a lot of AMD and Intel CPUs and there are a few things to consider:
1. Type of build - There are AMD CPUs that makes sense for a lot of builds. Most review sites grab a Titan or a 290X and use low resolution to show that Intel CPUs are better when it comes to games running 100+ frames per second. for most people that grab a GTX 750 Ti or a 270X, and game on 1080p, a 6 core AMD CPU is a smart choice considering it is 100 bucks cheaper than a 4670k
2. Monitor setup - What resolution are you gaming on? What refresh rate? If an intel CPU is getting 120 fps and AMD is getting 90, and you are gaming on a 60 hz monitor...you will not see any difference. In fact you are best turning on VSync and running at constant 60 fps. Also for monitor surround and 4K or anything that is GPU bound, a $200 dollar AMD mobo and CPU will perform very close to if not identical to a $600 dollar Intel one. Even with 780Tis in SLI or something high end...
3. DirectX 12 wildcard - DirectX 12 is supposed to bring multicore scalability that isn't available today. Having a 6 or 8 core AMD processor may be more future proof than most people think.
With that said, Intel CPUs are better no doubt about it, but for someone on a limited budget getting an AMD CPU + mobo could mean being able to add an SSD or better GPU to the mix and have better performance than going Intel.
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