amd .vs intel....

[Robin Laing]

Gilboa Davara wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-12-12 at 14:23 -0700, Robin Laing wrote:
> 
>>Gilboa Davara wrote:
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>>>On Thu, 2005-12-08 at 16:42 -0800, Ezra Nugroho wrote:
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>>>>http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/index.html
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>>>>
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>>>Eeeek! Not Tomshardware.
>>>In my experience, his views always seemed to follow how-ever advertises
>>>the most on this site. (Which is usually Intel)
>>
>>Well this article does not have a pro Intel conclusion.
>>
>>http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/21/the_mother_of_all_cpu_charts_2005/index.html
>>
>>I am also an AMD man and from what I have read, AMD is not producing 
>>more cutting edge and top line processors than Intel.
>>
> 
> 
> Umm...? By "more cutting edge" you mean what?
> Your own link seem to suggest that Intel is behind the performance
> curve.
> (And I still don't trust THG [Tom's Hardware Guid])
> 
> Gilboa
> 

To me the cutting edge is better dual core functioning and better 
memory handling.  Also lower power consumption is a nice feature.  How 
about 64 bit processors?  How easy is it to get an Intel 64 bit 
processor?  At what cost/benefit ratio?

I like how Intel is now following the AMD line stating that processor 
speed isn't as important as processing power.  Hasn't AMD been stating 
that for years?  And hasn't Intel been bashing them over it for years.

I cannot comment on THG as I rarely look at it.

I will add that the best processor depends on the code and usage.  For 
most of what I do, AMD wins hands down in the real world.