What is the different between Intel and AMD?
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They are just different manufacturers of x86 compatible processors. AMD chips tend to be better for video encoding and gaming, while Intel is usually better for applications like Office. The latest Intel chips beat the newest AMD chips for most things though, but at a higher price.
AMD is better.I believe what you a referring to is "higher performance per watt", in addition, compared to intel, have a "higher performance per dollar" too, which makes them very attractive.No, AMD actually makes processors that can school Intel, and they cost less. However, it's just that nobody submits 3dmark scores for 6 core Opterons...AMD/ATI's GPU's also school Intel's GMA, (haha, what a cheap shot), in addition to Nvidia's GPU's (arguably)
Really the biggest difference is price. Intel may have a slight edge in posted performance, but in a real world application they function Identically. You will have many people who tell you that Intel is the best, but it simply is not true. I always buy AMD because it is cheaper.
AMD is another CPU manufacturer smaller that Intel. Some Intel chips are faster than some AMD chips and some AMD chips are faster than some intel chips. Highest end intel chips are faster than highest end AMD chips. So to compare them, you need to look at each chip separately.
Lucee Girl
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Simple, really. Which one do I prefer? AMD, because that's what I started using years ago after Intel showed me really poor performance. My last two computers have had AMD, and any future computer will have AMD, also. You asked for my opinion, and that's what you have gotten.
Funkyberger
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simple answer-- they are different brands... AMD is usually the cheaper one..