AMD VS Intel

[sribeast21]

Hey! 

 

If AMD is offering 6 core cpu's $110 and 8 core cpu's for $220 and Intel has NOTHING that even touches these processors in terms of bang for buck. Why does everyone still go with intel. You get far better processors with AMD than with intel. I dont hate intel by any means, im just wondering.

 

 

Thanks,

Sribeast21

[piplupgao]

[whatthe_fuzz]

if I throw a 10 cylinder engine inside a Pinto that doesn't make it better than a Ferrari with 8 cylinders.

[Godlygamer23]

Power consumption, single threaded performance, better all around performance, Smart Connect, Rapid Storage, etc.

[L.E.D]

if I through a 10 cylinder engine inside a Pinto that doesn't make it better than a Ferrari with 8 cylinders.

 

Well put, Very well put.

[Hyydrah]

In terms of performance, Intel usually performs better (price be damned). Hopefully that will change, but for now that's the way it is.

[piplupgao]

There should be a stickied thread of amd vs intel and nvidia vs amd I'm getting tired of all these threads

[whatthe_fuzz]

Well put, Very well put.

why thank you sir :D im glad someone got my analogy

[Godlygamer23]

In some multi-threaded scenarios, AMD does win(like in areas that take advantage of all eight threads). But those scenarios where eight threads are actually utilized are rare. In that scenario, Intel's quad cores perform better in most areas. By the time most applications use eight threads(or more), Intel will have desktop eight core chips. Then, AMD will likely need to implement sixteen core chips.

[Hirad123]

Hey! 

 

If AMD is offering 6 core cpu's $110 and 8 core cpu's for $220 and Intel has NOTHING that even touches these processors in terms of bang for buck. Why does everyone still go with intel. You get far better processors with AMD than with intel. I dont hate intel by any means, im just wondering.

 

 

Thanks,

Sribeast21

Intel's cores are just faster in general. That's just how their architecture works. AMD CPU's are good for budget build HTPC's and editing rigs where those threads would come in handy

[WoodenMarker]

Not everything is multi threaded. Intel has faster cores in general.

Therefore, Intel is generally faster considering not everything is perfectly threaded.

[Kuzma]

They're specialised or different things, for those doing video editing or live streaming AMD's extra cores come in very handy for taking a lower performance hit compared to the i5/i7 (the i7's hyperthreading will make next to no difference in games due to the very way hyperthreading works- I'll explain if anyone asks for it) as show by Logan in his benchmarks that the 8350 beat the i5 and the i7s while streaming.

 

For anyone going 100% gaming the Intel is definitively the way to go but if you're gonna be doing a lot of youtube uploading and a lot of streaming but don't want to ship out for a 3930k+ then the 8320/50 is a good choice but to be honest due to the difference in single core performance the 6350 will most likely perform the same as the 4670k for example while streaming but not as good in games although there are a lot of cases that in single threaded games and tasks that when clocked the same the 6350 outperforms the 8350 so :p it starts to get complicated as it's no longer a simple x>y it starts to involve ifs and buts resulting in no true winner.

 

Finally when it comes down to it, it's all about how you intend to use your pc :p it's quite a bold statement to say "You get way better processors with AMD" without knowing what people's use intentions are; arguably if AMD processors perform close in games but better in multi-threaded tasks and things will be multi-threaded in the future won't the AMD processor be more future proof? Yes I did totally believe that until I spoke to Linus on the livestream and he claimed (and I shorely well believe him) that the optimisations won't be showing up for 10+ years and looking back at the technology 10+ years ago; I think you'll be looking at an update before then :P cause I'm sure as hell I will.

[fishymamba]

Is it that time of the week again? Someone sticky an Intel vs AMD topic! 

[NinjaStyle013]

Its near impossible to compare the two, they both trade blows in every sector.

 

Intel is better at single core performance & is a more refined line of products but thats largely due to intel being a larger comapny more fundign etc etc.

 

AMD will always be the sweet spot for budget builds though & expect good things to come with both next gen consoles using AMD processors.

[azzo]

Some applications don't take advantage of multiple cores. Not all cores are built equally