Why are intel better then AMD?

[InsertName]

Hi, sorry to be a noob, but I am wondering. An AMD CPU with more cores and a higher clock speed is worse than intel one with less cores and a lower clock speed? Why?

 

Thanks.

[airdeano]

architecture is the main differences.

[InsertName]

1 minute ago, airdeano said:

architecture is the main differences.

Thanks.

[NelizMastr]

The current architecture AMD uses can perform less instructions per clock, thus more clock speed is required for the same level of performance. Also, each set of cores shares the same FPU, making floating point calculations effectively half speed compared to a full FPU per core. These defecits add up, causing lackluster performance.

Furthermore, other inefficencies and a much larger production process cause more heat output and power draw, which can cause nasty problems on early AM3+ boards with a small amount of power phases. The list goes on.

 

Zen supposedly matches IPC with Broadwell-E, which is slightly worse than Skylake. It would make for a more interesting market and a better case for going AMD.