Intel vs AMD

Right so I'm going to assume everyone reading this has some basic knowledge and understanding of CPUs.


When choosing components for your new PC among the most crucial is the CPU or Processor. This is the actual "brain" of your PC so to speak, there are many things to consider when choosing a CPU for your PC.


One of the first things that come to mind when narrowing down the options between Intel and AMD is price.


AMD is famously well priced for the amount of power you're getting, Intel however is more highly priced, this comes down to the barebones of the processor, so its core architecture, multi-cores etc.


AMDs latest core architecture is called Trinity however you're more likely to have Bulldozer. Intels latest core architecture is called Ivy-Bridge however its more likely that you're processor would have Sandy-Bridge.


When it comes down to core architecture Intel is the winner hands down, AMD is notorious for having messy core-architecture. Intel however is well known to have a clean and structured architecture. But its quite likely that you won't be basing your choice highly on the core architecture.


So power, power is a relatively redundant argument in terms of these two companies, they will constantly be matching each other in power and no matter which you choose sooner or later the other company will match or better that. But power is not always what it appears to be, you can have a CPU advertising 3.7ghz which sounds awesome, but what if that's stuck in a single core processor, its pretty lame. That's where all these terms or Dual-Core, Quad-Core and in HighVoltages case a Tri-Core :P These are CPUs that have multiple cores (duh!) Which allow the CPU to do and handle more requests that you give it.


Currently AMD has the CPU with the most cores, 16 of them, but I doubt this will factor into your choice as its really, really, really expensive.


So basically both companies have pros and cons, many more than are just discussed here, and I feel it really comes down to personal preference and budget. If you're building a new PC, do some research and really know what you're getting before you get it.


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