Which on is better: AMD or Intel?

Question

Which on is better: AMD or Intel?

Answer 1

Since ALL CPUs have there own abilities or lack of some ability, its really a matter of what you are using it for and your budget. In the cost end the AMD shines. However, to get an AMD in the same ability category you usually need a better AMD which is more expensive, thus making the prices closer together. Generally people buy Intel for its ability and speed while the AMD is noted for its price. Considering all the many versions, speed, and abilities of Intel and AMD there will be at least one that matches your needs and budget!

Answer 2

If money is no object and you want the single fastest possible CPU, then Intel.





If however you have a budget to work to, then an AMD system will give better performance for that amount of money.



Note that most of the claims re. things only using 2/3/4 cores not benefitting from 6 / 8 or more cores is between misleading and downright false.



More cores decrease the operating system overhead as it does not have swap out a running task to handle driver interrupts or background threads, it just allocates them to other cores.



Also some games do use all eight cores equally in an 8 core CPU, and more games will be using this as time goes on.



[Electronics designer & programmer for 40 years and also gaming enthusiast].

Answer 3

For the standard computer user it doesnt really matter. an average user will not be able to tell the difference. however, if the user is computer savvy, or is using the computer for performance then intel hands down. AMD has the advantage of being cost effective and puts out good stuff, but intel has a more effective way of proccessing data and produces less heat. so if you will be overclocking, tweaking, gaming, etc. than intel will be the route to go. Also intel seems to be able to handle high heat better than AMD.

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Intel

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Intel

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Intel

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Intel

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Intel

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Intel

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Intel

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Hello, which is on the better ? most think intel which is great on performance price wise a different story , mainly i'm looking at budget wise what i can afford i have ran amd processors for years and still i see no problems with them though most seems to show low ratings on bench mark checks , they don't overheat as most people say they do, 6 and 8 core are great for multi-tasking and other projects

I rather pay the price for the amd fx 8350 than almost double the price for the intel 8 core processor just to get a little more performance , gaming wise amd are pretty fair , intel does have amd beat as far as wattage usage but what it really boils down to is more bang for my bucks amd

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Intel

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Intel

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Intel

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Intel Hands down

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Intel

Answer 17

Well considering Playstation 4 and XBox One both use AMD.I would say AMD over intel

Answer 18

Definitely Intel is better option, amd processor are slower as compared to intel, also amd consumes more energy and gets heated early

Answer 19

Intel is better than AMD

Answer 20

Intel is way so much better than AMD, their processors don't reheat as the AMD ones, and they comsume just a fraction of the energy that AMD procesors would. Sure they cost a little more, but the benefits of having an intel processor is worth it

Answer 21

I did agree to what the above users were thought. Intel is better than AMD.

Answer 22

Depends on what your goal is and what your budget allows. For a work/office PC. A computer powered by an AMD APU makes a lot of sense, they are affordable, and have more than enough grunt for typical office tasks. Likewise for a home theater/media server, an AMD APU is great, they have enough power for the job, and their integrated GPUs are powerful enough to output HD video on the fly.



If you're building a gaming machine, then you want to go with Intel. AMD has basically abandoned the high end of the market, and their fastest CPU, The FX-9590 is bested by Intel's mid-range i5's in most areas and completely outclassed Intel's LGA 1155/1150 i7's in all areas save for price. I won't even go into detail as to how poorly AMD's top offerings compare to Intel's LGA 2011-based CPUs.



With that said there are situations an AMD CPU would be preferable. For example if you were on budget and had somewhat more modest needs then it would be a viable option. For example, I built a computer for a client earlier this year. She didn't need a full-on gaming computer, but she did want it to be able to play some games (BF3, Borderlands, WoW, etc.) But she needed everything (the tower itself, wireless keyboard/mouse, 24 inch monitor,etc.) and wanted to keep it under $1000 for everything.



I thought about doing one of the new (at the time) Kavari APUs, but I found out that I could get better performance for about the same price if I went with an FX-6300 and a low-mid range discrete card. So I went with the FX-6300, with a slight OC and a Radeon R7 260X video card, 8GB RAM, Asus AMD 970 mobo and a 1TB HDD, Corsair Carbide 330R case, Cosair CX600 PSU, and 212+ Hyper (it was on sale, the evo wasn't) cooler. Got a Dell 24 inch IPS panel monitor on sale. And was able to bring it together for $938 for everything. The computer does everything she needs and wants it do. I would've liked to have added a SSD, but the budget wouldn't allow it.



In this case, I had I go with a Haswell i3 or i5, I would've gone over the budget. And in this case the AMD CPU was provided enough performance at the right price. Had it been me, I would've spent the extra money for an i5, but that's not an option for all people.

Answer 23

It depends on what you are doing with the processor. If your doing video processing or building 3d video games then the Intel K processors are best. If your gaming the amd processors are best. While Intel may give better performance but it isn't noticeable to the human eye. Probably 3-5 frames per second more.

Answer 24

amd is good on a budget system you can get a cheap quad core 860k that will allow for games like dragon age inquisitions to run were as for the same price you can only get a duel core lol from intel at this price while the peformance is close to a i3 it has 4 physical cores which most programs take advantage of



the highlights of amd

cheap quad cores

decent peformance per price ( not the best)

motherboards are usually cheaper for top end chipset



cons

slightly more power hungry ( if you use a itx board this is easily countered)

slightly hotter

stock cooling is rubbish







intel

low power

higher performance per core



cons

pricey boards and pricey chips





if your building a budget gaming system fm2 860k will be a fine chip by amd

if your looking for lower power and higher performance quad cores then i5 but prepare to pay out the nose for small benefit.

Answer 25

At one time AMD was better but as of late AMD is really failing behind.



Yes even Intel 4 core CPU out do AMD 8 core CPU because AMD is failing behind.

Answer 26

I used to say they aren't better, but have different roles...but at the moment, AMD hasn't released a new CPU for many years, and won't be releasing anything new for at least another year. Meanwhile Intel has been regularly developing and releasing new CPUs.



That means Intel processors are MUCH faster per-core. AMD has tried to counter by simply squishing 8 cores on one chip, but computers have to waste effort sorting instructions to use multiple cores, which means 4 faster cores will do much better than 8 slower cores. Especially since very few programs will even try to use 8 cores.



I also used to think AMD was always cheaper, but if you look up benchmarks for Intel processors that compare in speed to AMD's fastest chips, Intel chips are actually cheaper for the speed as well.



AMD releases slower chips that are much cheaper, but they are slower. AMD also has backwards compatible sockets, meaning lots of different CPUs can go in one motherboard, which is very nice, as Intel only fits a few chips in each of their half dozen CPU socket types.



My final note is to encourage you to look up per-core benchmarks for CPUs. Benchmarks are measurements in CPU speed. Per-Core benchmarks will give you an idea of how well that CPU will run a program that only uses 2 or 4 cores. I like to use CPU Boss and CPU World for such information.



Good luck!

Answer 27

Back in the day, AMD had more bang for the buck but Intel seems to be in the most consistent lead at this time.

Answer 28

Intel is better than AMD.

Answer 29

AMD is Better then The Intel.

Answer 30

For me Intel

Answer 31

As of right now, Intel is definitely superior in terms of processing power. Their products are a lot more expensive though, and it's not as if AMD's stuff is bad. Depends on what you plan on doing with it, and your budget.

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AMD is best. Although heating problem is there but AMD a10 and Intel i5 has no differences. And AMD is quite affordable.

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Intel.

Answer 34

I like Intel does not over heat as much

Answer 35

if Money is Not A Concern than intel....it also comes in budget but a little high

if less money then AMD

Answer 36

It depends on requirement and trust, most trust intel and other amd. Now here comes the question of usability.

Answer 37

Depends on the situation. I like Intel better in general. But on a budget, AMD is the best route.

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Intel.

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INTEL is a better than AMD

Answer 40

if you are from india use intel

if you are from a country which is having cool climate like - degrees then use AMD. intel & AMD processors are good and it depends on climate

Answer 41

Intel for sure. AMD burn easily

Answer 42

It all depends on the situation...cost, what you plan to run on it, many factors. Also, there are Intel AND AMD CPU's that have ways for you to overclock them a bit, for faster/better performance. Do some research to find out what CPU is best for what you plan to run on.

Answer 43

for work intel is best . But for graphic amd is best

Answer 44

intel is better than amd

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Intel is better

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Intel is best

Answer 47

I thing AMD not good motherboard. Intel is good mother board. because i use Intel motherboard & good support .

Answer 48

From my own experience I must say its Intel.

Answer 49

Intel has good CPUs and AMD has good GPUs.

Answer 50

Intel in fact they dominate the CPU market but disadvantage is huge prices.

Answer 51

If you search system stability, then better buy Intel.

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intel

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intel

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intel

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Intel will be batter.

Answer 56

Not sure, But I like Intel

Answer 57

intel is the best

Answer 58

That is like asking which is better Ford or GM.

It is all a matter of personnel opinion.

There much the same.

Answer 59

NO DOUBT INTEL IS BEST FOR PROCESSOR AND GOOD FOR MOTHER BOARD

Answer 60

Both

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INTEL

Answer 62

the inter i chips are faster than AMD (such as i3, i5, i7)

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AMD

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AMD

Answer 65

either one.