AMD 64 vs P4

[gamerxx13]

Are you sure AMD is faster even though P4 has 1 mb cache while AMD only has 512 for the resonably priced ones, 3500+ and below

 

[Appledrop]

yes..

 

[Seemann]

It deepends on the clockspeed / p-rating. AMD's politics is a little bit nebulous, so you have to include also the memory interface (dual-channel vs. single-channel) into your reviews. Furthermore it depends also on the apps you're running. Athlon performs good in games, wheras P4 gets the performance crown in video-stuff. All in all I cannot see a clear winner

 

[slash196]

For gaming, there's absolutely no contest. A64 is the winner. Use the money you save to buy a sweet video card.

 

[Lithan]

A64 is a much better proc for everything but encoding. It's about even for encoding with P4 in a slight lead that grows more slight every month.

Seemann I clicked on the sheep. What's the website say?

 

[drpootums]

what are you going to be doing with it?

AMD if:
-gaming
-word processor
-internet

INTEL if:
-Audio crap
-Video crap
-Imaging crap

*crap because i dont know what else to call it

AMD is cheaper than Intel for a comparably performing CPU also.

 

[imported_Kainz]

so amd isnt good for graphic design? great.. I was gonna start into that.. and I'm gonna be ordering a AMD athlon 64 3000+

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: Kainz
so amd isnt good for graphic design? great.. I was gonna start into that.. and I'm gonna be ordering a AMD athlon 64 3000+

What software is that ? Maybe we can find some benchmarks for you ! The Athlon64 is a very well rounded CPU, and when 64 bit kicks in (if the software is written for it) it really kicks ARSE.

 

[imported_Kainz]

like.. photoshop and such.. also macromedia flash when I can learn it.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: Kainz
like.. photoshop and such.. also macromedia flash when I can learn it.

Then I think AMD is the way to go see here for Photoshop 7, it kills Intel.

 

[DrMrLordX]

gamerxx13, read benchmarks and previous posts that ask questions similar to yours and make up your own mind. AMD vs Intel flame wars are so last week.

Besides, Cyrix is the way to go! Go go power Jalepeno!!!!