I will post this again. Porkster answer me, is the Intel EE really better? Look!!
porkster said:
What planet are you on. No the X2 isn't as good that the Intel 840EE. Also the X2 range is twice the price of Intels range.
Power consumtion:-AMD
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2389
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=2
Clear win for AMD
Performence:
Only Dual Core:
Business/General Use Performance -AMD win
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=3
AMD-8
Intel-2
Multitasking Content Creation -AMD win
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=4
AMD-5
Intel-0
Video Creation/Photo Editing-AMD win
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=5
AMD-3
Intel-0
Audio/Video Encoding-AMD win
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=6
AMD-5
Intel-0
Gaming Performance-AMD win
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=7
Well, I won't even count.
The 4800+ is always better than all intel CPUs, and where the Intels are better than the 4200+ it's less than 1 fps.
3D Rendering-AMD win
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=8
The 4800+ is always better than the EE 840
The 4200+ is always better than the PD, and sometimes better than the EE840
Multi tasking: -Tie
Yeah, the p4 is better than the A64 in multi tasking, but with dual cores?
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=9
Extreme edition is better, but both A64 X2's are second, and P4D is 4th
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=10
1st test:Extreme edition is last, 4800+ and 4200+ 3rd and 4th,
2nd test: p4D is slightly better than the X2's, while the Extreme edition really lagging.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=11
EE:first, p4D 4th, A64 2/3
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=12
EE:first
X2: close 2nd and 3rd
PD: last and behind by a big margin.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=13
X2:
1/2 by a big margin.
ee 3
PD 4
More or less the same thing in most tests.
Basically the A64 don't come out as 1st in all tests in multi-tasking, but they are constantly 2nd or 3rd, and they are very solid. The PD and the PEE 840 some times are first, but they are not consistant and some times are lagging behind. The A64's are great multi-taskers.
So, Porkster, I'm waiting...