Intel VS AMD

[hawk16]

NOTE: These comments about intel and amd are PROVEN facts, I used my time and money to test these facts and all of this is NOT my opinion.

Research: I looked up the best proccessors for each company, the mid range proccessors, and the low end proccessor, and bought them and some other supplies.

Hypothesis: Intel because of high cache, fsb, and operating frequency.

Experiments:

First Test:

Intel Pentium 4 2.8E ghz prescott 1mb L2 Cache with stock fan heatsink and fan
Geil DDR PC3200 512mb ram
Asus P4S800D Motherboard, 8x agp
nVidia 5600 ultra 128mb video card
400 watt atx power supply
5 case fans in a aluminium case.

VS


AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 512k L2 Cache with stock heatsink and fan
Geil DDR PC3200 512mb ram
Asus A7N8X motherboard, 8x agp
nVidia 5600 ultra 128mb video card
400 watt atx power supply
5 case fans in a aluminium


Overall 3D Mark score:

Intel=5203
AMD=4625


2nd Test:

Intel Pentium 4 3.4 Extreme Edition 2mb L3 Cache with stock fan and heatsink
Geil DDR PC3200 512mb ram
Asus P4S800D Motherboard, 8x agp
ATI 9800XT 256mb Video Card
400 watt atx power supply
5 case fans in a aluminium case

AMD64 FX-53 Proccessor 1mb L2 Cache (had to strap liquid cooling on it, explanation below)
Geil DDR PC3200 512mb ram
Asus K8T800, 8x agp
ATI 9800XT 256mb Video Card
400 watt atx power supply
5 case fans in a aluminium case

The amd64 fx-53 had heat problems, it was at 70c idle with stock fan and heatsink,
we switched motherboard with the motherboard with a new of the same motherboard
and got the same thing, we eventually had to get liquid cooling so we could benchmark it.

Overall 3d mark score:

Intel=9678
AMD=9017


Third Test:

Intel Pentium 4 2.66ghz L2 Cache with stock fan and heatsink
Geil DDR PC3200 512mb ram
Asus P4S800D Motherboard, 8x agp
nVidia 5600 ultra 128mb video card
400 watt atx power supply
5 case fans in a aluminium case

AMD Athlon XP 2700+ 256k L2 Cache with stock fan and heatsink
Geil DDR PC3200 512mb ram
Asus A7N8X motherboard, 8x agp
nVidia 5600 ultra 128mb video card
400 watt atx power supply
5 case fans in a aluminium case

The amd started was showing up as 1500+, i later found out i had to
raise the FSB to 333mhz.

I found similar topics in amd official forums:

http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=18594
http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=18193
http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=18193
http://forums.amd.com/index.php?showtopic=18453

Overall 3D Mark Score:

Intel=4763
AMD=4432




Results:

Intel got better benchmarks and has more reliability.
AMD isn't to far behind but they did not have good reliability.


NOTE: These results have nothing to do with my opinion, they are
proven facts done with my time and money.

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Hi hawk16,

Welcome to AnandTech Forums.

I know it is your first post and all, but for the last few years, we have usually locked these threads because, on the overall level of one company or the other, it is really old. Start by cruising through CPU/Processors and Overclocking forum to see what interests many of our members about various aspects of CPU performance. Then, I am sure you will find an interesting way to include your test results in a more meaninful discussion.

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[nycxandy]

ROFL. There's your proof guys!

Intel is the way to go!

 

[amdguy]

your test does not prove anything nor is an indication that Intel is better than AMD.

3Dmark alone is not the sole determinant of a CPU performance and i your test is flawed by saying the FX53 has thermal issues. It might be only in your case, as the A64s are reknowned for their low thermal output.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

clearly 3D Mark is the only thing that matters. no one actually uses their computer for anything but gaming.

we didn't need another flame war, thanks for nothing.