- Jun 19, 2012
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In my view the whole AMD vs Intel stuff it is overrated. The discussion is always from an enthusiast gamer perspective. For one thing enthusiast pc users are a small fraction of the market. Whatever prebuilt desktops are sold are mostly budget systems or workstations not gaming rigs. Desktops and workstations are a small concern to Intel and if AMD out competed Intel here then Intel would most likely concede this segment and focus on core products. AMD RYZEN no Matter how good on the desktop won't matter to Intel. AMD could make a 48 core, 10 ghz for 20 bucks (exaggerating) and Intel would not care one bit. Desktops are declining market and of that gamers and enthusiats a small portion, Intel doesn't really care.
Intel's bread and butter is laptops and the data center. AMD offerings are non existent in laptops, though this will probably change with RYZEN. However ARM processors will likely have more an effect on this market with Windows 10 on ARM and Apple possibly using ARM.
On the data center Intel has plenty of competition from the likes of Oracle, IBM and various others and does just fine. AMD RYZEN will be a welcome addition to the data center however AMD is just yet another player of many in this field. In this area I see ARM as a bigger threat than AMD, but ARM on the datacenter is still being refined.
Both AMD and Intel have x86 processors for specific niches. For Intel their niche is mini pcs, hdmi sticks, home theater pcs, and x86 tablets/convertibles/umpcs. AMD has both CPUs and GPUs for gane consoles. In both areas whether it be mini pcs, game consoles, hdmi sticks, or tablets ARM will be a bigger competitor to both than will Intel and AMD be to each other, in both thise fields Intel and AMD don't directly compete.
Finally Intel is diversifying and will likely change it's business model in the future. If Intel becomes non competitive in any of its fields it would likely change from being a integrated CPU manufacturer with a fab to just being a fab for other companies. I could also see Intel or AMD adopting an ARM business model for x86 licensing the architecture and processor cores to other interested CPU manufacturers like ARM.
I am sure AMD RYZEN and VEGA will be awesome and shoot laser beems and cook your dinner. I will probably get it for my first pc gaming build. However discussions about whether Intel or AMD is better for gaming is irrelevant to the microprocessor industry as a whole and to the majority of computer users. AMD decline is not due to being inferior for desktop pcs or gaming or being unable to appeal to gamers, but due to being unable to compete with Intel's bread and butter such as laptops. Finally both Intel and AMD hold down computing with x86. x86 needs to be eventually replaced due to its poor performance per watt which limits overall performance and limits scalability. Whatever replaces x86 will likely make both Intel AND AMD irrelevant in the end.
Intel's bread and butter is laptops and the data center. AMD offerings are non existent in laptops, though this will probably change with RYZEN. However ARM processors will likely have more an effect on this market with Windows 10 on ARM and Apple possibly using ARM.
On the data center Intel has plenty of competition from the likes of Oracle, IBM and various others and does just fine. AMD RYZEN will be a welcome addition to the data center however AMD is just yet another player of many in this field. In this area I see ARM as a bigger threat than AMD, but ARM on the datacenter is still being refined.
Both AMD and Intel have x86 processors for specific niches. For Intel their niche is mini pcs, hdmi sticks, home theater pcs, and x86 tablets/convertibles/umpcs. AMD has both CPUs and GPUs for gane consoles. In both areas whether it be mini pcs, game consoles, hdmi sticks, or tablets ARM will be a bigger competitor to both than will Intel and AMD be to each other, in both thise fields Intel and AMD don't directly compete.
Finally Intel is diversifying and will likely change it's business model in the future. If Intel becomes non competitive in any of its fields it would likely change from being a integrated CPU manufacturer with a fab to just being a fab for other companies. I could also see Intel or AMD adopting an ARM business model for x86 licensing the architecture and processor cores to other interested CPU manufacturers like ARM.
I am sure AMD RYZEN and VEGA will be awesome and shoot laser beems and cook your dinner. I will probably get it for my first pc gaming build. However discussions about whether Intel or AMD is better for gaming is irrelevant to the microprocessor industry as a whole and to the majority of computer users. AMD decline is not due to being inferior for desktop pcs or gaming or being unable to appeal to gamers, but due to being unable to compete with Intel's bread and butter such as laptops. Finally both Intel and AMD hold down computing with x86. x86 needs to be eventually replaced due to its poor performance per watt which limits overall performance and limits scalability. Whatever replaces x86 will likely make both Intel AND AMD irrelevant in the end.