AMD vs. Pentium

[smokeoff 10+ year member]

anyone know how these compair.

what AMD = what Pentium.

is one better than the other.

like is the AMD 3200 = pentium 4 3.2??????

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[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

They both have different ways of saying what they're running at. Personally I'll take a AMD over a Pentium. I just don't trust Pentium. IMO

 

[smokeoff 10+ year member]

OK, If you had a choice of processer(sp) for surfing the web, playing online games, and downloading music, sometimes all at the same time. what would you choose. Play some games but nothing huge or real demanding on the graphics.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

I have a P4 2.53GHz and I would take AMD over it anyday. I love AMD's overclocking speed.

 

[nosaj070 10+ year member]

The P4 is usually more inclinced at Multimedia Apps, where as the AMD usually excells in gaming, in all honesty there isn't much of a difference anymore between their two top of the line procs except money. If you are getting the P4 get the Extreme Edition though, it is quite a bit faster.

 

[BMG 10+ year member]

OK, If you had a choice of processer(sp) for surfing the web, playing online games, and downloading music, sometimes all at the same time. what would you choose. Play some games but nothing huge or real demanding on the graphics.

the cheaper of the two. None of that is really that demanding on the processor that you need to pay more money just for a different brand

 

[kingpin_jeffie 10+ year member]

AMD 64FX Its so nice that Intel has copied its architecture almost exactely into their 64 bit based chip. but its also expensive.....however the normal XP chips are very nice for the money and their performance is right up there with the top Intel chips.

 

[Shugarra 10+ year member]

Ram will be just as important, if not more so, in the applications that you listed. Assuming you have a sufficient amount of ram and can have any processor you want I would suggest the amd 64 FX. Those, however, are still really expensive. Some of the lower end 64 bit processors from AMD are becoming very reasonable and would probably be your best bet.

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

If you got dough go with the AMD 64 bit otherwise go with the reg. 32 bit AMD Xp's. I will never buy another Intel. I run a number processing program, all it uses is core processing power, on a 3.2 intel and a 3.2 Amd both 32 bit and the AMD does twice as much, neither of them being overclocked. Shocking isn't it. Intel you are paying for the name and a little more stablity but it is not worth it. I even build computers for people and if they ask for an intel i tell them to go somewhere else.

 

[smokeoff 10+ year member]

sounds like AMD is getting a little bit of a heads p here. Plus their cheaper, I think.

Always nice to try something new too.

 

[BooLeaN 10+ year member]

I like my Intel. 1.8A overclocked to 2.4, can't complain there.

 

[Moe Lester 10+ year member]

AMD chips do 9 operations per clock cycle where Intel does 6 operations per clock cycle. The AMD is a much more efficient chip and does more work than an Intel chip at the same clock speed. Intel does have overall higher clocks though to make up for the lack of efficiency.

I prefer AMD chips to Intel's chips due to the price/performance ratio. You could build an AMD rig that is just as fast as an Intel rig for less money.

 

[djvi0lent 10+ year member]

AMD all the way. And grab yourself an ASUS motherboard to go with it. My overclocked AMD Barton 2500+ bundled with an ASUS A7N8X-E motherboard has been running strong, without a crash for over 4 weeks. And as Shugarra said, ram plays a vital part in your system performance. I'd recommend Corsair's XMS series, and no less than 512MB.

-Marcus

 

[60_cent 10+ year member]

AMD all the way.....

I'm running the AMD 2600+ and it kicks ass, I'm running all the new game without any problems. Running 1mb of 3200 DDR memory really helps out as well.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I'm running an AMD XP 2800+ with a gigabyte k7 triton motherboard. Got 1GB of ram, and radeon 9600 graphics card...great system works great, no crashes. Also have two 80GB HD's, i love the system. peace

NG

 

[jlaine 10+ year member]

anyone know how these compair.what AMD = what Pentium.

is one better than the other.

like is the AMD 3200 = pentium 4 3.2??????

Don't you love AMD's 'labeling' system? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I have a 2400+ and a 64 3200+ and a 1400+

Sytems go like:

Gigabyte 7nnxp/2400+/9700pro/1GB Crucial Ram/Dual WD Caviar raid 0

Abit kv8-max3/64 3200+/9700pro AIW/1GB Corsair XMS/Dual Maxtor SATA drives raid 0

Epox 8k7a+/1400+/Radeon 8500/512MB crucial ram/ single sony drive

If you are venturing into the 64 bit AMD realm, go with a 2800 or 3000 I'd say, the 3200 and 3400 are still really expensive yet. Avoid the FX chipsets, there is nothing to be gained there for you.

Typically the XP version of the 2400+ can reach 3200+ speeds, it's based off the same core. I get a clock speed of 3350Mhz out of my 2400+ with some extra voltage and a better heatsink.

I haven't goofed with the OC'ing on my 64 bit unit yet, haven't made it that far. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I wouldn't call either company better than the other - Intel focuses on "Mhz" as it's a selling factor - which forces AMD to adjust their labeling processes to comparatively place their products with similar intel counterparts. (hence 3200+ = Intel's 3.2Ghz, even though a 3200+ only runs at a stock frequency of 2Ghz.)

 

[CWT 10+ year member]

I have an older AMD Thunderbird series 900mhz Athlon, and it runs like a champ; even after a power surge damaged my old mother board. Now I'm running it on a Gigabyte K7 triton w/windows XP and now it runs even better then before with no crashing at all. AMD's seem to run cooler and put up with overclocking pretty well also.

I have had an Intel unit and an AMD unit, and prefer the AMD lineup overall.