I just did a little research on this topic. AMD chips do much better at floating point computations and heavy graphics. Fro a gamer, dual core AMDs are the way to go. However. The Xeon does outperform comparable AMDs on common office applications. If you *aren't* doing graphics-intensive work why go the extra mile to get an AMD?
Dana On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:12:25 -0400, Angel Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://firingsquad.com/hardware/half_life_2_cpu_shootout/page4.asp > > "There's a lot more to see here, especially at 800x600, where Athlon 64 > processors, right down to the 3200+, outperform Intel's > Pentium 4 at up to 3.8GHz. The fastest Athlon 64 bests the speediest Pentium > 4 by about 23 percent, and if you're looking at prices, > the Athlon 64 3500+ and Pentium 4 550J at 3.4GHz, both about $260, are > separated by 15 percent in favor of AMD's chip." > > "At 800x600, with all of the graphical detail minimized, there's a notable > difference between AMD's Athlon 64 FX series and the > Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. As we've seen through countless reviews, the FX is > simply a better performer in games. The difference > between AMD's FX-55 and Intel's own flagship, the 3.46GHz Extreme Edition, is > greater than 18 percent. > > That lead persists into 1280x1024, where the Athlon 64 FX-55 leads the > 3.46GHz Extreme Edition by a margin of 14 percent. Then > again, with both processors delivering in excess of 70 frames per second, > they're both considered playable still." > > AMD 0wnz Intel for performance, PLUS they're cheaper than the Intel > chips..what more could anyone want? (I guess for Dell to start > selling them lol!). > ^_^ > > -Gel > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137787 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
