I am not sure you can categorically say Intel makes the faster CPUs
over
AMD. The marketing hype surely goes hyperbolic, and it is difficult ot
measure. Most (all?) measurement programs are tuned for some other OS,
so not relevant to Linux. Bottom line: I'd not make this the primary
deciding factor. It seems clear though that Intel CPUs are quite a bit
more expensive, pushing the best performance for the least money
towards AMD.
Sorry I was not trying to imply that Intel was always a faster CPU,
since that would be silly comparing an intel dual core to an AMD 8 core.
However since Intel Cores are always faster than AMD cores you have to
compare AMD Quad cores to Intel dual cores, 8's to 4's etc. The
optimizations on both CPUs are vastly different and will perform
differently under different loads. But if you want the fastest CPU you
buy an Intel i7.
There are plenty of benchmarks for Linux CPUs, and having tried both
myself Intel is definitely superior. And as far as price/performance
goes they are identical. AMD prices its CPUs to compete with similar
performing Intel CPUs. You get what you pay for.
If you care about fast 3D graphics you probably have to invest in a
separate graphics card anyway. Something above average with hardware
video decoding and acceptable 3D performance cost $120-140 2 years ago,
prices have probably not gone up.
Not with the AMD APU's they perform on par with mid range discrete
cards. The Intels do quite well with newer drivers as well, of course
that takes some work unless you are using a bleeding edge distro.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_a10_5800k&num=1
If the internal graphics does OK for you use it, but I wouldn't make
that a primary factor either. These days it seems it always included, I
treat it as a freebe that may or may not be useful. Of course for a
server that's a non-issue.
The graphics is on the CPU and which CPU you buy decides how powerful
that graphics is. I think you are referring to the old "on board
graphics" which isnt really a good idea anymore as it performs horribly
in comparison to the Intel/AMD APUs.
Linux drivers for AMD graphics seem to be continually diabolical, there
are no issues with the nvidia proprietary drivers and my kernel updates
have worked for many years without producing a black screen on reboot.
Are you talking from experience or just from reading about them? I have
had more issues with nVidia drivers than I have had with my AMD fglrx
graphics. Neither have been show stoppers. I use both and rarely have
issues with either.
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