Intel vs. AMD : Do Specs matter?

     In computers, you can have your choice of different processors in your build. The two main companies that create the most popular and widely used processors are Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel. Intel was founded in 1968 and created its first microprocessor in 1971. AMD was founded in 1969 and focused mostly on the graphics industry before turning to create processors. Both companies have been around for about the same amount of time, but it seems that Intel has the edge in technology because they created their first cpu years before AMD did. Here are benchmarks of AMD and Intel cpus under a heavy load during gaming:

     It is surprising to see the pentium G860 and G630 preform better than the brand new FX processors that AMD has released this year, which are supposed to operate efficiently while gaming since they also feature built-in graphics processing.
     The best processor from the benchmarks made by AMD was the Phenom II X6 1090T. It is a six core, 3.2 GHz processor with a 6 megabyte L3 cache. The large cache anticipates data requests so that the processing instructions can be made without delay.
It seems that Intel creates the better processors, and that can be correlated to how they have been making them longer than AMD has. Either way, both companies are welll renouned for their computer technology and one must find the best product that fits their needs- AMD processors tend to be cheaper but still compare to Intel processors. However, the expensive Intel processors have the peace of mind of a company that has been around longer.


~George



Sources:
Intel.com
AMD.com
Tomshardware.com
WiseGeek.com