Athlon64 3.0(939) Or Intel Dual Core 2.66(775)

[btagboi]

Planning to buy a PC but need ur inputs on these 2 cpu's, w/c is faster? :question:

[BlueBimmer]

pls go to www.gadgets.ph forums, dami makatulong sayo

[cardo]

intel

[seonadancing]

I've never been an AMD fan but Dell has chosen to go with AMD as their processor provider so maybe they have improved. Dati kasi parati nag ooverheat yun AMD ko e.

[wrcastro_ph]

I'm an AMD user. pero kung dual core ng Intel ay katapat ay sa INTEL ako. I think you are referring to Intel D 805. pero halos same price lang sila ng AMD64 3000 di ba? Pero I think AMD64 will be faster then Intel D 805 at stock setting, but you can still overclock the AMD64 to boost some power.

[Boy Torotot]

Planning to buy a PC but need ur inputs on these 2 cpu's, w/c is faster? :question:

Dual Core kaya yong kino-compare mo against single core, syempre lamang Intel. But I would get an Athlon64 X2(dual-core) instead, if i were you. Sabi mas less heat generated and potentially more 'headroom' for overclocking, if you go that route in the future.

But i'm not an expert, i just based my opinion on tons of articles i read before i built my Athlon64 rig last month. So far so good naman. So use Google and read up some more

[oldblue]

parang ang hi-tech masyado na mga pangalan nyan ah

[Jun aka Pekto]

Planning to buy a PC but need ur inputs on these 2 cpu's, w/c is faster?

I'd take the Intel dualcore. It may not necessarily be the fastest in games. But, the overall computing experience will be a lot smoother and in tasks like video encoding, it'll blow the singlecore A64 3000+ away.

That said. I've had an AMD X2 4200+ for almost a year now and still delighted with it.

[Alpha_One]

Intel Dualcore. Note: AMD A64x2's = $$$$$!

[1D4LV]

Planning to buy a PC but need ur inputs on these 2 cpu's, w/c is faster? :question:

both, i think are at par speed wise that you wont even notice.
the only hitches/complaints with AMD is that it easily heats, requiring a bigger processor fan and of course, requiring a bigger power source.

I am using AMD for gaming... Intel for work.

[jut703]

Nagulat naman ako, binuhay pa tong thread na 'to. The desktop CPU landscape has changed exponentially over the past 7 years since this thread was created.

the only hitches/complaints with AMD is that it easily heats, requiring a bigger processor fan and of course, requiring a bigger power source.

Not true. Let's not generalize. It depends on the CPU. The Athlon X2s ran hotter than the equivalent Core 2 Duos at that time (circa 06-08). Today, AMD's Trinity CPUs run pretty cool, and there's really no need to upgrade to an aftermarket cooler unless you're overclocking. Even with the higher end AMD Vishera FX CPUs, the temps are fine.

In fact, it's Intel's current Ivy Bridge CPUs that run hot. The Ivy Bridge i5-3570K and i7-3770K aren't as overclockable as the previous Sandy Bridge and Lynnfield i5s. Reaching 5.0 GHz is hard with an Ivy Bridge even with liquid cooling because of the high voltage that these chips need to run stably. That said, overall, even AMD's fastest CPU can only dream of competing with Intel's i5, much less the i7 with its Hyper-Threading.

Bottomline:

For a budget PC, get the AMD Trinity A8-5600K (less than 5k). Better overall than the i3-3220 of Intel because it's a true quad-core and has much better integrated graphics (can play most high-end games).

For a high-end PC, you can't go wrong with the i5-3470, or if you're overclocking, the i5-3570K.

But it's still really dependent on your budget and what you need the PC for.