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soccerchamp76 · 06-02-2005, 12:08 PM

The naming scheme has always been friendly to Intel recently because of the clock speed advantage they had. AMD countered using the system 2800+, etc. This means, that if a processor has a rating of 4000+, it should have the speed equivalent to that of a 4.0GHz Pentium 4.
The reasoning being the difference in the way the processors are made, the front side busses, the cache size, and other items.

I could be wrong, but the general consensus for processors is that AMD processors are better "processor bang-for-you-buck" than Intel processors. AMD excels in gamign situations while Intel excels in multimedia capabilities (due to the clock speed).
If you do video editing, a P4 would be helpful. If you do hardcore gaming, a AMD FX-55 would be helpful. If you are an everyday consumer, a AMD 64 3500+(or other number) would be best.
^- my .02

P.S. I have a Pentium 4 3.2GHz Prescott processor in my computer that I built and I love every aspect of it except for the heat....goddamn hot Prescotts.

06-02-2005, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	The naming scheme has always been friendly to Intel recently because of the clock speed advantage they had. AMD countered using the system 2800+, etc. This means, that if a processor has a rating of 4000+, it should have the speed equivalent to that of a 4.0GHz Pentium 4. The reasoning being the difference in the way the processors are made, the front side busses, the cache size, and other items. I could be wrong, but the general consensus for processors is that AMD processors are better "processor bang-for-you-buck" than Intel processors. AMD excels in gamign situations while Intel excels in multimedia capabilities (due to the clock speed). If you do video editing, a P4 would be helpful. If you do hardcore gaming, a AMD FX-55 would be helpful. If you are an everyday consumer, a AMD 64 3500+(or other number) would be best. ^- my .02 P.S. I have a Pentium 4 3.2GHz Prescott processor in my computer that I built and I love every aspect of it except for the heat....goddamn hot Prescotts. __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.