Fast Computers

has anyone tested the difference in speed betwween P4 and the AMD chip. I just wondered which would be considered the best to go for speedwise - if you imagine that the same graphic card etc would be used. Is there any real difference and would the intel chip be more compatible - are AMD fully 100 per cent compatible ??I was thinking of building my own computer - so how about motherboard too?

which amd processor are you thinking of going for?any athlon 64 outperforms the pentium by far, there is just no competition.when it comes to athlon xp vs p4, it depends on the CPU. an xp2800+ could easily outperform a p4 2.8Ghz (without HT ?)the motherboard will depend on what CPU you intend to buy.P4's arent really worth it these days tbh, but it depends on your main use for the computer.

hey just to inform as i have heard that amd processors are much more fast than the intel or pentium but the only defect is that the cpu gets heated up very fast and also you have to have two fans in your cpu to keep it cool but the intel has slow process than amd but it wont get heated up.So amd takes much more electricity than intel

This topic is sorta old, but why not add after so many years of technology changes.For the same price of a Intel Pentium 4, back in the day, now will get you possibly if the price is right an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 [overclockers dream apparently] anyway, my new comp which I'm getting Wednesday I'm getting an Intel Quad Core Q8200 [a bit weird but for the price I'm getting it at is a bargain]. Now AMD have advanced forward a bit too. Now you can pick up some good processors for less money. I know that the new Tri-Core [not sure on name] is around $300 AUD and some of their good Dual Cores are of similar price also. In my opinion, Intel is the Old Wise Company and AMD is the new guy. I'm not a crash hot fan of AMD but I have always used them in my computers that I own, finally a change with the new comp I'm getting. Also anyone looking for a good gaming CPU, get a Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 or E8600, or for video editing get Quad Core Q8200. Or if you have money to through into the face of the computer guy buy yourself an i7-Core, I think the lowest price is just under $500 AUD.But wait i7-Core 3+ghz is over $2500 AUD ???One more thing just to shorten what I talked about, AMD is cheaper although not as reliable as Intel.

For the same price of a Intel Pentium 4, back in the day, now will get you possibly if the price is right an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 [overclockers dream apparently] anyway, my new comp which I'm getting Wednesday I'm getting an Intel Quad Core Q8200 [a bit weird but for the price I'm getting it at is a bargain].

The Quad Core (4 cores) is actually better than the Core 2 Duo E8400 (2 cores), so you ought to feel good about your purchase. BTW, how much are you getting it for and what are the specs?

an i7-Core, I think the lowest price is just under $500 AUD.But wait i7-Core 3+ghz is over $2500 AUD ???
One more thing just to shorten what I talked about, AMD is cheaper although not as reliable as Intel.

The Core i7 is for high-end servers so Intel gets to charge a premium on those processors since most customers would be larger firms with a lot of cash at their disposal. You can, however, go with dual-CPU quad-core servers if you want to find a cheaper solution.

The way I see it,you can only type so fast,so a Pentium 4 would suffice.I'm not interested in computer games much anyway, so super speed doesn'tinterest me.There are a lot of software and hardware problems with 64 bit computers anyway. That's all I hear from anybody I know who has them.I'd wait until they are cheaper and more hardware/software compatible beforebuying one.

The way I see it,you can only type so fast,so a Pentium 4 would suffice.

If you're planning to buy a low-end system, you could go for the Intel Atom processor. Getting a low-end modern processor instead of an old high-end processor will save you $$$ on the electricity bills.

There are a lot of software and hardware problems with 64 bit computers anyway. That's all I hear from anybody I know who has them.

Pretty much the only problem with 64-bit Windows is the availability of printer drivers. If you can find a 64-bit printer driver for your printer, there's nothing stopping you from going with the extra bits. Besides, most computers today are 64-bit ready (did you know - the difference between the Core Duo and the Core 2 Duo is that the Core 2 Duo can run 64-bit code!)

Generally, you can run 32-bit software on 64-bit Windows (Microsoft calls it "WoW"), so I wouldn't worry much about compatibility.

The Quad Core (4 cores) is actually better than the Core 2 Duo E8400 (2 cores), so you ought to feel good about your purchase. BTW, how much are you getting it for and what are the specs?


The Core i7 is for high-end servers so Intel gets to charge a premium on those processors since most customers would be larger firms with a lot of cash at their disposal. You can, however, go with dual-CPU quad-core servers if you want to find a cheaper solution.

The i7 is still for gamers. Alot of gamers get it cause of the 8 cores lol

Seriously, who games on that level? This is a rather old topic, but the question still persists, is Intel better than AMD. I would think getting an AMD chip on a computer that you will build yourself is cheaper and a greater use of the product. When you make your own comp from the parts, you can add a heatsink, fans, and even oil-cooled systems to get rid of the negatives. Its around the same, but I use Intel for my own bought computers, because it keeps it a lot cooler, I know the difference personally, because I switched out the AMD one, and shelled out the extra 30-40 dollars for an Intel one. AMD is good, but sometimes, the quality isn't there. Most companies do use Intel as a main product on their website, the ones you build, but the ones you get at stores of the same company, take Dell, for example, only has Intel at Dell.com, but at Best Buy, 6th Avenue, Circuit City, has a mainstream AMD computers, because its cheaper for them to show deals with AMD, but you don't get the same customization. Also take into account the overclocking ability. Underclocked most processors are pretty much the same, but the extent of factory, or yourself being able to overclock is key for gamers.

has anyone tested the difference in speed betwween P4 and the AMD chip. I just wondered which would be considered the best to go for speedwise - if you imagine that the same graphic card etc would be used. Is there any real difference and would the intel chip be more compatible - are AMD fully 100 per cent compatible ??I was thinking of building my own computer - so how about motherboard too?

well, its depend on you. if the computer is for gaming, i suggest you try Intel processor like Quad core Q6600,Q8200. but if you get it for office, then AMD would sufficient for you because the price more cheaper than intel processor and also motherboard.

The i7 is still for gamers. Alot of gamers get it cause of the 8 cores lol

Windows i7 is an Operating System. It has nothing to do with the Cores on the chipset running i7.The Processor has the cores in it. The i7 Operating System 'manages' multiple core chipsets.

Hi!You're mistaken there - Windows 7 is an operating system and the Intel Core i7 is a processor! The Intel Core i7 processor has 4 or 8 cores, depending on the model you are looking at. Windows 7 is available as an RTM version, with the final release expected on 22nd October, 2009.Regards,Nitin Reddy

@johnpitterYou seem to be making a mistake that the original thread poster seems to have made as well. You cannot compare the Pentium 4 line of processors with the AMD brand because they are two different things. You can compare a specific processor from the Intel brand with a specific processor from the AMD brand. Also, there are some types of calculations that AMD processors tend to perform better while there are other types of calculations that Intel prcessors tend to perform better so if you have any code, you can optimize it for a particular processor such that it performs better on one processor rather than on the other.If you are looking at the best performance from a processor, the Intel Core i7 995X can give you unmatched performance and the closest you can get from an AMD processor is with the AMD Opteron 6176 SE.Most processors sold are from Intel as they have a majority of the market share and if you look at the closest that AMD did get to taking away the lead, it would be in 2006. Since 2006, AMD's market share has been declining but continues to remain over 20%.