Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Amd or Intel?
Amd or Intel?
by FBallrox003 - 6/12/07 6:41 AMI know this is coming from nowhere, but I want to know which one is better. I'm looking at two cheep laptops, one with an Amd Turion 64x2 Tl-50, and another with Intel pentium dual-core t2060. I am pretty sure these are similar chips, so which one do you prefer?
Well..
by Joshua_Tylor - 6/12/07 7:38 AM In reply to: Amd or Intel? by FBallrox003ive heard that AMD is a step behind Intel and that AMD offers High Quality Proccesors at a cheaper price, bites the profit margin, just to gain customers.
i think Intell is the best and the top of the line, (im more into brand name items)
i just purchased a dv9000t CTO Intell Dual Core 1.8GHz HP Laptop and i love it!
good luck i hope this info helps. :o)
Depends...
by Linearly - 6/12/07 8:38 AM In reply to: Well.. by Joshua_TylorThats a tough one, the T2050 is technically a Yonah core C2D @ 1.6GHz w/2mb shared L2 cache, and the TL-50 is a Taylor core X2 @ 1.6GHz w/512kb shared L2 cache, they're both Standard power consumption versions with TDP's of 31w {Thermal Design Power).
Track record would say that the T2050 would be a better choice for a Laptop, for a couple of reasons, the Core2's have great Throttling, which conserves power and battery life, and also, tends to be stronger in multitasking environments.
It might be an idea to link to the laptops your looking at, to see if the rest of the Hardware in these laptops may sway the decision any.
-Linear
doesn't matter to me...
by kwahhn - 6/12/07 9:03 AM In reply to: Amd or Intel? by FBallrox003both of them check my email and surf the tubes fine for me.
AMD needs your charity
by Nicholas Buenk - 6/12/07 9:10 AM In reply to: Amd or Intel? by FBallrox003Intel is hitting them hard.
lol
by Joshua_Tylor - 6/13/07 2:58 AM In reply to: AMD needs your charity by Nicholas Buenkthats funny
Hey
by Nicholas Buenk - 6/13/07 6:00 AM In reply to: lol by Joshua_TylorA CPU market without competition would suck, it's a valid point. 
I might take the Intel
by 89searinox - 6/12/07 7:03 PM In reply to: Amd or Intel? by FBallrox003I think that the Intel might be faster, but the performance gap is not that big considering that it is a Core Duo (a Core 2 Duo would totally smoke the Turion ). However the Turion supports 64-bit processing which the Core Duo (32-bit) doesn't , which might be useful for you, considering that some OS are switching to 64 bit processing. On the other hand you can spent a few bucks and buy a TL-60, -64, which seem to be faster and reasonably priced, since they are beaten by today's Core 2 Duo's. But between those 2 I would take the Intel (If you are not going to use 64 bit applications)...
Here's a link showing some benchmarks (I don't now how reliable they are, but they might help you as a guide):
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html
(Since you are looking for notebook processors you can narrow your choice by selecting mobile processor)...
Hope it helps...
Both are Good, Best? Depends on what chip...
by Renegade Knight - 6/13/07 10:58 AM In reply to: Amd or Intel? by FBallrox003Both are good. AMD tends to cost less and tends to have better bang for the buck most of the time.
These days Intel has come back with some great chips that for the fist time in awhile are better than AMD. Cheaper though? Not so sure.
You won't go wrong either way.
My last two computers became obsolete for reasons of Video Cards & RAM, evolution of peripherials, and not because of CPU problems.
WOW
by Joshua_Tylor - 6/13/07 11:46 AM In reply to: Both are Good, Best? Depends on what chip... by Renegade KnightI ALREADY SAID THAT! "..WOW.."
You asked, I answered, you missed the answer.
by Renegade Knight - 6/14/07 7:15 AM In reply to: WOW by Joshua_TylorLet me summarize the key point you missed that answers your question.
Intel is better just now.
You didn't say that, I actually read your post.
I also said "It doesn't really matter" which is better because CPU is not why computers become obsolete right now. Let price decide. You didn't ask that so call it a bonus answer choke full of wisdom.
as one who just bought a TL-56 (x2)
by Snerd1ey - 6/13/07 12:11 PM In reply to: Amd or Intel? by FBallrox003and used the intel Core Duo's on the same system (HP's DV6000 series). The Core duo is a better processor. I was stuck on AMD from experience last time I upgraded, but had I been able to do it over again, and had the extra $150 (as of last november) I would have gone with the Intel chip. The chip is Core (1) duo, not Core 2 which begins at the T5500 (I think). The T5000's have "half" the cache of the T7000's, which have 4mb combined cache and so really rock! If you can squeeze into a T7200, even with half the initial main memory, it's a better option, you can always upgrade the memory later. Just my 2cents.
My rule of thumb . . .
by Ron-Mexico - 6/14/07 8:03 AM In reply to: Amd or Intel? by FBallrox003In desktops I'll go with whatever offers the best bang for the buck. Intel chips have been really strong over the last couple years and they're really putting the squeeze on AMD with more competitive pricing that's forcing AMD to practically give their chips away . . . which is good for me since that's what I mostly have in my desktops.
In laptops though, my highest priority is power consumption and in that regard the Intel chips (and maybe I'm a little out of the loop on this) have generally been stronger in this regard.
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