| | Well, I'm not a big gamer and I use AMD CPU's. Yes, Intel is faster at multimedia due to their MMX instruction implementation/standardization. Multimedia software is coded to take advantage of it, but AMD has it too, just they aren't quite as good as Intel. But keep in mind, while Intel usually wins this battle in a benchmark, it is certainly not by a landslide. It's usually a marginal victory. Now, what you won't hear from me is any Intel bashing. I have a few older Pentium III and IV based systems. I just prefer AMD for the value (though because they are more competitive these days, that value is not always as noticeable on high end CPU's). I think you have to be impressed with what AMD has done with a lower clock speed than Intel. For example, my AMD Athlon 64 is the 3500+ Winchester. It actually runs at 2200MHz or so, but when benchmarked, it is compared to an Intel chip running at or above 3500MHz and they are very close. |
