American Micro Devices (AMD) and Intel both offer semiconductors, usually CPUs that provide the "brain" to many personal computers. The selection of a CPU is largely based upon the intended purpose of the computer being designed. Both manufacturers have strengths and weaknesses in different areas. However most of these differences are negligible to the average home user. The most important
. specification is the GHz speed. When it comes to overall speed and raw computing power, there is no comparison for the Intel i3, i5 and i7 processors, however, they are on the more expensive side when compared to any AMD processor. AMD processors are not as fast as their Intel competition, but they are very fast and more cost effective. The main question is not only, how much power do I want? But also, how much am I willing to spend to get that power? In today's world modern processors are all extremely fast, the extra speed you'd be paying for would be the ability to do more at once. Now, even though this generation of processors is fast, the speed is also there for more high-end programs such as photo and video editing. Those who are gamers would also benefit from having a faster processor because of the advanced state that video games are at. Another question that needs to be addressed is, how long do I expect to keep my computer? Most computers having longer shelf life than they were years ago. For the average consumer processing power may not be worth the extra money. But to see for yourself the difference between AMD and Intel processors, a list of comparison charts can be found at: visit http://www.cpubenchmark.net/index.php. Here it will give you a frame of reference that can help inform about what a good price to power ratio is. More reference links: http://www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/intel-vs-amd-which-processor-is-best--936589 http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
