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Price difference between Intel & AMD systems
Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? Same power for what? In Doom 3 for example, an Athlon 64 3500+ beats anything that Intel makes, even chips at almost 3x the price. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2149&p=7 I am thinking of just the processor and mobo. (I don't think memory depends on processor type) Is it something like ... "Intel systems cost 25 to 30 percent more than an equivalent AMD system"? No. How do you determine which chips are equivalent? By benchmarks? If so, then you need to figure out what applications you run , and how often you run each, then come up with a weighted average performance level for each chip based on your usage patterns. Then you can make a comparison. |
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JK wrote: Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? Same power for what? In Doom 3 for example, an Athlon 64 3500+ beats anything that Intel makes, even chips at almost 3x the price. But nobody in their right mind would spend money on the Intel Extreme Edition version. It was made for a particular purpose at a particular time, and I understand that it is now discontinued. Hence it's ludicrous to keep referring to "AMD beats Intel at 3x the price", but that's the sort of arguments being used by AMD fanatics. |
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Johannes H Andersen wrote: JK wrote: Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? Same power for what? In Doom 3 for example, an Athlon 64 3500+ beats anything that Intel makes, even chips at almost 3x the price. But nobody in their right mind would spend money on the Intel Extreme Edition version. It was made for a particular purpose at a particular time To compete against the Athlon 64 FX-53. It didn't do a good job at that though. However since it is the best gaming chip Intel sells, a number of them probably sold anyway. , and I understand that it is now discontinued. It is? I heard that the 3.2 ghz was discontinued. I doubt Intel would discontinue the 3.4 ghz one unless they came out with a replacement for it(perhaps a 3.6 ghz one?). Hence it's ludicrous to keep referring to "AMD beats Intel at 3x the price" Not really. For those who love playing Doom 3 it is important. , but that's the sort of arguments being used by AMD fanatics. Fanatics? LOL! |
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"JK" wrote in message ... Johannes H Andersen wrote: JK wrote: Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? Same power for what? In Doom 3 for example, an Athlon 64 3500+ beats anything that Intel makes, even chips at almost 3x the price. But nobody in their right mind would spend money on the Intel Extreme Edition version. It was made for a particular purpose at a particular time To compete against the Athlon 64 FX-53. It didn't do a good job at that though. However since it is the best gaming chip Intel sells, a number of them probably sold anyway. , and I understand that it is now discontinued. It is? I heard that the 3.2 ghz was discontinued. I doubt Intel would discontinue the 3.4 ghz one unless they came out with a replacement for it(perhaps a 3.6 ghz one?). They are changing the Extreme range to the LGA775 processors and moving the FSB to 1066. nd to the prescott core I assume. They will be expensive still tho....... |
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"Franklin" wrote in message ... JK wrote: Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? -- snip -- I am thinking of just the processor and mobo. (I don't think memory depends on processor type) Is it something like ... "Intel systems cost 25 to 30 percent more than an equivalent AMD system"? No. How do you determine which chips are equivalent? By benchmarks? If so, then you need to figure out what applications you run , and how often you run each, then come up with a weighted average performance level for each chip based on your usage patterns. Then you can make a comparison. I use my PC for home and "small office" use. No games. No video or sound editing. No movie playing. No power use. That is the sort of thing I would like to compare between AMD and Intel. The final system may be something like a AMD Barton 2500+ with 1GB memory, sound integrated on mobo and a very modest VIA-based graphics and 80 GN HDD. But all I want to get anidea of is the relative cost on an AMD mobo & porceesor compared to Intel. Hope that helps. AMD will be a cheaper version and will do everything you need. |
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:20:36 +0100, Franklin wrote:
I use my PC for home and "small office" use. No games. No video or sound editing. No movie playing. No power use. Then you really don't need much power. That is the sort of thing I would like to compare between AMD and Intel. The final system may be something like a AMD Barton 2500+ with 1GB memory, sound integrated on mobo and a very modest VIA-based graphics and 80 GN HDD. But all I want to get anidea of is the relative cost on an AMD mobo & porceesor compared to Intel. Then compare an AMD 2500+ MB combo to a P4 2.6GHz MB combo. A quick comparison on pricewatch puts the cheapest AMD 2500+combo at $93 and the cheapest 2.6GHz P4 combo at $190, or $171 for a 2.53GHz P4 combo. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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On 18/09/2004 Wes Newell wrote:
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:20:36 +0100, Franklin wrote: [snipped] Then compare an AMD 2500+ MB combo to a P4 2.6GHz MB combo. A quick comparison on pricewatch puts the cheapest AMD 2500+combo at $93 and the cheapest 2.6GHz P4 combo at $190, or $171 for a 2.53GHz P4 combo. Where do you find items in the UK priced in USD - or is your pound sign broken? -- Jeff Gaines - Damerham Hampshire UK Posted with XanaNews 1.16.4.6 http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d7xananews.htm |
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Franklin wrote: JK wrote: Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? -- snip -- I am thinking of just the processor and mobo. (I don't think memory depends on processor type) Is it something like ... "Intel systems cost 25 to 30 percent more than an equivalent AMD system"? No. How do you determine which chips are equivalent? By benchmarks? If so, then you need to figure out what applications you run , and how often you run each, then come up with a weighted average performance level for each chip based on your usage patterns. Then you can make a comparison. I use my PC for home and "small office" use. In that case an Athlon XP system would give you the best value. An Athlon XP3000+ at around $100 beats a $220 Pentium 4 3.2 ghz in Business Winstone 2004. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2065&p=6 No games. No video or sound editing. No movie playing. No power use. That is the sort of thing I would like to compare between AMD and Intel. The final system may be something like a AMD Barton 2500+ with 1GB memory, sound integrated on mobo and a very modest VIA-based graphics and 80 GN HDD. But all I want to get anidea of is the relative cost on an AMD mobo & porceesor compared to Intel. A good basic motherboard for an Athlon XP is cheap. Only around $50-60. Hope that helps. |
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JK wrote: Franklin wrote: JK wrote: Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? -- snip -- I am thinking of just the processor and mobo. (I don't think memory depends on processor type) Is it something like ... "Intel systems cost 25 to 30 percent more than an equivalent AMD system"? No. How do you determine which chips are equivalent? By benchmarks? If so, then you need to figure out what applications you run , and how often you run each, then come up with a weighted average performance level for each chip based on your usage patterns. Then you can make a comparison. I use my PC for home and "small office" use. In that case an Athlon XP system would give you the best value. An Athlon XP3000+ at around $100 beats a $220 Pentium 4 3.2 ghz in Business Winstone 2004. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2065&p=6 And on the same link, the Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Northwood beats the Athlon XP3000+ in Content Creation Winstone 2004. Where do you get those prices from? The Athlon XP are being replaced by less performing Semprons for same PR numbers. |
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Johannes H Andersen wrote: JK wrote: Franklin wrote: JK wrote: Franklin wrote: Is there a rough rule of thumb which indicates the price difference between an AMD system and an Intel system of the same power? -- snip -- I am thinking of just the processor and mobo. (I don't think memory depends on processor type) Is it something like ... "Intel systems cost 25 to 30 percent more than an equivalent AMD system"? No. How do you determine which chips are equivalent? By benchmarks? If so, then you need to figure out what applications you run , and how often you run each, then come up with a weighted average performance level for each chip based on your usage patterns. Then you can make a comparison. I use my PC for home and "small office" use. In that case an Athlon XP system would give you the best value. An Athlon XP3000+ at around $100 beats a $220 Pentium 4 3.2 ghz in Business Winstone 2004. http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2065&p=6 And on the same link, the Pentium 4 3.0 GHz Northwood beats the Athlon XP3000+ in Content Creation Winstone 2004. Where do you get those prices from? www.pricewatch.com The Athlon XP are being replaced by less performing Semprons for same PR numbers. The Sempron model number are meant to compare it to the Celeron. Athlon XP chips are still available. It is not certain how much longer they will still be available. |
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