[olug] AMD or Intel for multi-core apps?

[T. J. Brumfield]

Intel has the fastest processors right now, but that first link is really
telling in what I've believed. AMD has some great value processors.

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Jay Bendon <jaybocc2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I usually use CPUMark to do my evaluation on CPU's i don't have physical
> access to benchmark.
>
> http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_value_available.html
> http://www.cpubenchmark.net/common_cpus.html
>
> The intel i7's are in the lead atm, but the amd fx-8120 is a badass and i'm
> strongly considering purchasing it for my next rig.
>
> i use a Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           W3690  @ 3.47GHz in my
> desktop/workstation. its a mean machine, but probably expensive.
> --Jay
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
>
> > I may be in the market for a new desktop CPU/mobo for the first time in
> > 4.5 years.  I haven't kept up on CPU technology, so I need some advice.
> > TomsHardware.com used to compare CPU's, but no longer, it appears.
> >
> > Most (but not all) of the CPU-intensive tasks that I perform (photography
> > related) are pretty well multi-threaded and operate on large datasets,
> > and should make good use of multiple cores.  Of course, there are still
> > some single-threaded operations that I'd like to speed up, too.
> >
> > My current box has a 2-core AMD CPU, because the 4-core Phenom had just
> > come out and was still buggy at the time.
> >
> > Philosophical issues aside, do you have any feel for whether I'd be
> > better off with an 4-core Intel i5/i7 or a 6-8-core AMD CPU?  Are the
> > individual cores of the i5 or i7 significantly faster than those of
> > the AMD?
> >
> > I haven't done exhaustive research yet, but these CPU's have caught
> > my eye:
> >
> > AMD FX 3.8GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) 6-core 125W, $140
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106010
> >
> > AMD FX 3.6GHz 8-core 125W, $190
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960
> >
> > Intel i5 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) 4-core 77W, $215
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115233
> >
> > Intel i7 3.1GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) 4-core 65W, $305
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116503
> >
> > The only 6-core i7 is out of my price range at $570.
> >
> > --
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