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

[Jay Bendon]

Obiwan: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_test_info.html
--Jay


On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> > Intel fairs better even with 4 core's. They have better rendering video
> from what I read on web. Intel Corei7 2600K (4core) performs just as good
> as the AMD FX8150 eight core. They AMD Bulldoze was coined faildozer
> because it failed to live up to expectation. Either CPU's are good and work
> good for multi-threaded apps. The FX8150 doesn't do so well in single
> threaded apps, even the AMD Phenom 1100T beats it or comes very close. The
> diff comes down to how long do you want to wait really. If you are
> rendering huge video/images then the biggest Corei7  with Quick Sync is the
> way to go. AMD will do the same thing just takes a bit longer. I've used
> AMD's a lot and they are good workhorses, reliable and is the cheaper
> option. My next rig is going to be a monster though and I will be going
> w/Intel mainly because of the Quick Sync and 65w vs AMD's 125 for fx8150.
> The Intel Corei5/7 beats AMD in a lot of benchmarks and they are the top
> performers. If you want the best performance ri
>  g!
> h
> >  t now it has to be Intel Corei7.
>
> I don't do any video work or game playing, so real time graphics rendering
> to the display won't help me a bit.  I need something that can do
> in-process
> FP calculations very quickly, and do so in multiple threads.
>
> Virtually all of my number crunching comes when postprocessing photos.
> Some of my common apps (like Corel AfterShot Pro) multi-thread very well,
> while others (like digikam) fall flat on their face.
>
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