[TriLUG] AMD vs. Intel

[Charles Fischer]

For full disclosure, I am writing this on a system with 2 AMD Opteron 
265 dual core processors.

If I built a system with just two CPU cores today I would use the Intel 
Core 2 Duo CPU.  From the benchmarks it looks like the new Intel chip 
has lower power consummation and faster execution then the AMD chips.  I 
have not seen measurements for power consummation for populated 
motherboards, so I am not sure that power should be a deciding factor.

For systems with 4 or more cores I would still buy the AMD Opteron 
CPUs.  I like the Opteron 275HE low power version.  The 275HEs are very 
fast and rated at only 55 watts.  For comparison the low power dual core 
Xeons are 65 watts.

If given a choice I would put off buying a new system until AMD moves to 
65-nm technology.  AMD will be more competitive after the move to 65-nm.

-Charles Fischer

Greg Brown wrote:
> It was not long ago at all, just last year, that the prevailing 
> opinion of
> those on Trilug seemed to be that AMD was leading the way for chip design
> for the foreseeable future.  With Intel's latest announcements, along 
> with
> the Core Duo, I was wondering what the consensus opinion was these days.
>
> If you were going to build a linux desktop or laptop what processor would
> you pick?  Intel, AMD, or something else?
>
> 3.... 2..... 1..... FIGHT!!