AMD vs Intel: Bang for Buck

[Conor4011]

I am somewhat new to the PC building scene and so far Intel Processors are all I have really looked into. Recently I noticed that there is some AMD processors with killer stock frequencies and they are dirt cheap compared to Intel CPU's with similar clocks. Saying this, I have not further investigated or compared their L2,L3 caches and whatnot so that could be it for all I know. Someone please explain this to me.

 

[JRAtk94]

AMD processors aren't quite as good as Intel, but you cannot beat their bang for buck.

On a budget, AMD are the best choice, on a larger budget, Intel are worth the extra dollar.

 

[jaguarskx]

You cannot go by clockspeed alone. At the same clockspeed Intel CPUs are more powerful than AMD CPUs. For example, a FX-6300 overclocked to around 4.5GHz will probably be equal to an Intel i5-4670 running at 3.4GHz.

 

[Conor4011]

You cannot go by clockspeed alone. At the same clockspeed Intel CPUs are more powerful than AMD CPUs. For example, a FX-6300 overclocked to around 4.5GHz will probably be equal to an Intel i5-4670 running at 3.4GHz.

So what else do i go on that allows me to compare them both?

 

[JRAtk94]

Benchmarks.

 

[Sanjeewa Udugama]

AMD CPU's are alo very much comparable to Intel range they were being used by many mainstream suppliers like (HP) Better to check the benchmarks to get a better overview Idea about the CPU's Processor clock speed, 3d processing, animatiotion. office packages there are many different types of test .... generally speaking AMD's are the best choice for a tight budget ...