Intel or AMD

[gcraem]

Hello, is there an AMD processor comparable to the Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz LGA1156 processor

 

[beanoslim]

This is worth a look also - http://www.hardcoreware.net/amd-vs-intel-100-150-dollar-cpu/1/

Hope this helps.

 

[pete3867]

yeah , I think the Athlon x3 450 is more than a match for the i3at less than half the price

 

[pete3867]

Processor PassMark CPU Mark Score / Price Price (USD)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 45.67 $68.99*
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core 42.33 $69.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 940 38.27 $95.99*
AMD Athlon II X3 425 37.88 $60.99*
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core 37.45 $42.99*
AMD Athlon II X4 630 36.48 $88.99*
AMD Athlon II X3 445 36.4 $73.99*
AMD Phenom II X3 715 35.07 $79.99*
AMD Athlon II X4 640 34.32 $99.99*
AMD Athlon II X2 240 32.44 $48.99*
AMD Athlon II X3 450 32.3 $78.99*
Intel Celeron E3300 @ 2.50GHz 32.1 $51.99*
AMD Phenom 9450e Quad-Core 31.69 $85.00*
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core 31.39 $49.99*
Pentium Dual-Core E5700 @ 3.00GHz 30.33 $73.79*
AMD Athlon II X2 265 30.17 $72.99*
Intel Celeron E3400 @ 2.60GHz 29.38 $53.99*
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 28.93 $179.00*
AMD Athlon II X2 250 28.85 $58.99*
AMD Athlon II X2 255 28.8 $62.99*
AMD Athlon II X2 245 28.47 $57.99*
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 28.39 $199.99*
AMD Athlon II X2 260 28.36 $67.99*
Intel Core i3 550 @ 3.20GHz 27.68 $109.99*
AMD Athlon II X4 645 27.35 $117.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 955 27.19 $144.99*
Intel Core i3 530 @ 2.93GHz 27.09 $99.99*
Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.07GHz 26.78 $104.99*
AMD Phenom II X2 545 26.73 $65.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 810 26.67 $115.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 965 26.66 $159.99*
Pentium Dual-Core E6600 @ 3.06GHz 26.65 $82.99*
AMD Phenom II X4 945 26.47 $135.99*
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 26.46 $229.00*
AMD Phenom II X4 925 26.28 $129.99*
Pentium Dual-Core E5400 @ 2.70GHz 25.98 $69.41*
Pentium Dual-Core E6500 @ 2.93GHz 25.9 $78.04*
AMD Phenom II X4 970 25 $179.99*
AMD Sempron 145 24.76 $36.99*
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 23.93 $55.00*
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz 23.77 $149.99*
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 23.66 $69.61*
AMD Sempron 140 23.52 $32.99*
AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core 23.32 $60.00*
Pentium Dual-Core E6300 @ 2.80GHz 22.87 $85.00*
Pentium Dual-Core E5300 @ 2.60GHz 22.83 $76.21*
Intel Core i5 760 @ 2.80GHz 22.81 $199.99*
Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz 22.58 $279.99*
Intel Core i3 560 @ 3.33GHz 22.53 $144.99*
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ 22.47 $53.00*
Copyright PassMark Software 2010

 

[ulysses35]

I have to ask.... why do you want an AMD chip instead of the much newer and efficient i3's ?

Now if its simply because you have an AMD system alreayd then fine, no problem but if you are asking the question with a new build in mind.... then its a no brainer to choose Intel right now.

 

[sideshowbob32]

I have to ask.... why do you want an AMD chip instead of the much newer and efficient i3's ?

Now if its simply because you have an AMD system alreayd then fine, no problem but if you are asking the question with a new build in mind.... then its a no brainer to choose Intel right now.

simply price to performance sure I would love a new i7 but price dictates when you get down to it amd is is the better build, I could get a nice motherboard and cpu for the price of a Intel chip. also for what pete3867 I agree Athlon x3 450 would be comparable.

 

[Avro Arrow]

http://techreport.com/r.x/cpu-roundup-2010q1/value-perf-bar-sysprices.gif
This is worth a look also - http://www.hardcoreware.net/amd-vs-intel-100-150-dollar-cpu/1/
Hope this helps.

Funny how the Phenom II X4 955 isn't listed there...lol

I have to ask.... why do you want an AMD chip instead of the much newer and efficient i3's ?
Now if its simply because you have an AMD system alreayd then fine, no problem but if you are asking the question with a new build in mind.... then its a no brainer to choose Intel right now.

The hell it is, Intel has already announced that the LGA 1156 socket is dead and he'll have to buy a new motherboard to upgrade past the 1156.

simply price to performance sure I would love a new i7 but price dictates when you get down to it amd is is the better build, I could get a nice motherboard and cpu for the price of a Intel chip. also for what pete3867 I agree Athlon x3 450 would be comparable.

The Athlon II X3 450 is the best choice. In the words of tomshardware:
"This is the fastest triple-core Athlon II available, and it sports an ideal combination of three execution cores, a high clock rate, a low price, and respectable overclocking headroom. Despite the deceptively low buy-in, this processor delivers some serious gaming capability. It is such a great gaming CPU, in fact, that it almost renders most of the CPUs in the $100 to $130 range overkill. "
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-cpu-core-i3-athlon-ii-x4,2791-2.html
That really says it all doesn't it?

 

[pete3867]

yeah I have a 440 , and it overclocks to 3.5ghz without breaking a sweat .. BUT the 450 is a newer core and at stock speed it beats my overclocked 440 ...so yes its a winner
as far as I can see an i3 is just like a dual core ... an Athlon 250 or something like that

 

[jj463rd]

I was fortunate myself to get a Phenom X3 740 BE on sale (for only a couple of days)
at $68.99.It's better than the Athlon II X3 450 however it was sold out (quickly) and now is $20 more.I would agree that the AM3 Athlon II X3 450 is a great choice.Also so is the AM2+ Phenom II X4 940 BE if you have an older AM2+ board

 

[pete3867]

^ good point , the 940 is pretty cheap now

 

[halfcalf]

I could get a nice motherboard and cpu for the price of a Intel chip.

The "AMD mobos are sooooooooooo cheap" is an urban myth. Something like an ASRock H55M-LE LGA 1156 mobo is at most $20 more expensive than the cheapest possible AM3 board. Where I live $20 will get you a burger and fries.

 

[jj463rd]

The "AMD mobos are sooooooooooo cheap" is an urban myth. Something like an ASRock H55M-LE LGA 1156 mobo is at most $20 more expensive than the cheapest possible AM3 board. Where I live $20 will get you a burger and fries.

Where I live $5 will get you a burger and fries.

 

[halfcalf]

I'm talking about an edible one, not a plastic one from McD.

 

[beanoslim]

Ratburgers are cheap, mmmmmmmmm.

 

[jj463rd]

I'm talking about an edible one, not a plastic one from McD.

If I went to a local McD I could get 3 burgers and fries for $5

 

[halfcalf]

If I went to a local McD I could get 3 burgers and fries for $5

Your description of food is a bit different than mine, my friend. Beanoslim certainly has an excellent grasp of the essence of MickyDee burgers.

 

[halfcalf]

From the blog of Dr. Lisa Cain

http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/cheeseburger-take-2-day-11/

>>>

Why didn't the McDonald's cheeseburger rot?

My answer is simple. It isn't food.

>>>

 

[jj463rd]

Your description of food is a bit different than mine, my friend. Beanoslim certainly has an excellent grasp of the essence of MickyDee burgers.

Uh I think that you are mistaken I don't eat at McD's,rather the case is that food prices are much less in my area rather than yours.
Prices do vary quite a bit depending upon location.

 

[halfcalf]

I fully agree, as I live in a place where a midrange 2 bed condo starts at $650,000 and if you want a view, you'd better pull out seven figures. There's a crappy 90 year old 3 bed house that's a real fixerupper not far from here on a small lot which has a bit of a water view, and it's a super affordable $3.7 million. Still, anyplace where you can eat 3 burgers and fries for $5 has to be a place that only your enterologist can love!

 

[halfcalf]

$650,000 that's the value of the pot they grow in my neighbourhood a day. I can see by the neighboUrhood you're in Canuckia as well.

 

[jj463rd]

We don't have illegal drugs where I live.However a 2 bed condo here starts at about $175,000 and 3 bedroom homes and a lot at around that price too.However in a city about 40 miles north of me the prices are 4 times that.
In my mothers town nearby, condos are not tolerated at all just private homes on large lots of land.
From what I was told down in the state of Alabama (which is about 3,000 miles away)3 bed homes are priced at around $40,000.Apparently prices are much lower in that state than mine.

 

[halfcalf]

Dang, I'd move to Alabama in about a minute flat if it weren't for your rather uncooperative Immigration officers. I have a friend who paid more than that for a parking space last year. Houses in Detroit are $10K but I'd much rather live in Alabama, thank you. I hate snow!

 

[keithlm]

The "AMD mobos are sooooooooooo cheap" is an urban myth. Something like an ASRock H55M-LE LGA 1156 mobo is at most $20 more expensive than the cheapest possible AM3 board. Where I live $20 will get you a burger and fries.

If we look on newegg for AMD3/1156 dual core chips in the 3.0Ghz range then the Intel is $45.00 more expensive than the AMD chip. The $45.00 can buy you the AMD motherboard. PLUS you would still have enough left over to get a burger and fries.

 

[halfcalf]

If we look on newegg for AMD3/1156 dual core chips in the 3.0Ghz range then the Intel is $45.00 more expensive than the AMD chip. The $45.00 can buy you the AMD motherboard. PLUS you would still have enough left over to get a burger and fries.

Intel Core i3-540 Clarkdale 3.06GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor BX80616I3540 $104.99

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Regor 3.0GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX250OCGMBOX $58.99

And I'm sure that they perform the same, right? You pay more for a Corvette than you do for a Chevette, dude! Or given the recent subjects of this thread, you pay more for filet mignon than for McD hamburger! :lol:

 

[keithlm]

Please answer this question:

Can you buy the AMD and motherboard for less than the price of the Intel CPU.

No urban myth needed.