Intel vs. AMD - Today's Generation Compared

Bender writes "The Tech Report compares 15 Core 2 and Athlon 64 processors from Intel and AMD — from sub-$200 to a cool grand, from slower dual cores to fast quad cores — in 32 & 64-bit apps in Windows Vista, including the new, multithreaded RTS game Supreme Commander. 'The release of Windows Vista and a round of price cuts by AMD prompted us to hatch a devious plan involving Vista, a new test suite full of multithreaded and 64-bit applications, fifteen different CPU configurations, and countless hours of lab testing. That plan has come to fruition in the form of a broad-based comparison of the latest processors from AMD and Intel... from the lowly Athlon 64 X2 4400+ and Core 2 Duo E6300 to the astounding Athlon 64 FX-74 and Core 2 Extreme QX6700.' Folding@Home in Linux, power use, and energy efficiency are tested, too."

Comments

Re:repeating repeating summary summary?

[antifoidulus]

They were trying to optimize the summary's performance by using both cores, but ended up with a race condition where both wrote. But it is finally a chance to break out the "selfcontaineddupe" tag!

Evil flash banners

[compwizrd]

I clearly need a dual or quad core system to handle the flash skyscraper banners on the sides.

Verdict: Core 2 Duo E6400

[digitaldc]

Summary: "I'd probably grab a Core 2 Duo E6400 and overclock it"

Save your money and buy the cheaper Core 2 duo. Then you can find out the Core 8 Octo will be released in a few weeks for about the same price.
Oblivion looks amazing IMHO.