intel i3 1.9 ghz vs amd athlon x2 2.7 duel core 5700+

[nukenorman]

intel i3 1.9 ghz vs amd athlon x2 2.7 duel core 5700+

[Roger H. Veteran]

I'm guessing if all else is equal it depends on what you are going for too, more performance or longer battery life?

[nukenorman]

battery life I am assuming the intel i3 but for this post I am wondering what is faster.

Basically I bought this computer with the AMD 5 years ago and it was not even top of the line then. 5 years later ( now ) I see new computers with itel i3 1.9 ghz for the same price I paid 5 years ago for the AMD with much faster ghz. Seems like things have not become much faster in 5 years.

[Crisp]

More GHz MHz doesn't mean faster.

[n_K]

More GHz MHz doesn't mean faster.

Exactly. Thats the reason your phone and raspberry pi can decode HD content when say a 1998 equivilent AMD computer can't; they've got codecs and specific functions for doing purpose actions at a much faster rate, turbo boost, integrated AES, etc.

[xtrabit racing]

for desktop, buy the cheapest one.

[xendrome]

for desktop, buy the cheapest one.

How is cheap his best option?

[Phouchg]

Let's get it out of the way that a desktop processor (X2 7750) and a mobile processor (3227U) cannot be directly compared.

That said, processors have not jumped as much in terms of raw performance as they used to back in the days. Partly because it's not that neccessary... or, rather, it's mechanical hard drives that are holding us back presently. From freely creating that neccessity.

i3 (assuming Ivy Bridge) will have higher IPC, way lower power consumption and an integrated GPU that stands well against many budget discrete counterparts of 5 years ago.

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

That athlon 2x 5700+ is on the old 939 socket boards. They don't make those anymore.

Your best bet would be the i3, due to newer technology.

[redvamp128]

How is cheap his best option?

Because, that logic is-

By the time you buy one it is already out dated and you won't be out big cash- Search on Youtube NSFW "THE ONION BATES 4000"