Intel C2D E6750 vs. AMD X2 5600+

Hello,

I am planning on purchasing a processor in the near future. I am not looking for next gen performance or anything. Anyways, I was debating between the E6750 and the 5600. Note that the 5600+ appears to be cheaper. So, my question to you:

If I am gaming, browsing the internet, and editing photos while never *ever* planning on a OC, which one do you think would be better?

I am honestly leaning towards the AMD CPU because it is cheaper. While I realize, you get what you pay for, I don't think the the AMD CPU will take to much of a performance hit compared to the E6750.

Not to mention, that you would think the AMD would be faster as it is clocked higher. AMD(2.8Ghz) and Intel(2.66Ghz)

Thank you,
-Adam

Ok, thank you for the advice.

From a strictly performance view, what on the AMd side would equal a E6750?

A comparable AMD processor to the E6750 would be the X2 6400+. Unfortunatly, the X2 6400+ is not listed on the cpu comparison chart.....

edit: Clock speed comparisons are not reliable for comparisons because of the different achitectures the chips are based on. Core 2 processors do not need as high a clock frequency as the X2s. opposite of the way it was in the P4 era.

The days of judging performance by ghz have been over for more than 2 years now. A core 2 duo benchmarks across the board an average of about 15% faster than an AMD X2 running at the same clock speed. Go here.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/0 [...] index.html

Agreed with lghtmup98, the only AMD proc that equals the E6750 is the 6400+. And Im not sure on the price comparison there.. but the E6750 is much faster than the 5600+.

thank you all for your quick and informative replies. I have looked at some benchmarks and pricings and I think I might have to go with the AMD 6000+. I do realize that in many benchmarks these came in slower than the intel ones, but I am working on quite a tight price point. The fact of the matter is that I can build an AMD system for cheaper.

The price in the intel CPUs is so small that it doesn't really make a difference which one I go with. to me it appears that -- in most games -- the difference will be neligeble(spelling) because the FPS is mostly above 100.

On that note, can anyone point me to a link that might suggest a good variety of AM2 mobos?

If you are willing to OC you can get a $170 E6550 and it will be the same or better as the EE6750(at stock).

E6750!!