Amd processor

[w619]

I went to fry's electronics to get an idea for my next computer. I asked the sales person about amd processors cause i was gonna get the phenom 7750 but he told me that amd processors are not true dual cores but single core processor with hyper-threading and the quad cores are dual cores with hyperthreading, and that intel are true dual cores and quad cores. I know this sounds like a realy retarded question but I got to know if this is true.

 

[werxen]

hes a moron.

 

[w619]

That what i thought because my old amd 3200 was a single cor with hyper-threading.

 

[cjl]

Nope. Not even close. The AMD ones are slower than the Intel, but they are definitely true duals and quads.

 

[werxen]

Nope. Not even close. The AMD ones are slower than the Intel, but they are definitely true duals and quads.

well thats kind of a blunt statement is it not? AMD is always slower than Intel?

 

[cjl]

Always? No, but they tend to be slower than similar priced and similar clocked core 2 duos for the most part, with the possible exception of the Phenom 2 CPUs, which are quite competitive with the Core 2 Quad Q9000 series.

 

[werxen]

Always? No, but they tend to be slower than similar priced and similar clocked core 2 duos for the most part, with the possible exception of the Phenom 2 CPUs, which are quite competitive with the Core 2 Quad Q9000 series.

i agree on that one.

 

[w619]

Cji thats not true because i had a p4 3.2 ghz and my amd 3200+ performed better than it.
Same goes for my 4600+ dual cores vs Pentium D.

 

[cjl]

You'll note that I stated "similarly priced and clocked Core 2 Duos"

Neither Pentium 4s nor Pentium Ds were even remotely close to Core 2 Duos in speed, and they don't fall under that product line. AMD was better in the past, but they aren't better right now for the most part.

 

[w619]

srry i did not refresh my page and did not see that post.