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Have two systems which are entirely identical (not sure on the motherboards though but it doesn't really matter) in price/specs, the only difference is the cpu. Which would you guys recommended based off performance? (ie I don't want any fan boys). I would normally say the AMD64, but since the price is the same for both systems, its coming down purely to performance. :)
Thanks inadvance.
Personally, Id go with the AMD64. If in the future you put a 64 bit OS on it, you are likely to get better performance.
I do believe AMD are nudging ahead in the performance stakes at the moment too! Also I believe the Intel desktop chips are a little on the warm side - meaning a bigger and louder fan. I've been recommended if I need to have a Intel chip go for the P4 M chips - much better architecture I've heard but I'm not sure if it matches AMD performance.
DJ