AMD or Intal

[jmcilhinney]

[QUOTE=jmcilhinney;3835409]Are you saying that AMD has a mainstream desktop processor that can match the top i7 for pure speed?

Exactly what part of my post made you ask that?

That would be this part:

I'm going to have to disagree with "Intel giving the best raw performance".

If you disagree that Intel wears the performance crown then then you believe that AMD has equal or better performance. We're talking mainstream desktop processors here, i.e. Core and Phenom, not Xeon and Opteron. Everything I've read says that the top Core i7 is faster than the top Phenom. I wouldn't buy one, but facts is facts