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How does an AMD Athlon compare to an Intel Core 2 Duo?

by on December 4, 2009

Q: How does the AMD Athlon 2.1 GHz compare to the Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz and how does the Intel Core 2 Duo t5550 1.83 GHz compare to the t5750 2.0 GHz?

I’m searching for laptops and this is the only unknown part.

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2 Responses to “How does an AMD Athlon compare to an Intel Core 2 Duo?”
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    The Intel Core 2 Duo t5550 and the t5750 are pretty much the same except for their clock speed (ie 1.83GHz vs 2.0GHz). So that is pretty easy to compare. If you want a faster processor you just go with the t5750.

    The AMD Athlon 2.1 GHz vs Intel Core 2 Duo t5550 1.83GHz is a little different because there are more than a few AMD Athlon 2.1 GHz processors.

    You have the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz, AMD Athlon X2 4050e Brisbane 2.1GHz, AMD Athlon XP 2.1 GHz, AMD Athlon X2 2.1 GHz, AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.1 GHz, and probably a few more.

    Some are certainly older and slower while some are newer and are faster than the Intel processor you are comparing it to.

     

    matt (Geek) says: on December 8, 2009 at 8:43 am

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    Hmm. In general is the Intel more reliable than AMD?

    I am looking at a laptop with the chip being the major difference. I would prefer the one with Intel because of the price (540ish vs 895ish).

    I appreciate you going into detail about the chipset speeds.

    I hope the following isn’t outside the scope of the primary question. If so, let me know and I can repost it as a new question or something. Sometimes my thoughts do get off on a tangent:

    Here is the laptop I am considering, only because my 2 desktops are a bit too slow processor-wise for my taste. http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4369755&CatId=4942

    Here is the laptop I used to have, which was good for the most part, only more expensive than I can afford right now. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146453&cm_re=lenovo_y510-_-34-146-453-_-Product

    I have looked in depth at the first link, checked reviews, looked at their promo video, looked at the cosmetics, performance specs etc, and I am highly considering it. If it is (from a “geek”‘s point of view) comparable to the Lenovo, I will go ahead and find a seller and someone to buy these 2 desktops (actual twins because they used to be company equip)

    BTW, I had no idea there were that many different types of AMD’s heh

    Note: I do a lot of programming, and when I work on my website coding I have many windows open and I multitask a LOT. I also am a member of BOINC (open-source scientific data processing network for the general public) with 6 different sciences I am attached to, watch tv online, broadcast HD streaming video, download via P2P, and would like to be able to play games. I use my computer a LOT, and sometimes it will be a week before I even turn it off (which is why I will need to pick up a ventalation thing for the bottom). I tend to be rough on my things however for some strange reason I like my electronics to remain in good condition (scratches smudges dirt etc).

    I hope that gives you an idea as to what kind of system would best be suited for me. This might help with the links I gave you.

    Thanks

     

    wizardeyes (Newbie) says: on December 8, 2009 at 7:09 pm