what computer processors are best?

Question

athalon, celeron, sempron...etc. what is the ranking of the most common processors in comparison to eachother?

Answer 1

I am not going to give a big elaborate answer, because the type of processor matters on what you are actually using it for (some handle floating point better, some are better for graphics etc).

I just wanted to point you to a great website for rating the various processors based on speed vs price, you can change the range, etc.

Really worth a look! I hope this helps!

P.S. I really like AMD 64bit athlons, they have a slower raw speed than some Intel models, but their reduced instruction set actually makes them roughly just as fast as the Intels when using applications.

Answer 2

Well when talking about the best one needs to considure pricing. I have at work a dual core dual processor server with Intel XEON chips inside but i think it cost like 5000 dollars a piece. I find that for most home usages Intel Celeron or the paralel Athalon Sempron are sufficient. Now when it comes to graphic processing or multiple application working together I would recomend going with the Intel P-4 series or the AMD athalon.
Intel has come out with the new dual core processors. However I highly recomend against them. As of this moment no operating system but the windows Vista Beta version is supporting dual core threading.
I personally like Intel arcitecture better then the AMD one but that is a matter of personal taste.
This might be as original AMD arcitecture increased the amount of instruction per clock cycle proccessed in the processor pipeline. Which caused a slower clock cycle processor to be much faster. However original AMD suffered from a lots of problems. They are cheaper and I have being told much superior to Intel in the new models.

Answer 3

Well, the "best" processor really depends on what your need is. For example, the best processor for a desktop PC would not be the same as that of a laptop. I'll try giving you a basic breakdown of the best processors (though note that each processor comes in various speeds, so the best of one processor may be better than the worst of the one ranked above it)

The two companies (Intel and AMD) offer processors for different purposes. Most advanced AMD processors are for intense gaming or bandwidth use while Intels are better at productivity and accessibility. Therefore, it is hard to compare the two companies against each other.

Desktop PCs
1. Intel Pentium D (Dual Core, good for users wanting a bit more processing power) and AMD FX (best AMD processor out there, not needed unless you need a really powerful processor).
2. Intel Pentium 4 w/ HT (great for multitasking) and AMD Athlon 64 x2 (dual core processor, similar to pentium D)
3. Intel Pentium 4 and AMD Athlon 64 (both are just generally newer processors and good for a basic home pc)
4. Intel Celeron (a less strong processor, though still decent nontheless, comes with $400 - $900 PCs.

Laptops
1. Intel Centrino Duo and AMD Turion64 (both are very good processors giving you wireless connections, HT technology, and lower battery demands). However, I think the Intel Centrino Duo is a bit more of the upper hand for laptops.

Answer 4

Well, there are two major brands of processors, AMD and Intel. I don't know much about AMDs, but here are Intels from best to worst:

Intel Processors
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-Pentium D Dual Core
-Pentium 4 w/HT Technology
-Pentium 4
-Celeron D
-Celeron


AMD Processors
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-Athalon
-Sempron

I have generally heard that AMDs are great for gaming and Intels are good for multitasking. If you plan to simply browse the web and do some word processing or basic tasks, a lower processor will be fine. If you plan to do some gaming, video editing, or big downloading, you might want to go with a higher end processor.

Answer 5

particularly the quickest processor on the industry suited now may be the middle i7 980X. even even though it is likewise truly costly - the total i7 line is. My prominent organisation might unquestionably be AMD, no longer Intel. in case you go with for suited overall performance i decide for to propose the AMD Phenom II - it is fairly efficient yet a lot greater fee-effective than the i7. As a typical rule you go with for to get as many cores as you could - ghz was significant yet no as uch any further. get as many cores as available.

Answer 6

AMD FX-60 Quad core processing
4 processors.

Answer 7

for working with microsoft product and server just intel becuse some microsoft server software crashed with non intel cpu
(sql server )
if you have complex job and hard calculate same as matematical software or 3d editing for films you need full cash cpu
if you dont have more complex software celeron is very god
amd have lowes price but amd types have more temrature
and high risk to born if your fan fail
highest ram and fastes hdd more importand from cpu speed

Answer 8

that all depends on what and how you gonna use it, for gamers and have less money to spare go for athlon with extra money to burn buy an intel