[linux-audio-user] Re: Intel Dual Core vs. AMD64

Arthur Moore arthur.moore.lists at gmail.com
Tue Sep 12 15:46:54 EDT 2006


Wow so much response. I definately am going to get and intel dual
core. Just to fan the flame a little bit, has anyone used the macbook
pros for much linux-audio work. I'm either going to get one of those,
or a laptop from system76.com.

Art

On 9/12/06, carmen <_ at whats-your.name> wrote:
> On Tue Sep 12, 2006 at 08:52:05PM +0200, Alberto Botti wrote:
> > Il giorno mar, 12/09/2006 alle 19.41 +0300, Sampo Savolainen ha scritto:
> > > The bottom line: Core 2 Duo beats anything AMD can offer. Even the more
> > > cheaper not top-of-the-line Core 2 Duo processors kill the fastest AMD
> > > processors in most cases. Oh, and the AMD processors use almost twice
> > > the energy of a Core 2 Duo.
> > >
> > > Though. All of this will change eventually, of course. :)
> >
> > :)
> >
> > The lower grade AMDs are still competitive with the comparable ones from
> > Intel, and are available in two low-consumption models, lower than Intel
> > (ADO, rated at 65W maximum, and ADD, at 35W). They might be useful to
> > build a near-silent pc (but you'll might run into issues with NVidia and
> > ATI chipsets, VIA might be a good choice).
>
> also note that in the benchmarks, somehow AMD still comes out on top in the
> 'apache' test. which suggests its possibly good at context switching and
> lots of threads, compared to Intel. which bodes well for 'nix in general,
> for all its interlocking parts.
>
> at the 200 USD price-point, which is sort of a sweet spot, AMD and Intel's
> offerings are pretty comparable. i'd start with a video and wireless chip
> you know are supported properly on linux, then pick a CPU that will go with
> it. unless you enjoy lockups, and proprietary drivers that won't compile
> with your xorg version, running Windows installers and copying over SYS
> files and mucking with NDISwrapper and all of that..unfortunately this means
> youre stuck with Intel. the joy of vendor lock-in :/
>
> >
> > At least according to these tests (note: conducted under Windows)
> >
> > http://www.lostcircuits.com/cpu/low_e/
> >
>



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