Hi I'm buying a new PC - a barebone bundle - and I'm not sure which one to buy. I've heard Intel was generally better than AMD, so I don't know if Intel Core Duo E6700 is better than AMD Athlon X4 640 Quad Core or not. Here are the specs of the two PCs I'm considering (the prices are similar) and please give me feedback on which is better (for gaming). I'm going to buy a graphics card, so Onboard graphics shouldn't matter. -------------------------------------------------- Bundle 1: Processor Description Intel Core Duo E6700 Cache 2MB Clockspeed 3.20Ghz Manufacturer Intel No. of Cores 2 Memory Speed 1333Mhz Description 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory Case Dimensions 402*180*410 Drive Bays 5 1/4" 4 Drive Bays 3 1/2" 2 Description ATX Tower Case With 400w PSU Colour Black Motherboard Form Factor Micro ATX (9.6"x 7.7") CPU Support Supports LGA 775 for Intel Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, Pentium Dual-Core processors,Supports Intel 45nm multi-core CPU Chipset Intel G41 & ICH7 Chipset Motherboard Audio 5.1 channel by Realtek ALC662 IO 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x VGA port 1 x Audio jack supports 3 jacks 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN port 1 x Serial port LAN Gigabit LAN by Realtek 8111DL Socket Type 775 USB 4 SATA Ports 4 IDE Ports 1 PCI 2 x PCI BUS Slots PCI-EX 1* PCIe x16 slot # 1* PCIe x1 slot Memory Slots 2 Max Memory Capacity 8GB Description Intel GMA 4500 Graphics -------------------------------------------------- Bundle 2: Processor Description AMD Athlon II X4 640 Quad Core Processor Manufacturer AMD Cache 2MB Clockspeed 3.0GHz Memory Speed 1333Mhz Description 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory Case Dimensions 402*180*410 Drive Bays 5 1/4" 4 Drive Bays 3 1/2" 2 Description ATX Tower Case With 400w PSU Colour Black Motherboard Chipset AMD 760G + SB710 Description Onboard ATI Radeon 3000 CPU Support Max Memory Capacity 8GB Max FSB Dual channel DDR3 1600(oc)/1333/1066 Memory Slots 2 LAN Gigabit LAN Audio 5.1 channel HDA Form Factor uATX (9.6" x 8.4") IO 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x DVI port 1 x VGA port 1 x Audio jack supports 3 jacks 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN port PCI 2 PCI-EX 1* PCIe x16, 1* PCIe x1 RAID RAID 0, 1, 10 SATA Ports 4 Socket Type AM3 USB 4 -------------------------------------------------- Thanks
Hi, According to this website PassMark Intel vs AMD CPU Benchmarks - High End , the AMD quad core scores much better than the Intel E6700 in the cpu mark tests that they ran. I would go for the quad core myself, but I game and also do 3d modeling as well so the extra cores help alot with that.
They are pretty close,except the first one has a larger cpu... they both have the same amount of ram.. I guess it depends on price...just put in a high grade graphics card and you would be set. I would go with #1 myself...
if its gonu be game support, i prefer AMD. . and i myself had tested it with multiple os(VM ware).. AMD is good enough when compared with intel..
Yeah, i would also go for the first bundle. If i may make a suggestion though, look into getting a motherboard with USB 3.0 slots. Its much faster than 2.0 and is backwards compatible.
