AMD Processors on top of the world.

In the latest processor rankings AMD turned out to be on top of every Intel CPU of the same level. The most astonishing fact is AMD CPU's generates less heat than its Intel counterparts. AMD was formerly known as a heat king whereas now it's shifted to Intel's side. Comparing the Intel's flagship the Pentium 840EE generates 345W on load whereas AMD's flagship the Athlon X2 4800+ only generates 220W of heat on load. Which in turn tells us that AMD CPU's are more efficient than Intel CPU's.

In terms of power saving, AMD tops the ranking list with its 'Cool n Quiet' technology, which automaticaly detects loads and adjusts CPU functions accordingly. Even though Intel has developed a technique called ESS or 'Enhanced Speed Stepping', it is no way near the AMD's C'n'Q performance.

There are several new technologies used by both camps. The dual-core technology is the latest trend in both but AMD has an advantage by integrating 64-bit technology to all their current CPU's. Currently only a handful of softwares support the multithreading capability of a dual core CPU. If you have the budget, it's better to opt for AMD Dual Core CPU. On the otherhand there're many programmes available in the market which have been written to use 64bit technology where it's available. Since AMD uses this, the performance level of PC using this rises drastically.

The Dual Core technology used by both camps are the same but the approach is different. Intel fixes two seperate CPU's with it's own L2 cache on a silicon wafer and connects each other later. But on the other hand AMD fuses the two cores inseperably to the wafer. It uses a method called Hyper Transport to communicate with each core and with any other device connected to the north bridge DIRECTLY, which inturn improves performance in a big way.

Here are some charts for you to see which CPU is the best for your needs.