Are you an AMD or Intel guy?

Who has your brand loyalt?

  • Intel

    Votes: 7 16.7%

  • AMD

    Votes: 15 35.7%

  • Cyrix

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No brand loyalty here, whoever is faster

    Votes: 23 54.8%

  • ARM

    Votes: 1 2.4%

  • PowerPC

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 4.8%

  • Pancakes

    Votes: 9 21.4%
  • Total voters
    42
I voted Intel because all my previous CPU so far have been Intel.

There was a time where AMD FX was my dream CPU, but I couldn't afford a new PC at that time. By the time I could, it was already the era of Core 2 Duo. Since then, Intel have been the faster option at least at the point when I was building a new system, i7 920, and the i7 5820K I'm using now.

I would have no issue to finally build an AMD system if they release another FX like CPU.
 
in my gaming rig it's always been intel, since my first PC I built which was a 2.6GHz P4. Once ryzen came out I've switch my gaming rig over.

My work PC, and HTPC are also all AMD. :cool:
 
Hornet said:
I voted Intel because all my previous CPU so far have been Intel.

There was a time where AMD FX was my dream CPU, but I couldn't afford a new PC at that time. By the time I could, it was already the era of Core 2 Duo. Since then, Intel have been the faster option at least at the point when I was building a new system, i7 920, and the i7 5820K I'm using now.

I would have no issue to finally build an AMD system if they release another FX like CPU.
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I have owned more Intel processors than anything, but that's simply because other companies lacked competitive options on the high end for most of that time. Whenever AMD has had the edge, that's generally what I ran.
 
I get what is best at the time for my needs. I'm currently rocking an 8th Gen i5 Intel Laptop which for battery life has been great. For my Desktop I have TR 2950 as I intend on running a VM stack for development purposes. On the other-hand my phone and tablets are using ARM CPUs that are awesome for my needs.

And of course I run on pancakes so ...
 
It usually boils down to Cost per performance. AMD lately had better performance on stuff I do (multi-threaded stuff) at a cheaper price. While I would not mind a 9900K I just don't see the $ worth over an AMD system. Then long term with the much better ability to upgrade without having to redo motherboard, OS . . . also makes AMD at this time the better buy for me. Nice knowing I can pop in a 12 core Ryzen 3 in the next couple of months if I want to.

Except this round AMD looks like they hit it so far out of the park, a new mobo (ASUS C8H) 2 sticks of DDR4 16gb (32gb total) maybe in order. Move the C6H to the Intel case, retire the FX 9590 and put the Intel 6700K rig in that case for mining stuff. So upgrades all the way around. Making this one of the most exciting times for CPUs I can remember.
 
I voted Intel, as I have been using their CPU's for a while now. In the past I have used AMD CPU's and probably wouldn't rule out me trying one again down the road.
 
I've used Cyrix and AMD since the Am386 days. Until Bulldozer. What a let-down. Steered me to Ivy Bridge, which I've been running since it was freshly released.
 
Traditionally I've been AMD. Only Intel I've owned was a Pentium D 820, a 6600K, and the 8750H in my laptop.
 
I have no brand loyalty.

That being said, I have been in the Intel camp since I bought a Core 2 Quad ages ago by now, for obvious reasons imho. But several i7's later and I plan to put a Threadripper in my next build.
 
alxlwson said:
Traditionally I've been AMD. Only Intel I've owned was a Pentium D 820, a 6600K, and the 8750H in my laptop.
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Well.........................here is my CPU progression list. It's mostly Intel.

Intel 8088 4MHz
Intel 80286 12MHz
Intel 386 SX 16MHz
Intel 386 DX 25MHz
Cyrix 486 DX2 66MHz
Cyrix 486 DX2 80MHz -(Still have)
IBM Blue Lighting 486 DX2 66GP -(Cyrix, Still have)
Intel 486 DX2 66MHz (Actually faster than my Cyrix 486 DX2 80MHz.) -(Still have)
Intel 486 DX4 100MHz
Cyrix 5x86 120MHz
Cyrix 5x86 133MHz
Cyrix 6x86 PR90+ (x2)
Cyrix/IBM 6x86 PR166+
Cyrix/IBM 6x86 PR200+
AMD K5 PR75+
Intel Pentium 60MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium 66MHz
Intel Pentium 75MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium 100MHz
Intel Pentium 133MHz (x2, SY039 Stepping.)
Intel Pentium 150MHz
Intel Pentium 166MHz (x2)
Intel Pentium 200MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 166MHz (Still have)
Intel Pentium MMX 200MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 233MHz -(Still have)
AMD K6 300MHz
AMD K6 II 400MHz
Intel Pentium Pro 150MHz (x4) -(Still have 1)
Intel Pentium Pro 180MHz (x2) -(Still have)
Intel Pentium Pro 200MHz (x1)
Intel Pentium II 233MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium II 266MHz
Intel Pentium II 300MHz
Intel Pentium II 333MHz
Intel Pentium II 350MHz
Intel Pentium II 400MHz
Intel Pentium III 450MHz
Intel Pentium III 500MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium III 550MHz (x2)
Intel Pentium III 800MHz
Intel Pentium III 1,000MHz (S370 Coppermine) -(Still have)
Intel Celeron 266MHz
Intel Celeron 300A (x4)
Intel Celeron 366MHz (x2)
Intel Celeron 533MHz (x2)
AMD Duron 900MHz
AMD Athlon 1.0GHz (Thunderbird)
AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (Thunderbird)
AMD Athlon 1.33GHz AXIA (Thunderbird) -(Still have)
AMD Athlon XP 2600+
AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Intel Celeron 1.8GHz (Would do 3.0GHz)
Intel Celeron 2.0GHz
Intel Celeron 2.5GHz
Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz (S423)
Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz (S478) -(Still have)
Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz
Intel Pentium 4 2.0A (2.0GHz)
Intel Pentium 4 2.4C (2.4GHz)
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
Intel Pentium 4 3.0C
Intel Pentium 4 3.0E
Intel Pentium Model 550 (3.4GHz)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Clawhammer)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Newcastle)
AMD Opteron 242 (x2)
AMD Opteron 246 (x2)
Intel Pentium D 965 Extreme Edition (3.73GHz) -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 (@4.0GHz) (x2) -(Still have both of these)
Intel Core i7 920 (C0/C1 stepping) (2.66GHz)
Intel Core i7 920 (D0 stepping) (2.66GHz) -(Still have)
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X -(Still have, retired)
Intel Core i7 3930K (Server rig)
Intel Core i5 3570K (Was in Girlfriend's machine, now retired.)
Intel Core i7 3770K (Test Bench)
Intel Core i7 5960X (@ 4.5GHz) (Engineering Sample, 1.35v required for 4.5GHz)
Intel Core i7 5960X (@ 4.4GHz) (Second, runs slightly slower, but does its max with less voltage.)
Intel Core i7 4770K (Girlfriend's CPU)
Intel Core i7 4790K (ES, Test bench)
Intel Core i7 6700K (Accidentally destroyed, was to upgrade GF's machine.)
Intel Core i7 6700K (Test bench)
Intel Core i5 7600K (@ 5.1GHz Spare Machine)
Intel Core i7 7700K (Spare Machine)
AMD Ryzen 1700 (Girlfriend's machine)
AMD Ryzen 2700X (Upgrade to girlfriend's machine)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (@ 4.2GHz, main machine)


Mobile CPU Upgrade Progression:

Intel Pentium 166MHz
Intel Celeron 430 (Mobile) -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 (Mobile) -(Still have)
Intel Core i7 3720QM (Current)

I am pretty sure I have a couple more miscellaneous CPU's lying around which include a 4790K, 8600K, and a 7700K. I also own the most god awful and retarded CPU Intel ever produced: The Core i7 7740X.

EDIT: Updated list for accuracy. Found additional processors in collection, looked over Heatware history, I messed up on some Athlon / Opteron models.
 
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Dan_D said:
Well.........................here is my CPU progression list. It's mostly Intel.

Intel 8088 4MHz
Intel 80286 12MHz
Intel 386 SX 16MHz
Intel 386 DX 25MHz
Cyrix 486 DX2 66MHz
Cyrix 486 DX2 80MHz -(Still have)
IBM Blue Lighting 486 DX2 66GP -(Still have)
Intel 486 DX2 66MHz (Actually faster than my Cyrix 486 DX2 80MHz.) -(Still have)
Intel 486 DX4 100MHz
Cyrix 5x86 120MHz
Cyrix 5x86 133MHz
Cyrix 6x86 PR90+ (x2)
Cyrix/IBM 6x86 PR166+
Cyrix/IBM 6x86 PR200+
AMD K5 PR75+
Intel Pentium 60MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium 66MHz
Intel Pentium 75MHz
Intel Pentium 100MHz
Intel Pentium 133MHz (SY039 Stepping.)
Intel Pentium 150MHz
Intel Pentium 166MHz (x2, I still have one of these.)
Intel Pentium 200MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 166MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 200MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 233MHz -(Still have)
AMD K6 300MHz
AMD K6 II 400MHz
Intel Pentium Pro 150MHz (x4) -(Still have 1)
Intel Pentium Pro 180MHz (x2) -(Still have)
Intel Pentium Pro 200MHz (x1)
Intel Pentium II 233MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium II 266MHz
Intel Pentium II 300MHz
Intel Pentium II 333MHz
Intel Pentium II 350MHz
Intel Pentium II 400MHz
Intel Pentium III 450MHz
Intel Pentium III 500MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium III 550MHz (x2)
Intel Pentium III 800MHz
Intel Pentium III 1,000MHz (S370 Coppermine) -(Still have)
Intel Celeron 266MHz
Intel Celeron 300A (x4)
Intel Celeron 366MHz (x2)
Intel Celeron 533MHz (x2)
AMD Duron 900MHz
AMD Athlon 1.0GHz (Thunderbird)
AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (Thunderbird)
AMD Athlon 1.33GHz AXIA (Thunderbird) -(Still have)
AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Intel Celeron 2.0GHz
Intel Celeron 2.5GHz
Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz (S423)
Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz (S478) -(Still have)
Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz
Intel Pentium 4 2.0A (2.0GHz)
Intel Pentium 4 2.4C (2.4GHz)
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
Intel Pentium 4 3.0C
Intel Pentium 4 3.0E
Intel Pentium Model 550 (3.4GHz)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (90nm)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+
AMD Opteron 246 (x2)
AMD Opteron 254 (x2)
Intel Pentium D 965 Extreme Edition (3.73GHz) -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 (3.2GHz) (x2) -(Still have both of these)
Intel Core i7 920 (C0/C1 stepping) (2.66GHz)
Intel Core i7 920 (D0 stepping) (2.66GHz) -(Still have)
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X -(Still have, retired)
Intel Core i7 3930K (Server rig)
Intel Core i5 3570K (Was in Girlfriend's machine, now retired.)
Intel Core i7 5960X (@ 4.5GHz) (Engineering Sample, 1.35v required for 4.5GHz)
Intel Core i7 5960X (@ 4.4GHz) (Second, runs slightly slower, but does its max with less voltage.)
Intel Core i7 4770K (Girlfriend's CPU)
Intel Core i7 6700K (Accidentally destroyed, was to upgrade GF's machine.)
Intel Core i5 7600K (@ 5.1GHz Spare Machine)
Intel Core i7 7700K (Spare Machine)
AMD Ryzen 1700 (Girlfriend's machine)
AMD Ryzen 2700X (Test CPU)
Intel Core i5 9600K (Test CPU)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (@ 4.2GHz, main machine)

I am pretty sure I have a couple more miscellaneous CPU's lying around which include a 4790K, 8600K, and a 7700K. I also own the most god awful and retarded CPU Intel ever produced: The Core i7 7740X.
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Interesting only a singular Athlon XP there!
 
alxlwson said:
Interesting only a singular Athlon XP there!
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Prior to the nForce chipsets and the Athlon 64, I avoided AMD some of the time because its platform was less stable and not generally built to the same standards as Intel's.
 
Brand loyalty is silly. Buy what's best for you and what you want to accomplish. Apple vs Android vs Microsoft vs AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia....different tools for different needs.
 
I like to take advantage of the performance / price ratio myself, and right now it seems like AMD is the P2P leader. My current stock of machines include a Threadripper 1950x, a Ryzen 2700X, an i7-7700k and an older FX-8350 Black. My oldest son has a Ryzen 1800x and the youngest sports an i7-4790k. CPU diversity is alive and well at my place! :cool:

Ax
 
Dan_D said:
Well.........................here is my CPU progression list. It's mostly Intel.

Intel 8088 4MHz
Intel 80286 12MHz
Intel 386 SX 16MHz
Intel 386 DX 25MHz
Cyrix 486 DX2 66MHz
Cyrix 486 DX2 80MHz -(Still have)
IBM Blue Lighting 486 DX2 66GP -(Still have)
Intel 486 DX2 66MHz (Actually faster than my Cyrix 486 DX2 80MHz.) -(Still have)
Intel 486 DX4 100MHz
Cyrix 5x86 120MHz
Cyrix 5x86 133MHz
Cyrix 6x86 PR90+ (x2)
Cyrix/IBM 6x86 PR166+
Cyrix/IBM 6x86 PR200+
AMD K5 PR75+
Intel Pentium 60MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium 66MHz
Intel Pentium 75MHz
Intel Pentium 100MHz
Intel Pentium 133MHz (SY039 Stepping.)
Intel Pentium 150MHz
Intel Pentium 166MHz (x2, I still have one of these.)
Intel Pentium 200MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 166MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 200MHz
Intel Pentium MMX 233MHz -(Still have)
AMD K6 300MHz
AMD K6 II 400MHz
Intel Pentium Pro 150MHz (x4) -(Still have 1)
Intel Pentium Pro 180MHz (x2) -(Still have)
Intel Pentium Pro 200MHz (x1)
Intel Pentium II 233MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium II 266MHz
Intel Pentium II 300MHz
Intel Pentium II 333MHz
Intel Pentium II 350MHz
Intel Pentium II 400MHz
Intel Pentium III 450MHz
Intel Pentium III 500MHz -(Still have)
Intel Pentium III 550MHz (x2)
Intel Pentium III 800MHz
Intel Pentium III 1,000MHz (S370 Coppermine) -(Still have)
Intel Celeron 266MHz
Intel Celeron 300A (x4)
Intel Celeron 366MHz (x2)
Intel Celeron 533MHz (x2)
AMD Duron 900MHz
AMD Athlon 1.0GHz (Thunderbird)
AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (Thunderbird)
AMD Athlon 1.33GHz AXIA (Thunderbird) -(Still have)
AMD Athlon XP 3200+
Intel Celeron 2.0GHz
Intel Celeron 2.5GHz
Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz (S423)
Intel Pentium 4 1.5GHz (S478) -(Still have)
Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz
Intel Pentium 4 2.0A (2.0GHz)
Intel Pentium 4 2.4C (2.4GHz)
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
Intel Pentium 4 3.0C
Intel Pentium 4 3.0E
Intel Pentium Model 550 (3.4GHz)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (90nm)
AMD Athlon 64 3800+
AMD Opteron 246 (x2)
AMD Opteron 254 (x2)
Intel Pentium D 965 Extreme Edition (3.73GHz) -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6300
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 -(Still have)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 (3.2GHz) (x2) -(Still have both of these)
Intel Core i7 920 (C0/C1 stepping) (2.66GHz)
Intel Core i7 920 (D0 stepping) (2.66GHz) -(Still have)
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 980X -(Still have, retired)
Intel Core i7 3930K (Server rig)
Intel Core i5 3570K (Was in Girlfriend's machine, now retired.)
Intel Core i7 5960X (@ 4.5GHz) (Engineering Sample, 1.35v required for 4.5GHz)
Intel Core i7 5960X (@ 4.4GHz) (Second, runs slightly slower, but does its max with less voltage.)
Intel Core i7 4770K (Girlfriend's CPU)
Intel Core i7 6700K (Accidentally destroyed, was to upgrade GF's machine.)
Intel Core i5 7600K (@ 5.1GHz Spare Machine)
Intel Core i7 7700K (Spare Machine)
AMD Ryzen 1700 (Girlfriend's machine)
AMD Ryzen 2700X (Test CPU)
Intel Core i5 9600K (Test CPU)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X (@ 4.2GHz, main machine)

I am pretty sure I have a couple more miscellaneous CPU's lying around which include a 4790K, 8600K, and a 7700K. I also own the most god awful and retarded CPU Intel ever produced: The Core i7 7740X.
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I've owned a few of those as well, but I'd have to include the Zilog Z80 and a few Motorola 680xx series CPUs as well. Used to be a HUGE Amiga user back in the day!

Ax
 
Dan_D said:
Prior to the nForce chipsets and the Athlon 64, I avoided AMD some of the time because its platform was less stable and not generally built to the same standards as Intel's.
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I had some amazing stability with my 1800+ and A7V333-X mobo. That Via chipset was rock solid
 
alxlwson said:
I had some amazing stability with my 1800+ and A7V333-X mobo. That Via chipset was rock solid
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Not all of them were bad. But I went through several motherboards before I found a good one for my Athlon Thunderbird 1.33GHz CPU. It was an A7V-133 actually. Even the ABIT boards I used prior to that were a mess. That setup was bullet proof but after all it took to get there, I took a break from AMD CPU's for some time until the Athlon 64 came out. That 3200+ system I had was one I had for a spare machine at the time, not my main rig. It wasn't as stable as I would have liked.
 
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