Intel kicks the crap out of AMD procs

[Bollwerk]

Not that this is big news in gaming. Intel has usually had the gaming advantage.

World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm--Tom's Performance Guide


Bottom line is that even a cheap Intel proc does better than most AMD procs for WoW.
Refer to Sections 9 and 10 in the article for Intel vs AMD.

UPDATE - Sandy Bridge kicks even MORE ass

[MiRai]

I'm glad a review site did this, now we can just link this on every single thread that comes through here about upgrades
and new builds.

[Sam DeathWalker]

Excellent read to be sure.

Ya Intel is the choice.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

WoW...I was expecting ~20% difference but Intel absolutely crushes AMD on their setup. And even the cheapest/slowest stock-clocked Intel CPU outperforms the top-end overclocked 6-core AMD.

[Iru]

Yeah, I can't decide whether to be excited about the fact that someone has at least studied this & so I now know what to expect, or depressed that my home right is so limited.......

[d0z3rr]

Tom's hardware is notoriously intel-biased.

I would look up benchmarks from other sites. For instance: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3674/a...1055t-reviewed

Remember, certain games developers are in cahoots with intel. Certain tasks an x6 does better than an iX.

I would not say the x6 is getting "slaughtered".

[Bollwerk]

Tom's hardware is notoriously intel-biased.

I would look up benchmarks from other sites. For instance: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3674/a...1055t-reviewed

Remember, certain games developers are in cahoots with intel. Certain tasks an x6 does better than an iX.

I would not say the x6 is getting "slaughtered".

My post was meant to be specific to WoW / Cataclysm.

Bias or not, Intel typically does better in gaming than AMD, but AMD typically has the edge in other tasks. I've yet to see any game where AMD does better overall than Intel. Maybe they exist, but I haven't seen one. (I don't visit every review site though) Now if we are talking about graphics cards, that's a different story and depends entirely on the game tested.

What I found surprising was that Intel leads by a larger margin with WoW / Cataclysm. Typically, Intel's margin is only slight.

FWIW, I've visited Tom's and Anandtech for many years and have never felt either site was biased towards any brand. Maybe I'm just naive. I personally don't favor any brand over another. I evaluate each item on it's own merits.

I doubt most people think AMD makes crappy products. It's just a question of each products' strengths vs weaknesses. AMD procs are excellent values and perform quite well for their price. Intel just happens to perform a bit better overall for games, although you pay extra for that performance.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Tom's hardware is notoriously intel-biased.

I would look up benchmarks from other sites. For instance: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3674/a...1055t-reviewed

Remember, certain games developers are in cahoots with intel. Certain tasks an x6 does better than an iX.

I would not say the x6 is getting "slaughtered".

So if Toms shows comparable performance for the X6 in other areas and it gets roflstomped by Intel in WoW, and your primary concern is WoW, what's your conclusion?

[d0z3rr]

So if Toms shows comparable performance for the X6 in other areas and it gets roflstomped by Intel in WoW, and your primary concern is WoW, what's your conclusion?

I was merely pointing out that Tomshardware is Biased and has connections with Intel. Sorry bro.

[d0z3rr]

performs a bit better

So why does your title say "kicks the crap out of"?