Intel has a better Architecture. The intel cpu out performs the AMD cpu by miles. The AMD cpus is still great though. Really great processor but the intel one is better.
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What he said. Plus AMD's run hotter and take more energy usually. I have a Intel I7-3770k quad core 3.5ghz that I paid $294.00. It blows away anything that AMD offers and it it has been out for a year already. AMD use to be the king of the hill in the mid 2000's, but they have been targeting the low low LOW end pc market for years now.
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Unless you're video editing, you don't need an I7 because they're not any better for gaming and standard tasks don't require that power.