One of the big problems for AMD is that they have re-jiggered their architecture to be machine optimised, rather than spend a lot of money and effort to optimise chips by engineers. There are some advantages to that approach, mostly that it cuts the cost for chip development dramatically and designing new variants becomes a lot cheaper. But for the same amount of silicon Intel chips are just better.
Add to that Intel's foundry technology is practically a generation ahead of AMD, (and they got into this position at least partially through anti-competitive practices), however that doesn't change the facts that Intel's chips just have an advantage in production methodology, and it will be some time before AMD can hit back. Longer term we need AMD because an Intel monopoly is bad, and if you had asked two years ago I would have recomended AMD because at your price-point they where about even with Intel and their hardware lent itself to cheaper upgrades as their CPU socket is more stable and they keep pains to keep it backwards compatible as long as possible. But right now I can't do that in good conscience until AMD comes up with a improved architecture.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Add to that Intel's foundry technology is practically a generation ahead of AMD, (and they got into this position at least partially through anti-competitive practices), however that doesn't change the facts that Intel's chips just have an advantage in production methodology, and it will be some time before AMD can hit back. Longer term we need AMD because an Intel monopoly is bad, and if you had asked two years ago I would have recomended AMD because at your price-point they where about even with Intel and their hardware lent itself to cheaper upgrades as their CPU socket is more stable and they keep pains to keep it backwards compatible as long as possible. But right now I can't do that in good conscience until AMD comes up with a improved architecture.
E: "Did they... did they just endorse the combination of the JSDF and US Army by showing them as two lesbian lolicons moving in together and holding hands and talking about how 'intimate' they were?"
B: "Have you forgotten so soon? They're phasing out Don't Ask, Don't Tell."