Marketing and Prejudice Get the Better of Consumers with PC Processors: Test

Red_Machine · Jan 30, 2012

I've learned from experience that AMD seems to gimp the Intel systems somehow. In previous tests, in partitular the IE9 WebGL tests, they used slower RAM on the Intel machines. In this case, they used the highest-end chipset available for the AMD rig, and a mid-range chipset for the Intel rig. Who knows what else they could have skimped on.

TIGR · Jan 30, 2012

Red_Machine said:
In previous tests, in partitular the IE9 WebGL tests, they used slower RAM on the Intel machines.

Do you happen to have a link to a source/info/that test (not doubting, just want to look it over myself)?

Red_Machine · Jan 30, 2012

Sorry, I had a look around, but I can't find it. It was a good few years ago now.

Wile E · Jan 31, 2012

Mussels said:
i've done LAN events where it was blind tested with other users rigs, and people can never tell. its usually about the peripherals, unless there is some drastic hardware change - crossfire vs single GPU, and so on.

That's what I'm getting at. Saying the AMD feels faster is BS. They should feel the same in games.

The only exceptions to that would be a bug of some sort on either setup, or the Intel would feel faster in the cases where a game is only borderline smooth on an Intel rig, as in those rare cases the couple of fps the AMD is behind would be noticeable. Other than those 2 rare instances, they should pretty much feel the same. (Only in games, of course)

xenocide · Jan 31, 2012

Wile E said:
That's what I'm getting at. Saying the AMD feels faster is BS. They should feel the same in games.

The only exceptions to that would be a bug of some sort on either setup, or the Intel would feel faster in the cases where a game is only borderline smooth on an Intel rig, as in those rare cases the couple of fps the AMD is behind would be noticeable. Other than those 2 rare instances, they should pretty much feel the same. (Only in games, of course)

I still think it's that. In the SS I think I see BF3 on the screen, HTing doesn't play nice with high-end video cards in BF3. My friend has a GTX580 and i7-950 (I think) and was getting really bad Micro Stuttering with HTing on. Once he turned it off the game was running smooth as silk. If they did something like that, they would know people would find it less enjoyable, and technically they aren't fudging the tests (both stock setups after all) but people would have less fun playing on a system with terrible Micro Stutter.

ViperXTR · Jan 31, 2012

Jiraiya said:
Lol

New review

http://media.bestofmicro.com/N/S/323560/original/image007.png

:shadedshu

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-7-hotfix-bulldozer-performance,3119-4.html

Even Newer (tho it only has the 8120, and the test is with a discrete GPU; a 7970 instead of using the iGP/APU)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-fx-pentium-apu-benchmark,3120.html

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X \| Intel Pentium II 450MHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming \| MSI MS-6116 (Intel 440BX chipset)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
Memory	32GB Corsair DDR4-3000 (16-20-20-38) \| 512MB PC133 SDRAM
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Storage	1TB WD_Black SN850 NVME SSD (OS), Toshiba 3TB (Storage), Toshiba 3TB (Steam)
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G5 27" @ 1440p144 & Dell P2312H @ 1080p60
Case	SilverStone Seta A1 \| Beige box
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 (Speakers), Creative Zen Hybrid headset \| Sound Blaster AWE64
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750 G2 \| 250W ASETEC
Mouse	Roccat Kone Air\| Microsoft Serial Mouse v2.0A
Keyboard	Vortex Race3 \| Dell AT102W
Software	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro \| Microsoft Windows 98SE

System Name	TaichiTig
Processor	i7 6800K
Motherboard	ASRock X99 Taichi
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070
Storage	SSD + Misc. HDDs in DrivePool
Display(s)	BenQ PD3200U, Samsung C32HG70
Case	Antec Twelve Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UMC404HD, LSR308, Shure SRH840, AKG K612, Etymotic HF5
Power Supply	Corsair 750TX
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Deck Legend Ice Tactile
Software	Win10

System Name	Chachamaru-IV \| Retro Battlestation
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X \| Intel Pentium II 450MHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming \| MSI MS-6116 (Intel 440BX chipset)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
Memory	32GB Corsair DDR4-3000 (16-20-20-38) \| 512MB PC133 SDRAM
Video Card(s)	nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 FE \| 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
Storage	1TB WD_Black SN850 NVME SSD (OS), Toshiba 3TB (Storage), Toshiba 3TB (Steam)
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G5 27" @ 1440p144 & Dell P2312H @ 1080p60
Case	SilverStone Seta A1 \| Beige box
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 (Speakers), Creative Zen Hybrid headset \| Sound Blaster AWE64
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750 G2 \| 250W ASETEC
Mouse	Roccat Kone Air\| Microsoft Serial Mouse v2.0A
Keyboard	Vortex Race3 \| Dell AT102W
Software	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro \| Microsoft Windows 98SE

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Processor	980X @ 4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 BIOS F12
Cooling	MCR-320, DDC-1 pump w/Bitspower res top (1/2" fittings), Koolance CPU-360
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Case	Technofront Bench Station
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Power Supply	ENERMAX Galaxy EVO EGX1250EWT 1250W
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Processor	Intel i7-10700k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aurorus Ultra z490
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB
Memory	32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming Trio X 3070 LHR
Display(s)	ASUS MG278Q / AOC G2590FX
Case	Corsair X4000 iCue
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM650x 650W Fully Modular
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Ultima
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Motherboard	MSI Mag B550M Mortar
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 rev4 w/ Ryzen offset mount
Memory	G.SKill Ripjaws V 2x16GB DDR4 3600
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 4070 12GB Dual
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Case	DarkFlash DLM21 Mesh
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200 Audio/Nvidia HD Audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM650
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 3 Wireless \| Wacom Intuos CTH-480
Keyboard	A4Tech B314 Keyboard
Software	Windows 10 Pro

Marketing and Prejudice Get the Better of Consumers with PC Processors: Test

Red_Machine

TIGR

Red_Machine

Wile E

Power User

xenocide

ViperXTR