On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 2:28 PM Manuel McLure <man...@mclure.org> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2020 at 11:09 AM Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwa...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> On 2020-03-09, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Would that be the consensus of the group here? > > My understanding is that AMD is currently leading both in raw performance as > well as bang-for-buck. >
That is generally my understanding as well, at least for desktop/server situations when you're buying parts. For a laptop you really have to look at the whole package. Raw CPU perf-per-dollar is often not the biggest concern with a laptop. As long as it meets your performance specs you're mostly going to be worried about form, battery, and so on. So, I really wouldn't obsess over AMD vs Intel. I have been buying all AMD lately for my regular hosts and do my own builds. My only recent laptop is a combo form that runs Intel, because it was the form I wanted (Acer Switch running Win10 and a bunch of Win-specific software). You're probably going to find more Intel options in this space in any case. -- Rich
