# AMD GHz vs Intel GHz

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-ghz-vs-intel-ghz/56195>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 28, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-ghz-vs-intel-ghz/56195 "2001-02-28T14:00:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-ghz-vs-intel-ghz/56195/1 "2001-02-28T14:00:04Z")

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I am thinking about a new PC and see that Athlon processor machines are a bit cheaper than Pentiums.

Does anybody now if a 1 GHz Athlon processor will run real-world apps at about the same speed as a 1 GHz Pentium III? If not any idea on the relative speeds?

Are there any other reasons why AMD is better/worse than Intel?

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-ghz-vs-intel-ghz/56195/2 "2001-02-28T14:12:58Z")

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[A CPU Comparison Chart](http://www.mnpage.com/petsuch/cpuchart.htm)

[An even more elaborate one](http://www.digitalroom.net/techpub/cpu-guide.html)

[Some more useful info](http://students.cs.byu.edu/~harmonj/build_computer.html)

[The Answer To All Your Dreams](http://www.google.com/) 😉

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**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-ghz-vs-intel-ghz/56195/3 "2001-02-28T14:26:58Z")

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In short, yes. The Athlon 1GHz is faster in most applications than a P3 1GHz, and the 1.2 GHz Athlon is even faster than the 1.5GHz P4 in many applications.

Jman

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**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-ghz-vs-intel-ghz/56195/4 "2001-02-28T14:29:52Z")

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Oh…the Athlon is also considerably cheaper. I think there’s no reason whatsoever to buy an Intel chip at this time.

Jman

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**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2001, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amd-ghz-vs-intel-ghz/56195/5 "2001-02-28T16:08:02Z")

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Thanks, this is what I wanted to hear 🙂