How do AMD laptop processors compare to Intel alternatives?
Intel Core 2 Duo processors are built on a 45 nm process, while AMD processors are built on an older 65 nm process. In addition, Intel Core 2 Duo processors have optimizations for HD video encoding. These factors give an edge to Intel processors. I found some benchmarks comparing AMD Puma vs Intel Centrino 2 platforms months ago. There are also some interesting benchmarks at Notebookcheck: I’m summarizing the most relevant ones in the following chart: Laptop CPU benchmarks Please note that many tasks are limited by the hard drive performance and other factors, so the differences in performance will be smaller when performing such tasks. All in all, real-life differences are: • AMD laptop processors cannot achieve frequencies as high as Intel Core 2 Duo laptop processors. So the top performing laptop processors are from Intel. • AMD laptop processors are slightly slower than Intel’s when running at the same frequency. • AMD laptop processors are noticeably slower than Intel Core 2 Duo p
