What is the difference between AMDs processors and Intels Pentium 4 processors?
The main difference between AMD and Intel processors are that AMD processors have a 10 step execution process which doesn’t allow as fast of a clock but AMD’s counter that by being able to do moreoperations per clock cycle. Intls on the other hand have a 20 step execution proccess which allows much higher clock speeds but they have fewer operations per clock. Thats why a 2.08 Ghz AMD barton can perform at levels like a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4. Another difference between the processors are the sockets they use. AMD’s generally use Socket A (462 pins) while Intel generally uses Socket 478 (478 pins). Other differences include supported chipsets, AMD motherboards generally use SIS, VIA, or Nforce chipsets while Intel motherboards use Intel, SIS, and most recently ATI chipsets. AMD is a favorite for overclockers because with minor modifications the FSB multiplier can be unlocked while Intel multipliers cannot be unlocked (Not to say that AMD is used exclusively by overclockers, because it is not
