Is AMD Athlon 64 x2 better than an Intel Dual-core Processor?

Probably the P6100 is better for any laptop, but it depends on what you want. The Intel P6100 is faster, has more cache, and has a built-in GPU, but draws 40% more power. The P6100 draws 35 Watts (max), the P340 is only 25 Watts (max).

If you want performance, you probably want the Intel P6100. One of the biggest differences is that the Intel chip has an integrated on-chip graphics processor (GPU), whereas the AMD does not. This means that a system using the AMD chip will need a discrete graphics card, which will obviously draw additional power.

This is why you will see any laptop featuring this AMD chip includes a discrete (ATI) graphics card. If you're going to go with a discrete graphics card either way, then obviously this is less of an advantage for the P6100. And obviously there is a vast array of graphics cards out there, so I won't get into that.

Suffice it to say that the Intel's on-board GPU is sufficient for most applications, but if you're planning on playing Crysis at max resolution, you probably shouldn't be on a laptop anyway. On the CPU performance side (ignoring the GPU issue) the P6100 is more powerful: First, the P6100 is a dual-core CPU based on a 32nm technology. The AMD P340 is a dual-core CPU based on 45nm tech.

This basically means that the P6100 uses a more advanced technology to achieve smaller transistors, and therefore more transistors per square inch. Another big difference is in the on-chip cache sizes. The Intel P6100 has 3 levels of cache: L1 cache: 64 KB (code) / 64 KB (data) L2 cache (KB): 512 KB L3 cache (KB): 3072 KB The AMD P340 has 2 levels of cache: L1 cache 128 KB (code) / 128 KB (data) L2 cache (KB) 1024 KB So the Intel chip has a LOT more cache available - over 3 times as much (3.5MB vs 1.1 MB).

This means less fetching from system RAM.

My advice would be to go with the Intel Processor. Contrary to what some people will tell you, Intel processors are far more stable in benchmark testing than AMD processors. Also Intel processors draw less voltage than AMD processors do.

I have several friends with both Intel and AMD processors in their PCs, and the Intel users have reported far fewer problems that the AMD users. From what the AMD users have said, is that overheating has been their biggest problem.

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