C Combo2049 Baseband Member Messages 23 Oct 27, 2006 #1 I seen that Core 2 has 1066MHZ FSB... and AMD FX has 2000MHZ FSB.... now what is the advantage of having more FSB? because AMD FX is more for gaming... but CORE 2 seems to beat AMD in everything... can any one help me get this clear :-/ ?
I seen that Core 2 has 1066MHZ FSB... and AMD FX has 2000MHZ FSB.... now what is the advantage of having more FSB? because AMD FX is more for gaming... but CORE 2 seems to beat AMD in everything... can any one help me get this clear :-/ ?
Elbatrop1 Memberbot Messages 4,057 Oct 27, 2006 #2 I recommend you have a look at Nitestick's Guide. You also might want to check this and this.
T turtile Fully Optimized Messages 3,475 Location Delaware Oct 27, 2006 #3 AMD has an onboard memory controller which is totally different than Intels design which is a seperate chip. The onboard controller is faster since the AMD CPU can access memory much faster.
AMD has an onboard memory controller which is totally different than Intels design which is a seperate chip. The onboard controller is faster since the AMD CPU can access memory much faster.
