Intel i3/i5/i7 = which AMD

[Goliath]

Bit of a noob question, looking to upgrade to new laptop, I am relatively familiar with Intel's chips but was wondering what the equivalent one's are in the AMD range? Thanks in advance..

 

[Pada]

Have a look at these benchmarks as a starting point: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Processors-Benchmarklist.2436.0.html

 

[Goliath]

Thanks Pada

 

[CataclysmZA]

Basically:

AMD FX 4100, 4170, 4130, 4300 = Intel Core i3
AMD FX 6100, 6200, 6300 = Pretty much in its own leage, but priced with the i3 family
AMD FX 8120, 8150, 8320, 8350 = Core i5 family

It's worth noting that the dual-module, quad-core FX chips are mostly equivalent to the i3 family, even when overclocked. The six-core chips outstrip the i3 family and most of the i5 lineup in threaded applications that don't use floating-point math. The eight-core chips can outrun the quad-core i7 family in multi-threaded applications, especially when it comes to Piledriver-based chips, although for the most part the octocores will play with the i5 chips.

 

[reneg8or]

Also bear in mind the Intel Ivy Bridge architecture that gives superlative graphics performance in most applications. I am not sure how AMD is positioned there.

 

[ponder]

Intel also uses less power as far as I'm aware which is important when you have a laptop.

 

[CataclysmZA]

Also bear in mind the Intel Ivy Bridge architecture that gives superlative graphics performance in most applications. I am not sure how AMD is positioned there.

I wouldn't call their lead "superlative". They're ahead, but not by much if you check out reviews by sites that aren't biased towards either side.