It´s true that some apps, like Lightwave, are
slightly faster on Intel than on AMD, but Intel
are not cheap if you compare to AMD. As a test to
get Screamernet working I rendered a frame on
an P4 2 GHz and the same frame on an AMD 1700+.
The P4 got the work done in 4 minutes, where the
AMD was slightly slower, ended up at 6 min. But as
a friend told me: "If you want speed out of Lightwave,
go for Intel, as LW is optimized for this processor."
Well, I get speed, but for a price which I think is
too high.
