Basically, IPC in an Intel core is a bit better than in an AMD core. Keeping this in mind, you can compare core counts, frequency, power draw, PCIe lines or wha

Basically, IPC in an Intel core is a bit better than in an AMD core. Keeping this in mind, you can compare core counts, frequency, power draw, PCIe lines or whatever floats your boat. To compensate for a lower IPC, AMD will give you more cores (sometimes a lot) for the same price. It all depends of what you need your processing power for.