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AMD and Intel both have good CPU offerings. Both have a turbo feature to imp=
rove single core workloads.

The real question is which video card do you want to use? Both have integrat=
ed solutions now or you could pick a discrete card. I personally go amd but b=
uy nvidia cards as there are binary drivers. Amd's newer cards are not suppo=
rted by x11 well under bsd. If you go with an on CPU gpu (APU) this is an in=
tel only scenario.=20

Amd chips are cheaper but you need a video card too.=20=