Quote Originally Posted by khh View Post
AMD really can't keep up with the performance of intel these days though. I would definitively get an i5 or an i7. And all the modern intel CPUs come with a graphics module. However some motherboards support dynamically switching between the internal graphics-card and the external one depending on the load. That might be worth getting, can save a bit of power and heat.
I'm no expert, I'm mostly just looking at the specs vs the price, plus a few glances at PassMark benchmarking scores (and I mean glances, I'm not too aware of them at all). I just get the impression that Intel's CPUs are a bit more effective around the top end of the spectrum (as far as desktops are concerned), but not enough to justify the difference in price unless you absolutely have to have that little bit extra performance on top of what is already a ripping fast unit either way. That could be way off base, of course, especially since I don't have much experience using AMDs, but that's just how it appears to me based on past experiences and what I hear.

Side note, apparently AMD just launched a new line of APUs using some new tech. Maybe worth checking out if you're interested in the dynamic GPU switching.