They are comparatively extremely slow per core . If you have a demanding program that can be easily split up , an AMD might be almost tolerable , but Intel ' s still going to be better at the same price point , because most things can ' t be . Most games can ' t be split up very well , and are mostly limited by the per core speed . The extra cores from AMD don ' t provide any value for those games . Also , I ' m assuming you ' re looking at clock speed to compare them . Don ' t do this . A current Intel processor at , say 1 gHz , will do much , much more than an AMD processor at 1 gHz . Speed isn ' t the same as power . <| sep |> Every time . Neutral Zone Infraction play blown dead automatically . Offside They let them play <| sep |> Isn ' t Howard like the entire offense now on the Bears ? Won ' t teams be more inclined to stack the box against him ?