Starting with the oldest for CPUs its Am2900(1975), 29000(1987), Am*86(1991), AMD K5(1995), AMD K6(1997), Athlon(1999), Duron(2000), Opteron(2003), Sempron(2004), Turion(2005), Phenom(2007), FX(2011) on the GPU side including the brand ATI its Wonder, Mach, Rage, Radeon series, All-In-Wonder, Fire series, as well as the the Flipper used in Nintendo GameCubes, the Xenos used in the Xbox 360, and the Hollywood used in the Wii. AMD has a cpu/gpu combo called an APU under the brand AMD Fusion and subdivided into classes such as A10, A8, A6, A4, E2, E, Z, C, and G series.
Intel tends to make better processors than AMD.
It works with Embedded AMD Athlon Single and Dual Processors, Quad-Core AMD Phenom Processors, and AMD ASB1 Processors based on COM Express Reference Design and Mini-ITX Reference Design.
The two major manufacturers of processors are Intel and AMD
AMD processors are sold by a number of retailers. Best Buy is a good place to purchase AMD processors as is Amazon and ebay have a variety of new and used processors.
No. However, processors labeled "AMD Athlon 64 X2" aredual-core processors.
In many ways the AMD processor is considered to be significantly better than the Intel. Intel is attempting to improve their image by adding new features, and AMD is doing much the same.
Celeron for Intel and Sempron for AMD
There are WAY more than 3 brands of processors... Here is an incomplete list: Intel AMD POWER PowerPC Sun SPARC HP (PA-RISC) ARM VIA Motorola and more!
Intel processors and AMD processors use a different architecture and AMD tends to be a little bit behind. Intel is working on 14nm and is currently at 22nm, while AMD just now advanced to 28nm.
If you want to compare prices on amd processors, your best bet is to use a website such as NewEgg or Best Buy which will offer a variety of amd processors that they carry, descriptions, prices and even reviews from people just like you who have used them in the past.
They have improved their core technology with new and improved AMD processor structure. The New line of AMD processors in the HIGH-END range is now faster than Intel Core i technology.
Intel & AMD