We have a stupid system here in the USA. Our taxes pay for their education and research and then we make it so hard to get a job that many have have to go back home, taking their tax paid education and expertise with them. Keep in mind that these students are the top 10 percent of all from China and India. I have been working with PhD students for 10 years, mostly Chinese and Indian, and so far, I have not found even one student that wants to return home without working for a few years in the USA. If we pay for their education, they should be REQUIRED to work in the US for a few years, yet we make it so hard to get H1-B visas that many end up going home. Sure, they raise the standard of living back home, and have good will for the US, but we are the losers. Uneducated yard workers can get visas almost as easily as the smartest students we educate. Sure, there are thousands of students, but just a drop in the bucket of the total of Visas. Make it easy for them to get visas and they will not have to work for lower wages than US citizens and we all will benefit. It is a stupid system.

I think you should check the facts instead of believing the Intel marketing that says "Intel is the best". I have not yet read any article that gives Intel a lead except in higher prices.

Have you ever wondered why Intel cannot sell their processors at the same low price as AMD? The size, transistor count etc., are comparable. Does anyone really believe that the Intel Fab houses are more expensive (for 20 years) than AMD or others?

Some people think that the competition is "fair", and that Intel can sell below cost if they want to. Intel has a much broader product line than AMD, so they can use the profits from other products to keep selling below cost until the smaller company dies. Then they will resume their high(er) prices.

I use AMD whenever I can because at all levels, AMD seems to be faster. I can't claim they are really better, but if the price is the only difference, I will go for price and keep the competition on for Intel.