Comparing budget chipsets: Intel vs. AMD

I read a great article comparing the Intel P55 chipset and the AMD 785 chipset. According to the article at computerworld, the AMD chipset handily beat the intel P55 and G41 chipsets in both performance and value. The systems were tested with similar hardware - same power supply, same hard drive (Western Digital Velociraptor), and the same operating system (windows 7 RTM) and 2GB 1600 MHz DDR3 memory. Here are the specs:

Memory latency:
AMD 785: 47 nanoseconds
Intel P55: 41 nanoseconds
Intel G41: 84 nanoseconds

Throughput (with Stream):
AMD 785: 12223 Gbits/second
Intel P55: 11627 Gbits/second
Intel G41: 5499 Gbits/second

Left 4 Dead framerate test:
AMD 785: 37 fps
Intel P55: 33 fps
Intel G41: 15 fps

Keep in mind that Intel still dominates the high end processor realm with its core i7 processors. The core i7 is still faster than the AMD Phenom II 965 Black edition, however, performance per dollar is still AMD's forté.

And let me just disclose that I am an AMD fanboy because for some reason, games just seem to run smoother on AMD based systems despite getting slightly fewer frames per second. I'm not really sure why that is, but it's true, I swear to Thor.