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First, I have Intel processors and a PC workstation.

I "Choose my Flavor" of "64bit" and get the following iso possibility with the URL having "&version=14.04.1&architecture=amd64":

"ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso"

If I choose AMD64, I get the following iso possibility with URL having &version=14.04.1&architecture=amd64+mac:

ubuntu-14.04.1-desktop-amd64+mac.iso

As mentioned, I have Intel and PC and not AMD or Mac on the workstation I want to download onto.

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i386 refers to the 32-bit edition and amd64 (or x86_64) refers to the 64-bit edition.

If you want to install a 64 bit edition you should go for amd64bit

The architecture is named after AMD because AMD invented it, with the Athlon 64, and the 32-bit i386 architecture is named after Intel's 386 processor.

these links may be helpful to you :-

Difference between the i386 download and the amd64?

ubuntu: amd64 vs i386?

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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64

"x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64 and AMD64) is the 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set"

AMD64 doesn't imply the iso is for AMD cpus but rather for 64-bit computers. If your computer is 64-bit then this is the correct iso to use. If your computer is 32-bit then you will need to choose the 32-bit option when downloading the ubuntu iso.

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