IMO, bacon should be eaten on crisp toasted whole grain bread with tomatoes, spring lettuces, and a slather of mayo, under a bridge, by the carcass of a troll, while surfing the internet.
Depends entirely on your budget. If you can only afford a Phenom II X4, then AMD. If your budget allows for more, Intel.
Also, I like to bake my bacon on a cookie sheet with a baking rack on it so quite a bit of the grease drips off, it gets nice and crispy without being crumbly, and it doesn't shrink too much and become deformed like in a pan. I also brush it with a mixture of real maple syrup and Dijon mustard every 10 minutes or so while doing this, and after flipping the bacon.
This is also a highly legitimate way to prepare and consume bacon.