Soldato
Exactly, until then IPC per core is where the ticket is.
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Didn't Fud also say that 6900 would outperform the GTX580 and that Wagner would win X-factor?

If they overclock well without dying this could get interesting.
I think the consumer has benefited from AMD having to compete at the low end though. You can get extremely competent CPUs under £100. Most users don't need more. I don't want to see the low end get left behind but it could if AMD don't need to compete there.