Yeah, there are still MANY MANY applications & environments where "per-core" performance is way more important than collective total output. And even then, if we are talking total throughput of a fully multi-threaded function, most top Intel quad cores CAN outperform an AMD 6 core, or Intel 6 core CAN outperform an AMD 8 core depending on what you are doing. AMD may be good at " bang for your buck " but " bang for your buck " still translates to " relatively lesser bang, but don't worry, it is also cheaper " and when you don't just need bang, and instead need " BOOM MOTHAFUNKA! " Intel is the hands down champion. I wish I had the budget for one of these.

That is power. I cross this year on Intel, before that more than 8 years with AMD. I have some Intels in past and AMD before that but last many years only AMD. 85% i used AMD.

I like OC with Intel more than with AMD and I will stay with Intel in next years.

This 3930k, 3960x and 3970x is for me real Intel Extreme and for me only for that worth cross on 2011 from some other platform.

AMD non stop you look around you, almost look is it enough or on Intel work better and how much better and than I decide to leave that.

And it's to much for me when you need to OC 8cores on 5.0GHz and 300-400W consumption for same CINEBENCH results like i7 IB everything in heat go. Especially when you know single tread is Intel almost double faster and that's same usual things every day. Only that power consumption for 2 years difference between 8350 and 3770k you have for 3930k or you save fastest single Classified NVIDIA if choose Intel one beginning for two years.It's not because PSU power and heat... I never care for that and this moment but when you put on paper so much power consumption for one year period numbers are not so little, it's scary...



This Intel Black Extreme is ...

Because people compare AMD Vishera in some applications where people usually buy Extreme if work that kind of jobs and again Intel is much better than.

i5 and i7 is usual gaming CPUs, i7 you can use little for some jobs but real working CPU is i7 if you earn money with that every day.