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Sharktooth
1st September 2007, 04:27
If anyone had any doubts AMD was exagerating on the new processors performance, they have to re-think about it. The first benchmark results have appeared on the web and even if those numbers are "unofficial", they comes from a trusted source: Guru3d.

If you were wondering why AMD was hiding the scores of K10 so secretly, there were two reasons. The first might be that the CPU sucks badly and after AMD comes out, Intel's lads can start celebrating the death of AMD. On the other hand, there the was clear and present danger of the K10 significantly beating not just the current Conroe/Kentsfield generation, but easily out besting Wolfdale/Yorkfield. This statement warrants at least three hatemails from Intel's R&D lads, but all that we will disclose here are results we have in our possession.

Read more... (http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=5818)