Quote Originally Posted by MAS View Post
AMD keep silence. Four months before launch - no tests. The most likely scenario is that zambezi has single-thread performance level compared to nehalem (clock-for-clock), in other words zambezi is faster than K10.5 by the same per cent K10.5 is faster than K8 (10 per cent)

The main advantage of bulldozer is therefore its eight (pseudo-)cores.
A. No benchmarks before launch, that is standard AMD policy.
B. They are real cores. Period.

Quote Originally Posted by Olivon View Post
No tests, no previews = Sandy bridge road cleaning ...
See above.

Quote Originally Posted by Nintendork View Post
zalbard
Modules consistes of two cores, not the virtual ones found on HT.

So by given an equal performance (asuming here and there)
1 core --> 100%
1 core + HT --> <100%, 120% (as long as the core are not fully loaded such as Linx bench)
2 core --> 180%~
1 module (two core) --> 160%?~

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Not quite. 1 module with 2 cores would be ~180%. 2 threads running on 2 different modules would be ~190-195%.


Quote Originally Posted by amdsempron_xs View Post
Are there benchmark numbers leaked?

It's strange that we're 4 months before the launch and we don't have any number

At least these numbers keep me away from buying 2500K/2600K
No, those are not benchmarks, benchmarks come out at launch.

Quote Originally Posted by Hell Hound View Post
Zambesi am3+ only?
yes