Quote Originally Posted by Apokalipse View Post
Things that can affect CPU performance include:
* BIOS settings/features
* microcode
* CPU thread scheduler (OS), or various patches for the OS
* program compiler, and what instruction sets are used
* CPU revision/stepping

Some things are known, but some things aren't.
I was oblivious to this please tell me more Isn't it reasonable to believe that AMD sent out the right stuff to the media, no?