Quote Originally Posted by Shadowmage View Post
It's definitely a good indication of current CPU health. Let's hope upcoming steppings solve the problem.

This is also proof that the 3.33ghz demos were cherry picked. If they weren't, then the 3.33ghz ES samples would be much more prevalent.
Please do tell us how you managed to come by this conclusion.

Can I remind you that current C2Ds on a 65nm process manage to reach 3GHz.Based solely on the shrink to 45nm , that brings you 20% more headroom. ( in other words Intel can make a 3.6GHz QC with as much effort as it takes to make a QX6850 ).Add high-k and metal to the mix and you can bring another few %.