Barcelona Launch Clock Speeds Changing?

[mstp2009]

If you look back to winnie and vinice cores though (k8) at 2.0ghz the 3200 was as fast (and in most 3d environments even faster) than the equivelent 3.2ghz Intel. So core frequency can be overcome by better archetecture in relationship to efficiency. (smaller clocks usually mean less heat and less power consumption)

Yes, I know this. It is the #1 reason C2D is significantly faster than K8. MUCH more efficient architecture (C2D can issue up to 5 INT instructions per cycle, K8 can only do 3).