Quote Originally Posted by KTE View Post
Here's someone who hit 3.415G benchable with 9850BE and compared it to QX9650 at nearly exact MHz in 2k6: http://www.octeamdenmark.com/forums/...30&postcount=1

Vista Ultimate
Nv 8800 Ultra

CPU: 9850 BE - QX9650
Score: 13,815 - 13,786

But I believe most of this is already well known

So basically, the perf. difference between Penryn<->X2, a colossal deficit, is now no where near there, its a win some lose some situation between the two now clock for clock, but the main problems being: no high clocks and higher than 45nm chip power.
From the page you linked to:
"...and I havent seen a 9850 that couldnt do 3000 or more mhz, yet. Most of them does 3200-3400mhz at arround 1.4v..."

I'm not sure where this guy has been. Of the results I've seen posted, easily half won't make 3GHz stable. If you look at our own poll or the OC database, you'll see that 5 9850s are stable < 3GHz while only 2 are above.