AMD X2 6500+ coming

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How much is architecture?

Thanks to the ODMC(s) and IMC, the Athlon64 and Phenom have much better Macro-architecture then Core2, but the micro-architecture of Core2 (Conroe) core is superior to K10 and K8 in any regard. Thanks to the much more advanced Core2 micro-architecture, although with crippled FSB and no ODMC, Core2 is still faster at same clock than both K10 and K8.

How much is process?

Well, both IBM/AMD SOI3 and Intel bulk 65nm processes have advantages and disadvantages. The SOI3 has very low leakage and at idle the CPUs produced with this process are wasting less energy then CPUs made with Intel's bulk 65nm. But CPUs produced with the Intel's 65nm bulk process are wasting less energy when on load.
Intel's 65nm is faster than IBM/AMD 65nm. IBM/AMD are slowly closing the frequency gap betwen their and Intel's 65nm, but it is irrelevant since Intel are already abandoning their 65nm and are focused on their 45nm high-k.

I think a lot of people forgot that high-k is actually quite amazing in terms of process. AMD's not going to get it till 32nm, but I don't think it's at any aspect fair for those guys to get slugged that hard because they're less radical on processes.

AMD doesn't have enough resources to fight on all fronts with Intel and they are struggling to compete in production process, although IBM is doing most of the AMD's homeworks on that field.

Godjo was comparing it to an e7200 not another AMD processors

I was also comparing it to 6400+.

The 3.2GHz 6400+ K8 will wipe the floor with the 2.3GHz K10 6500- in every single application known to man kind.

AMD started copying nVidia's stupid marketing ideas.

but I see your point, though, im sure once this is released, the price of the 6400+ will automatically fall down ??

I think that the 6400+ won't be cheaper than the 6500.