AMD: the world's first 12-core processor has begun shipping

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In fp there will be no problems for MC Vs Westmere. Both 10h and i7 have same flops theoretically while i7 had an advantage of SMT (gives 0-30%) and DDR3. MC will answer this with much more cores ,2x more,at lower clocks but enough to exceed high clocked Westmere in throughput and with DDR3 support + qudchannel it will address the Westmere's 3-channel DDR3 controller. Simple yet very efficient.

edit: oh and the latest pricing of the MC posted at SA website is wrong too..