AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8GHz 95W

[Manicdan]

?? Core size is irrelevant. Total die size and performance OTOH are very relevant.

how is core size not relevant? the process of the cache is vastly different and very space consuming for AMD. if they used the same method Intel did would you still be able to use "theyre the same size" argument?

EDIT: i think to better clarify, Informal was talking about the cost to add an extra thread, while you are just talking about the overall result of the chip.