Quote Originally Posted by OhNoes! View Post
Uh oh!, you're opening a can of worms. It's simple, really:

Run vendor agnostic benchmarks or even real world apps on linux and windows that have no such compiler code and the results are relatively same. If you're in doubt, check SPEC results for AMD vs Intel server processors, the results are replicated on the desktop.
It's for those who believe the benchmarks so much. No one want to admit they've been had, but to have it done to them again and again begs the question : How does it feel to line up the coffers of those who cheats you? Read the latest Intel earnings report?

And these are the smart and confident consumers, who advises others to be like them?

sheesh.