This is a rant. Not aimed at anyone who works at AMD, but at AMD's policy of not releasing any performance data a few months from a launch.
Why can't AMD throw it's customers a bone? How many people are not going to wait for Bulldozer numbers knowing that Intel is getting ready to release a new micro architecture? You're losing customers over you're refusal to even release some meaningless numbers. Intel's next architecture is set in stone now, they can't change it. About all they could do at this time is release higher clock speed parts on their 22nm process. AMD is in the same situation, although they may be able to make minor tweaks to their silicon between now and the official launch. What could AMD possibly lose right now by releasing some Cinebench or some other benchmark numbers? I'm one of the few on this board who doesn't care about architecture or the design process. I just care about performance. If you have something that can compete with Intel or even better, beat them, then let everyone know. I'd be shouting it from the rooftops to let people know about it.
If AMD truly has a spade up it's sleeve, it's shooting itself in the foot by not playing it right now.
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