Quote Originally Posted by terrace215 View Post
Single-thread performance --> low-thread performance, due to the nature of 2-cored modules and Intel's 2-way HT.

So you are essentially saying "wtf cares about 4-threaded performance?!?!"

Well, that encompasses the vast majority of what you'll be doing on the desktop most of the time, so, the answer is: most people.
sc2 only uses 2 cores. Photoshop is limited by the user's skill not the computer. Web browsers are dependent upon the connection

so the answer is: only nerds who rage over 1/10th of a frame rate on forums.

desktops are single thread oriented