AMD Ontario APU pictured,die size ~77mm^2

[flippin_waffles]

-valid (do you want to test gpu performance on a cpu review?, also tehy test more realworld resolution)
-hardly anymore, show me a recent review who does.
-valid, since with flexible multis you get the exact same performance a lower cpu would offer
-valid, since you want to see what performance you get for what money
-valid, since they cover both extremas so you know you can expect a runtime inbetween those two points. Also your implying they don't test normal usage scenarios.

Boinc cpu test falls in the same categorie as sandra or spi, pure synth test. If they would have provided actual WU/day figures it would be far more usefull.

-Not valid. The premise is real world scenarios. How does gaming at 800x600 reflect CPU performance in the real world? How about CPU usage scenarios that reflect what customers do with their computer.
-Granted SPi is used in limited cases today. But is real world different today than it was 3 years ago when it was pervasive across almost every review? I suppose I should have said sandra and other synthetic tests.
-Not valid, not real world, which means something a customer uses in the real world.
-Valid. Doesn't belong in the context of a real world discussion. My point here is journalist/reviewers comparing $100 to $1000 CPU's in pure performance alone, rather than a performance/price comparison which happens a lot.
-Not valid. The runtime vary so much between fully idle and fully loaded, that it tells buyers exactly zero. How about some real world testing with something customers actually do with their notebooks. Have you ever bought one to let it sit in the corner and idle? Or buy one to fold until the battery runs out, recharge it and start all over again?

"Boinc falls in the same category as sandra and spi, pure synthetic". One is as valid as the other.

The Phoronix Test Suite is probably the best software a reviewer could use to indicate real world performance.

http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/

And it runs on Win7.