Quote Originally Posted by mstp2009 View Post
All I care about is 1) IPC, 2) Overclockability, and 3) thermals.

Until that is known, all this is fluff.
IPC is useless without frequency. What would you like the most? 1: 500MHz at 125W with a performance equal to a X6 1055T? Or 2: 8000MHz at 95W with a performance 40% higher than i7 980X?
You want performance, thermals and overclockability. IPC and frequency are secondary.