Quote Originally Posted by -Boris- View Post
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.
IPC * clockspeed = performance [except in cases explicitly independent of system performance]

What is wanted is an optimal mix of performance, power, and efficiency.