Bulldozers first screens

[Hawkeye4077]

What we have been seeing so far is AMD is clocking these processor rather high compared to the last generation. I think if bulldozer was really that fast, it wouldn't need to be clocked so high and it would be clocked alot lower to sell chips in the future.

Yes because Intel continued to outsell A64 with the Pentium D at 3.xghz even though an A64 beat it because a consumer sees more mhz and thinks it is faster even if it really isnt. I have a feeling that cpu frequencies are going to creep up some because the architecture allows for it. This is why we see higher frequencies at later revisions that run cooler than lower frequencies of the earlier revisions.

Amd is changing the way a processor works (in their minds). As with the original A64 the platform (talking about the cpu layout) will need to mature some. The other side of the equation is that the software run on said platform needs to be optimized (read coded for more than 1 cpu).

We enthusiasts have to realize that AMDs strategy is the business side of things. What they look for is producing a product that 1 company will spend more money in 1 purchase order than all of us on here will buy in a year combined. AMD needs to stay profitable to continue making CPUs. I am ok with them concentrating on the business sector and letting us home users enjoy the rewards.