Quote Originally Posted by Micutzu View Post
While I do agree completely, I was just trying to point out that more cores do not mean higher average performance on desktop CPU's due to the usage model.
Not everyone has the same usage model. Single core isn't everything, even on the desktop. Many people run multiple apps at once, it's called multitasking and has been around for a while.

It is quite likely that we won't have a simple X processor is better than Y processor scenario with BD. It hasn't been that way in the past and nobody should expect it now. Even A64 vs P4 there were plenty of specific applications where a P4 was the better choice.

People will have to choose which processor to buy based on what kind of apps they use and how they use them. If you run a single threaded app and you run only one app at a time, then SB might be the correct choice. If you run multithreaded apps, or multiple apps then BD might be the better choice. Either way, we can be sure that the reviews won't match any particular user's usage model very closely (except benchers'). You will have to use your brains to figure out how the numbers really apply to how you use your computer.