Quote Originally Posted by Smartidiot89 View Post
1 BD module(2 cores) is about 19.4mm2 while 1 SB core is 18.4mm2, both excluding cache. So as long as Bulldozer performs I would say AMD has a lead over Intel so that they have to compete with a smaller node as you say
on the contrary thought, all that space between modules does greatly factor into $/mm2 since the total size of the chip is larger. not sure what that extra space is doing though, so i have no idea why its important, needed, or wasted.