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.
An 8-core BD shouldn't be much bigger then 20% compared to SB 4-core, and is most likely smaller than Intel's coming 6-core.
Just a very good hunch I have looking at this un-photoshoped die
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