Bulldozers first screens

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Theres so much wrong info in this thread...
Intel at least initially doesnt plan on introducing 8 core for the desktop s2011.
AMD does not have ANY AT ALL plans for mcm desktop system.
Anyhow.Pc mark vantage totally sucks as a cpu benchmark.Look at the x4 vs x6.

http://i.neoseeker.com/a/amd_pii_107...970/pcmark.png

As for the PCmark, this is what it tests.I dont think Gpu used makes much of a difference:

PCMark Suite

The PCMark Suite is a collection of various tests designed to represent common everyday PC usage. The PCMark score is the direct result of the PCMark Suite test.
PCMark Consumer Scenarios

* Digital Memories 1 & 2
* TV and Movies 1 & 2
* Gaming 1 & 2
* Music 1 & 2
* Communication 1 & 2
* Productivity 1 & 2


CPU Tests

* Data encryption, decryption, compression and decompression
* CPU image manipulation (compression / decompression / resize / flipping)
* Audio transcoding
* Video transcoding
* Text editing
* Web page rendering
* Windows Mail
* Windows Contacts
* CPU game test


Graphics Tests

* Video playback
* GPU game test


HDD Tests

* 6 seperate HDD tests