Yeah I do not think 3D Mark05 is optimized for multi-core. Reading further down on that post, I am shocked that AMD waited so long to release their next chips, and now their is a bug which fix can reducde performance by 10%-20%. I waited specifically for AMD to release their new CPU's, and now it looks like I am going to get one of the new Intel's once they drop a little in price (aka sometime next year).
3DMark and Cinebench have always been kind to AMD processors, but they lose badly in pretty much everything else.
I really hope the AMD will OC a F*ing lot more for AMD to survive. Wow, it can oc to Penryn stock level to compete... sad. Im hopping the AMD can push 3.8ghz or more! Because the Peryn will. I really really hope for a fierce battle in the next 2 years!
I think don't know why, that the new B3 revision of the Phenoms, as well as the time that allow developer to take advantage of new stuff, will bring AMD glory and money and we will have great competition.
Im a lifelong AMD supporter, thankfully I dont have a need for any real upgrades right now. I'll wait a bit longer just to see how this plays out. I know the merger slowed them down a lot, but everything is starting to look better, and there is light at the end of the tunnel! Just where is the end of that damned tunnel!! LOL