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Bernhard Auzinger wrote:
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> Why do you compare two systems with a different number of cores? 2x2Core 
> athlon64 versus 2x4Core Core2Duo.
> 

I'm not sure that equal number of cores is the appropriate benchmark to
use.  I'd focus on equal total system cost, or equal total system
wattage, or equal total system size or something along those lines.
When I want to build a PC I don't want the best 2-core system I can get,
 I want the best system I can get for a given cost.  If I were in a
datacenter I might be more interested in power/heat since those have all
too high a cost of their own.  I really don't care who builds the best
CPU around - unless I'm just looking to spend up to $10k and I really
want the most power I can fit onto a motherboard.  Then again, I don't
drive a 911 either...  :)
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