the issue with the weak bulldozer architecture was because the system design was more server-oriented... that is concentrating more on integer processing than FPU processing. the shared FPU units for two integer units on each module simply gave a performance hit under load.

a quad core bulldozer in reality is no different than a dual core Intel with hyperthreading in a normal end-user client system. it's just that AMD implemented its own 'hyperthreading' on the hardware rather than using instructions.

in my opinion, AMD should compete with Intel in terms of efficiency and price point. if they cannot compete in the high end segment so be it. High end segments are just a niche market anyway.

I understand what you mean... totally agree regarding the crossfire thing. A real IGP+discrete crossfire would be amazing compare to the hybrid crossfire setup. I imagine something like Lucidlogix's Virtu system. IGP on normal usage, and crossfire when loading hardware accelerated apps like gaming, encoding, OpenCL supported apps. That's what we call hardcore heterogeneous computing.

The funny thing is that the GPU in Trinity APU was actually a heavily crippled Radeon HD 6900-series.

I'm putting hope in Vishera as they claimed that it will show full potential of Piledriver compare to Trinity. Hopefully the L3 cache and quad-channel memory system will give significant advantage on Piledriver performance.

No doubt after this Intel CPUS will be expensive as hell considering the AMD's CEO announce that they will mainly will work on mobile APUs but I still put my faith on AMD after reading some article about how's FX series perform about 10% on WIndows 8 better than windows 7 and actually beat i5 SB, but not for i7. We'll see how the actual performance will FX gives to Windows 8, if they actually make a false information. Switching to intel than.

don't say like that bro...maybe they already try give there shot..to create new proc to beat intel...this is not easy bro..