AMD: newer architecture, smaller nm, improved binning, etc<br>INTEL: CRANK EVERYTHING UP TO 11,(reply>), yeah that cpu probably boots to those speeds for like 3 minutes,(reply>), come full circle, Amd had the cool running chips with jokes about Pentium 4 hotplates back in day.  I use to have emergency shutdown set at 45c on old athlon.,(reply>), hahaha actually laughed at this one, but seriously antagonistic duopoly has never looked so good ... for everyone,(reply>), @Jesse Lopez Note that consoles are now built around true 8 core architectures. So this claim about "never use" is just blatantly not true and will continue to be less and less true the more games are released with these consoles in mind. Four years ago? Maybe, but there is a reason that even Intel has rolled out 8 core chips in their top end desktop line. If we can get more cores for cheaper with higher aggregate performance when doing multi-threaded workloads, why would we not?? For not much more than a 9900K or 9900KS you can get double the cores (3950X) and almost identical in game performance with substantially less power consumption...without overclocking, which means cheaper coolers and less expensive power supplies. Not to mention a socket that will be compatible with next generation CPUs. Fanboy of AMD or not...how is that not a no-brainer??,(reply>), @Will X if intel starts selling CPUs with AIOs included so they can hit their boost clocks...we will have arrived.