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And it is not hot. My arse is not so hot. Do you see 5 fans in the linked article picture? Obviously Phenom has 45nm manufacturing technology in mind and its time will be coming in 2H 2008. Then it will shine in its full glory.
But, about that time its competitor Nehalem might be ready? On the other side impressive is usage of its 4 cores, something that Intel can now only dream about. In the end, let me say nice processor whose time is coming. The only problem I see in this moment might be its yield in volume production, but in the next 12 months it should be solved in any case. however, in this moment AMD will only announce B1 core that is short in clock for some 600 Mhz. Simply, manufacturing volume yield at this moment simply doesn't allow higher level of B2 revision of K10h core production. That is why Intel decided to glue its established 2 cores and delivers them as 4 cores product. Ha#
Lets compare. Intel's mobile Penryn, 2x2 cores in 45nm will consume some 89W TDP, at 3Ghz in 2008. But, AMD Phenom shows that now, and will deliver it in volume earlier, by the end of this year. However, to be competitive in a lower geometry with competition means pretty good architecture. And K10h is obviously just that. Though, pretty complex too.
So, Phenom will deliver you in some not so distant future, without any doubt, some real performance for a decent price. Here is an ASUS mobo ready for Phenom: