"The problem is, and I hate to ruin the surprise here, Phenom isn't
faster than Intel's Core 2 Quad clock for clock. In other words, a
2.3GHz Phenom 9600 will set you back at least $283 and it's slower
than a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Quad Q6600, which will only cost you $269. And
you were wondering why this review wasn't called The Return of the
Jedi."

"If you were looking for a changing of the guard today it's just not
going to happen. Phenom is, clock for clock, slower than Core 2 and
the chips aren't yet yielding well enough to boost clock speeds above
what Intel is capable of. While AMD just introduced its first 2.2GHz
and 2.3GHz quad-core CPUs today, Intel previewed its first 3.2GHz quad-
core chips. We were expecting Intel to retain the high end performance
crown, but also expected AMD to chip away at the lower end of the quad-
core market - today's launch confirms that Intel is still the king of
the quad-core market."