Have a look at this:

http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=426

From what I see, the biggest downfall of the Opteron will be the price.

This article says more by what it doesn't say.

Do we all game at 640x480?

No, I doubt many, if any, would, but not all the benchmarks were done at 640x480, and regardless, it still blew the P4 3.2 out of the water. Will be interesting to see what happens when the next generation of Intel CPU's arrive.

Yes it will.

The reason it's at 640x480 is because it stresses the CPU more than the video card when at that resolution, therefore it's best to use that rez.

It's just an exageration of what kind of performance you would be getting out of the CPU at 1024x768 or higher.

And the Opteron is one step ahead of the XP, P4 and Xeon..of course it's going to get those scores..doesn't prove anything. Intel will be out with their workstation/server CPU's soon.

Yeah, the testers can't get the gear and/or drivers to do a proper test. Intel certainly won't stand still.

NDA's are turning all of this into a glorified advertisement.

Apteron 64 for desk top available Sept. 23

http://sausmaps.amd.com/AMDeMA/www/r?1000005750.2505.15.qdfgus7gFOiFzj

The AMD Opteron processor Model 146 begins at $669 for 1K units
and is available in tray or PIB from distributors worldwide.
For complete pricing on AMD Opteron processor 100 Series click here:
http://sausmaps.amd.com/AMDeMA/www/r?1000005750.2505.19.85sOSa1qNmXJfL

I seen an opteron 240 1.8ghz or something for $1500.

These are AMD official pricings:

Multiprocessors
AMD Opteron™ Processor
100 Models Price
Model 146 $669
Model 144 $438
Model 142 $292
Model 140 $229
200 Models Price
Model 246 $794
Model 244 $690
Model 242 $455
Model 240 $256
800 Models Price
Model 846 $3199
Model 844 $2149
Model 842 $1299
Model 840 $749

If you could buy a 50-inch big screen TV for $50 or a 55-inch TV for $500, which would you buy?

At some point it makes sense to lay aside the discussion of who is the biggest/fastest.

I found a 242 here in Canada for $1100. A 3.2C costs $900. In the US it's like $650.

johnoh...I agree, but there will always be those willing to spend that extra $450 just be able to say, "mine's bigger than yours"

I will buy 10 of 50 in big screen TV and sell them out for $500 each. =)

I can sell Opteron 242 for $749.95 Canadian
i dunno where you got that $1100 figure but it's a slight rip off :)