AMD first to reach 5GHz with FX-9590 processor

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fordy said:

ethomaz said:
It is a share how today a AMD CPU running at 5Ghz can't hold a Intel CPU at 3Ghz in single clock performance... but when I remember around 2004 lol how the things changed.

Why? What happened around 2004, and how is it relevant to now?

Athlon 64 happened. And, before it, Athlon XP happened. It's relevant because of context: Those CPUs outperformed the much-higher clocked Pentium 4/Pentium D, while now what happens is the exactly opposite. And those AMD CPUs actually outperformed Intel's at a lower price...