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If amd reveals the details now, Intel will react with better price/perf before you can but an AMD chip.

About time Intel got some competition again. I got the 6 core 6850k last June, for my personal use (previously a 2600k); its predecessor still clocks and performs better due to poor overclocking headroom of the new one.

I'd be very surprised if Intel doesn't have running Ryzen silicon in their Labs right now.

As I used to work for Intel, I can tell you: absolutely not - this would expose Intel to far too great risks on antitrust level.

However they do pay 3rd parties to run parallel benchmarks on both their silicon and competitors, and get access to detailed reports. And probably they will buy silicon off the market when it's available commercially.

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