How many times does this need to be repeated? The Anand test showing BD using more power is the SAME TEST that shows the FX-8150 beating the phenom II by a similar percentage. No site anywhere has ever posted a benchmark showing the FX-8150 losing to a 1100T & using more power AT THE SAME TIME.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4955/the-bulldozer-review-amd-fx8150-tested/9
8150 idle- 84.8
1100T idle- 109.4
Oh look, bulldozer uses less power.
8150 (load*)- 229
1100T- 200
But whats this?
When FX-8150 uses 229 watts, it easily surpasses the i5-2500k, the 1100T, and is within margin of error of the i7-2600 in performance.
This is the ONLY test where Anandtech has shown bulldozer using more power than 1100T, and it is not even remotely "slower".
I'm curious what the power usage is in other situations, such as the probably common situation of 1-2 cores loaded and other cores idle... I suspect bulldozer would use less than 1100T in those cases but due to lack of data we don't know.
And I agree fully, the 2500k is a better buy in general. Weak CPU or not, there is no excuse to spread lies about bulldozer.