Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[HailMary]

If Intel had designed the system so that performance could be inferred from the model number, that might have happened, but they didn't so the OEMs won't.

I hope you're right. As a consumer it would be nice to have a simple card displayed on all systems that point out the strengths and weaknesses of the system. I'm suggesting a benchmark suite that all major cpu companies, graphics companies, and OEMs have equal input into that is revised once a year. In this Intel based machines would probably win rendering and audio/video conversion, while AMD would win gaming, office, and pretty much everything else. OEMs could create specialty machines to target specific markets and be able to convey this to the consumer. This will never happen, but it would be nice from a consumer standpoint. For now the consumer will have to just do some internet research first, but I'm sure there are a lot of people who don't bother. The good news is AMD is selectively targeting important markets like the gaming, movie, and music industries, and word of mouth here may be the best thing anyway.