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the manufacturing process is the most important part of making chips these days. IMO Intel is doing a better job overall.
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The process tech is making up for the lack of design. In addition to that, OEM’s are more inclined to buy CPU’s that actually exist… 
the gap will be even bigger once Nehalem comes out…
.045nm C2D
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/intel_penryn_sneak_peek/