I buy a product based on what it can do for its price, while paying attention to its spec's. Although this boost difference gets me to stop and go hmmm, it does not stop me from looking at purchasing them. Performance of a chip on the whole and for a competitive cost is what I like. The fact that all the cores do not hit max frequency got me to read this article completely. Although I was slightly disappointed with the results, it was not enough for me to over look its over-all performance to cost ratio. When I buy a computer, it is the whole system I look at, not just one part, yet this article is looking at one part. I will still put things into context for a more complete understanding. Each has their own view, this is mine.