I am not understanding what you are trying to get across. Are you saying that because BD puts up mixed #s with i7-965 and 2500k/2600k that's it's suddenly a great chip? From those leaked benches, if true, it can't beat either in single threaded performance. This means that an overclocked Nehalem, or 2500k/2600k will still smoke it even if BD is overclocked to 4.8-5.0ghz. And considering those Cinebench results, it's barely better than a $190 X6 1100T that has been available for a long time.
This is what a lot of people are thinking:
1) If I want a top-notch multi-threaded CPU, I'll get a
$159.99 X6 1090T and overclock it to 4.0ghz. And based on those 'leaks' the
$189.99 FX-6100 wouldn't stand a chance against the X6 1090T.
2) If I want a top-notch all-around performance CPU, I'll get a $220 2500k.
3) If I want a top-notch fastest performance CPU without breaking my wallet, I'll get a 2600k.
Where do FX-8120 for $220 or the FX-8150 for $260 fit in this picture? If those benchmarks are true, those prices are way too high, esp. since most programs can't use more than 4 threads. It was somewhat acceptable to pay $160-180 for the X6 but $250+ for the FX-8150 that barely performs faster than the X6? That would be a huge failure if true.
Also, if BD @ 4.8-5.0ghz consumes way more power at load vs. a 4.5ghz SB, that's not going to bring it any accolades. I am obviously going to wait for official benchmarks, but not a single leak thus far has shown anything out of the ordinary. Wouldn't you have expected an 8 core FX-8150 to at least beat 2600k in the most heavily multi-threaded apps such as Cinebench? That should have been a given.