That's a pretty bold claim to make. I assert that AMD is competitive [1] [2] and is definitely cutting into Intel sales [3] [4]. Even Intel's CEO thinks so [5]

That's a pretty bold claim to make. I assert that AMD is competitive [1] [2] and is definitely cutting into Intel sales [3] [4]. Even Intel's CEO thinks so [5]. Care to back up your claims with well known, respected, repeatable benchmarks? [1] https://www.anandtech.com/show/11544/intel-skylake-ep-vs-amd-epyc-7000-cpu-battle-of-the-decade https://www.anandtech.com/show/11544/intel-skylake-ep-vs-amd... [2] https://www.anandtech.com/show/12084/epyc-benchmarks-by-intel-our-analysis- https://www.anandtech.com/show/12084/epyc-benchmarks-by-inte... [3] https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2018/06/20/how-has-the-amd-epyc-server-processor-done-in-its-first-year/#27ad05602d31 https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2018/06/20/how-... [4] https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/05/29/amd-keeps-chipping-away-at-intels-chip-dominance.aspx https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/05/29/amd-keeps-chipping... [5] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/11/amd-will-create-stiff-competition-for-intel-next-year-analyst.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/11/amd-will-create-stiff-compet... Even Greg-KH warns about Intel's performance due to these exploits: http://www.eweek.com/security/linux-kernel-developer-criticizes-intel-for-meltdown-spectre-response http://www.eweek.com/security/linux-kernel-developer-critici...