That's only true if you stay within the current generation. You can spend $99 and get this quad core, otherwise if you are willing to give up a little bit of si

That's only true if you stay within the current generation. You can spend $99 and get this quad core, otherwise if you are willing to give up a little bit of single core performance, you can get the 6 core 12 thread 1600AF for $85. If you want both higher core count and higher single core performance, you can spend $129 for the 2600, $174 for the 3600, etc.