I remember reading somewhere that this kind of convulated naming convention is intentional (both by Intel and AMD). Consumers prefer to buy the latest and faste

I remember reading somewhere that this kind of convulated naming convention is intentional (both by Intel and AMD). Consumers prefer to buy the latest and fastest CPU they can afford. Such convulated designations confuse the consumer on what is the latest, and ensure old / previous generation stocks can still be sold for a good price.