"AMD Opteron 875 Outperformed by Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 840"

In what?!
Power dissipation?
Price?

This "news" is not news. And since when PEE840 is a server chip?
Put it on ECC memory and see it struggling....

I reconsider you to write this thing again.

Okay, and I am guessing that an X2 will be faster than the Opteron too. They are comparing a niche desktop chip to an enterprise class server chip. Call me when Intel gets a DC server chip out the door that beats the Opteron x75 and x70.

Dual core process to compete favorably against more expensive dual processor systems? No WAAAAaaaaaay!

From the very start, dual-core could pose a situation where its a favourable alternative to dual processor.

HOWEVER, dual processor motherboards have features that single-socket mobos don't. (huge memory capacity, true dual 16x SLI implementation, etc.)

To merely say dual-core is better shows only but a narrow view. One would need to assess the package as a whole system before making such a bold statement.