Funny to see the excuses looking back, I wonder when fanboys will reach acceptance...
but the MSRP... MSRP comparisons are useless, Zen4 reached much better value, ages ago.
but the efficiency... my 13600K saw bigger efficiency gains in a BIOS update.
but Linux... no one uses Linux.
but SMT off... no one is turning SMT off, on P-core only CPUs which will lose massive performance in many apps, to maybe gain a % or two in gaming, when the same platform already has much better gaming CPUs.
but the Windows bug... Intel CPUs see improved performance in games from running in Administrator mode as well, this was known long ago.
but Zen5 3D...
Seems Zen5 3D is the last hope.