I could have dropped a 12-core Xeon E5-2697v2 in instead of my i7-4930k, but they cost 5 times more at AU$3k and have no OCing.
I just hope some sanity comes soon, and we start getting processors that combine the best of Xeon (core) and i7 (OC).
Far too many SKUs with artificial differences. That is, just designed to be different for marketing, rather than having a valid technical reason.
However, programs also have to scale across processors more evenly, including the GUI.