Originally Posted by
Utnorris
That was a 920 at stock 2.6Ghz, so if you leave it at stock and bump the 1090T (1055t) up to 3.3Ghz for the 30% advantage they would probably be about a tie both in output and power consumption. Then it comes down to overall cost and that's where I think AMD has the advantage. Yes, you can run the 920 with dual channel, but it was not designed for that and the cheapest MB that will run a x58 is $150 while the AMD is backwards compatible and you can get a MB for $60. The reality however is that the 920 can be overclocked to 4.2Ghz blindfolded which should give it a big lead based on your numbers and the 1090t or 1055t would have to be at 5.5Ghz to match it and that's not going to happen under water much less air. So I would say that from a pure output point the I7 920 definitely dominates, but it comes down to total cost, which is why I stated that the AMD has the advantage. For roughly $200 more than the AMD you can get into an I7 920/x58 setup, but that's still a lot of coin, especially right now.