The scatter plot gives us a little more context and highlights another interesting matchup: that of the Phenom II X6 1090T versus the Core i7-930.
While both processors perform roughly in the same ballpark in our test suite overall, the Intel chip requires relatively expensive X58 motherboards and triple-channel memory kits, while the AMD chip works happily in more affordable 890GX mobos (and even cheaper Socket AM3 offerings) with dual-channel RAM. The 1090T ends up looking somewhat more attractive as a result.
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