wow as far as i can tell it need 2.9Ghz to compete against a i7 920 2.66Ghz successfully.... If you look at the Core i5 750 2.66Ghz its near to 9550's performance than i7 920's.

AMD can compete against the 750 with either 945/955 quite successfully but the i7 920/870 would be kings of synthetic benches for the time being. Even the 965 maybe a closer match for the i7 920 than the i7 870.

PS:- When is the i7 920 suppose to go EOL, as the i7 870 has almost arrived??