We are going to review the Intel Core i7 920 soon which should prove to be quite interesting vs the Phenom 2 processor. It was way faster than the older 9850 BE which shows some improvement. Overclocking wise the processors was about the same but I personally wish I could have gone a bit further although 240 FSB is quite decent on air. The price on this processor is about 200$ which is affordable for most of us and that makes this processor a good choice as you get good performance for the money you end up paying.