Core i7 860 Benchmarked

PCPerspective benchmarks the new midrange champion.

Now that someone has actually benchmarked the thing, it is more than safe to go out and buy one. My verdict is still the same, as all estimates about performance turned out true:

• Great CPU for gaming
• Cheaper than going with the LGA 1366 platform
• Not as good as the i7 860 for SLI/CrossFire or bandwidth intensive applications.
  

The Xeon 3440 is still the cheapest and most decent alternative to the Core i7 860 without giving up HyperThreading and it's already available for sale.