One year after its introduction, Intel Core i7 processors remain unchallenged in the high-end desktop segment. However with the recent introduction of the Core i5 and the LGA1156 platform, all of a sudden we no longer feel the need to stretch out the budget and look into buying a Core i7 920 one way or the other.As we learned back in September, Intel effectively ripped out Hyper-Threading and dropped a memory channel with the Core i5. However, after completing extensive testing we found that in most situations the lack of HT technology is not an issue, while the dual-channel memory controllerprovides ample bandwidth. Furthermore, when comparing clock for clock performance between the Core i5 and Core i7 processors there was very little in it, which was surprising.The Core i5 750 currently sells for $200 and at that price we consider it to be the number one choice among quad-core processors. Helping to keep the overall cost of the LGA1156 platform down is the Intel P55 chip, which is considerably more affordable than the X58 chipset used with the original Core i7 family.