or the 9600gt
and the 9800gx2's score of 12.9k is good, but the 3870x2 score of 11.7 isn't far off, and if you look at the 3870 vs the 8800gts, which the 9800 is basically a beefed up gts, the gts is decently better then the 3870, so it isn't suprising that the 9800gx2 is better then the 3870x2.
i'll say what i said in the other 9800gx2 thread, which is the 9800gx2 is basically a bragging rights card for people who can afford it.