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F.E.A.R.

Notes

For our gaming tests, we’re running a mixture of high and low-res testing. We realize that most of you don’t game at 800x600, which is the ideal res to test CPUs, so we also include results at 1600x1200 with 4xAA/8xAF, which are graphics settings more typical of someone with a GeForce 8800 GTX card.

In the low resolution tests that stress CPU performance, the Core 2 Extreme X6800 comes out on top, with the Core 2 QX6700 trailing by 3%. The FX CPUs bring up the rear, with the FX-74 finishing 15% behind the X6800 Intel CPU. As you increase screen resolution, the bottleneck shifts to the graphics card and by 1600x1200 we’re GPU-bound and all the systems deliver similar performance.