Dual-Core Compared

The X2s and Pentium Ds

F.E.A.R. Performance 1024x768x32
CPU	Min FPS	Max FPS
Athlon 64 X2 4800+	44	155
Athlon 64 X2 4400+	44	166
Athlon 64 X2 3800+	35	157
Pentium 840 Extreme Edition	35	150
Pentium D 840 3.2GHz	34	148
Pentium D 830 3.0GHz	32	151

F.E.A.R. Performance 1600x1200
CPU	Min FPS	Max FPS
Athlon 64 X2 4800+	17	64
Athlon 64 X2 4400+	16	65
Athlon 64 X2 3800+	16	65
Pentium 840 Extreme Edition	16	65
Pentium D 840 3.2GHz	16	65
Pentium D 830 3.0GHz	17	65

Notes

There aren’t any threading optimizations that we know of in F.E.A.R. So, it’s little surprise that the dual-core chips behave more like single-core processors in the game benchmark. Despite advanced physics and AI, it looks like we’ll have to keep waiting to see performance advantages from multi-core chips.