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 |
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| 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 |
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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.