Dual-Core Compared

The X2s and Pentium Ds

Notes

At 1600x1200, where graphics rule, the dual-core processors from both Intel and AMD show their clock-speed shortcomings, trailing the juggernauts by a few frames per second.

Strangely, reducing resolution to 1024x768 boosts performance for AMD, surpassing the FXs at the same resolution, while the Intel dual-core chips slow down in relation to the Extreme Edition models on the previous page. This actually goes contrary to what we might expect considering NVIDIA claims its latest drivers are optimized for dual-core processors. There’s likely still room for improvement in whatever changes were made to Forceware 81.85.