CPU Performance w/GeForce 7900 GTX SLI

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. – Direc3D

Notes

At lower resolutions, the Core 2 CPUs definitely pull away from the Athlon 64 X2s. However, with AMD’s recent price cuts, the X2 CPUs are much more attractive. Whereas the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ previously was priced between the Core 2 E6600 and E6700, it’s now going squarely against the Core 2 Duo E6400, and here the X2 6000+ comes out on top, running 8% faster than the Core 2 E6600. The rest of the Athlon 64 CPUs equally come out ahead of the nearest-priced Core 2 processors.

As a result of AMD’s price cuts, the decision between Core 2 and Athlon 64 X2 has never been tougher – AMD really has sweetened the package quite a bit as a result of their latest pricing. The question is, how and when will Intel respond to this move?