Splinter Cell

Splinter Cell – Direct3D

Notes

Even with the Athlon 64 3400+, we’re completely CPU-bound on the X800 PRO in Splinter Cell at 800x600 and 1024x768, and to an extent, at 1280x1024. On the Athlon XP platforms, the X800 PRO is being held back by AMD’s Athlon XP 3200+.

As a result, the RADEON 9800 XT/Athlon XP combo provides pretty good bang for the buck in this benchmark as you’re getting most of the performance of the higher end X800/Athlon XP combination but at a lower cost.