Crysis
Publisher: Electronic Arts
While Crysis isn't so useful as a graphics card test any more, it does show how the speed of a CPU can affect game performance very well. We patch Crysis to v1.21 and run it in DirectX 10 mode with High detail settings. We also set the resolution to 1,680 x 1,050 with no AA and no AF to provide a reasonably real-world test without the risk that the graphics card will be a limiting factor to CPU performance.
We use the Assault Harbour test in the Crysis benchmark tool to play back a section of night combat. We repeat this test three times, or until a reliable set of results is achieved.
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (4.4GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (4.3GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (4.9GHz)
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition (4.6GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (4.1GHz)
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Intel Core i7-2600K (4.85GHz)
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Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz)
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (3.33GHz)
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition (3.46GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (up to 3.99GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (4.2GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (2.8GHz)
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Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (3.1GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition (4.3GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (3.3GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition (3.7GHz)
Frames per second, higher is better
X3:Terran Conflict
Publisher: EgoSoft
X3: Terran Conflict uses masses of polygons and geometry to create complex ships, so it's a very stressful test for a CPU. After all, it's the CPU that constructs the wire-frame models of game objects, before a GPU can apply texture and lighting.
To run the benchmark, first download the
rolling demo and set the graphics options as below. Then remember to tick the 'Run as benchmark' box and hit go. We average the results of the four component tests to give a single minimum and average frame rate.
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Intel Core i7-2600K (4.85GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (4.9GHz)
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition (4.6GHz)
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (4.4GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (up to 3.99GHz)
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Intel Core i7-2600K (3.4GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (4.3GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (4.1GHz)
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Intel Core i5-2400 (3.1GHz)
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition (3.46GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (4.2GHz)
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Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (3.33GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition (4.3GHz)
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Intel Core i7-950 (3.06GHz)
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Intel Core i3-2100 (3.1GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition (3.7GHz)
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AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition (3.3GHz)
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Intel Core i5-760 (2.8GHz)
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