Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Review

Written by James Gorbold

March 11, 2010 | 04:50

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Crysis

Publisher: Electronic Arts

We patch Crysis to v1.21 and run it in DirectX 10 mode with High detail settings. We use 1,680 x 1,050 with 2x AA and no AF to give a reasonably real-world test without the risk that the graphics card will be a limiting factor to CPU performance.

We load a save game in the Relic level and play the game for roughly three minutes, following a strictly defined sequence of actions and movements. We repeat this test three times, or until a reliable set of results is achieved. The consistent results are then averaged to give the figures below.

This is the best way to test how a CPU affects game performance, as the game will be generating AI and physics and game rules for the CPU to perform. A timedemo addresses a CPU in a noticeably different way.

*Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Review Gaming: Crysis *Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Review Gaming: Crysis

Crysis

1,680 x 1,050, DX10, 64-bit, High, 2x AA, no AF

  • Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (4.72GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (4.4GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition (3.33GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition (4.27GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-930 (4.3GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-975 Extreme Edition (3.33GHz)
  • Intel Core i7-930 (2.8GHz)
  • AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.99GHz)
  • AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (3.4GHz)
    • 35
    • 57
    • 35
    • 57
    • 35
    • 57
    • 35
    • 57
    • 35
    • 57
    • 35
    • 57
    • 35
    • 57
    • 29
    • 52
    • 23
    • 46
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Frame rate (fps), higher is better. Blue: stock sp
  • Minimum
  • Average

Read the Overclocking page to see how we acheived our overclocks, and the Performance Analysis page for what these results mean.
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