Intel's Core 2 Duo processors

Test Setup:

Intel Core 2 Duo System Setup:

Intel Desktop D975XBX motherboard (Intel 975X/ICH7R chipset); BFG Tech GeForce 7900 GTX OC video card (operating at 670/1640MHz); 2x1GB Corsair XMS2-6400C3 DDR2 memory (running at DDR2-800 with 3.0-3-3-9 timings); Seagate 7200.9 200GB SATA Hard Disk Drive; LG 16x DVD-ROM drive, OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU; Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2; Intel Inf 7.22 WHQL platform drivers; NVIDIA Forceware 91.31 WHQL.

Processors:

• Core 2 Duo X6800 - 2.93GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache;
  
• Core 2 Duo E6700 - 2.67GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache;
  
• Core 2 Duo E6600 - 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache;
  
• Core 2 Duo E6400 - 2.13GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache.

Intel Pentium Extreme Edition System Setup:

Intel Desktop D975XBX motherboard (Intel 975X/ICH7R chipset); BFG Tech GeForce 7900 GTX OC video card (operating at 670/1640MHz); 2x1GB Corsair XMS2-6400C3 DDR2 memory (running at DDR2-800 with 3.0-3-3-9 timings); Seagate 7200.9 200GB SATA Hard Disk Drive; LG 16x DVD-ROM drive, OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU; Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2; Intel Inf 7.22 WHQL platform drivers; NVIDIA Forceware 91.31 WHQL.

Processors:

• Pentium Extreme Edition 955 - 3.46GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 2x2MB L2 cache, Hyper-Threading Technology Enabled.

AMD Athlon 64 System Setup:

ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard (NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI chipset); BFG Tech GeForce 7900 GTX OC video card (operating at 670/1640MHz); 2x1GB Corsair XMS2-6400C3 DDR2 memory (running at DDR2-800 with 3.0-3-3-9-1T timings); Seagate 7200.9 200GB SATA Hard Disk Drive; LG 16x DVD-ROM drive, OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU; Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2; NVIDIA nForce Standalone 9.35 WHQL platform drivers; NVIDIA Forceware 91.31 WHQL.

Processors:

• AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 - 2.8GHz, 1GHz HTT, 2x1MB L2 cache;
  
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ - 2.6GHz, 1GHz HTT, 2x512KB L2 cache;
  
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ - 2.4GHz, 1GHz HTT, 2x512KB L2 cache;
  
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ - 2.2GHz, 1GHz HTT, 2x512KB L2 cache;
  
• AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ - 2.0GHz, 1GHz HTT, 2x512KB L2 cache.