AMD's 3GHz K10 to break 30,000 3DMark06 (Inq)

[cadaveca]

No i didn't ,, sorry no offense ,, all i meant is that you keep tweaking , testing so results may vary a lot so it is not apples to apples ,,, we are not talking about a "run 3D mark 06 test " guy

Well, unfortuantely, that's just what I did, install new driver, run tests. That's why i modded the vid bioses..to ensure clockspeeds and the like weren't a contributing factor.


Now, currently, yes, dependant on chipset, 3ghz Core2 will score MORE...but we are talking a mere 400-500 points only, which, in turn, means that the Core2 system pulls ahead, albeit marginally(assuming that clockspeeds and overall bandwidth remain similar, as they are in the benches i posted).

But i chose those benches for a reason...the driver used for Core2 is one edition higher than A64.

So, like-wise thinking...Theo is running a pre-release driver, vs the quoted Core2 scores that use current. big deal.

The fact remains that K8, clock for clock, is not far behind Core2, in 3Dmark. Keeping this in mind, to not expect signifigant leaps in perforamnce from a new AMD platform is a little bit close-minded. I think peopel are just far to used to seeing 5ghz Core2 3Dmarks...but noone has posted 5ghz A64 3DMarks, so no real comparison can be made.