Next Gen VS. Current Gen CPU: Crysis Benchmark

[Epsilon84]

optimized for core 2
loose memory timings

So any game that is 'optimised' for Core2 isn't a valid benchmark now? Too bad Intel has nearly 80% of the market, so the vast majority of CPU sales happen to be Core2 based, geez Crytec are so biased optimising for the majority instead of the minority! Welcome to the real world dude.

I've already acknowledged the memory timings issue, yes, they are crap, AMD will do better with better timings, but so will Intel, but not to the same extent obviously. Still, no amount of memory tweaking will get Phenom anywhere NEAR Core2 in this benchmark, and you know it.

I'd still say that, from these numbers, it's a darn good CPU benchmark, performance increases from faster memory as well as clockrate/core count.

It is much better than the last one showing almost identical numbers between the E6850 and QX9650, at least this one shows some dual core -> quad core scaling.

How come they lowered the HT FREQ so much from 2915 to 3GHz? RAM dropped too.

If you open the link, you will find more detailed tests done where the HT/RAM speed is increased, there is also a 4-4-4-12 timings test, I think you have to click on the images to access those results though.

To sum up, yes, faster memory and lower latency helps, but it still only gets the Phenom to ~71fps @ ~3GHz, compared to a completely stock and 'untweaked' C2Q 3GHz @ ~81fps. I'm sure you can easily get the C2Q to ~85fps by increasing the FSB/RAM and tightening memory timings. So yes, the gap does get smaller with better timings, but only marginally. Of course, this is before the C2Q gets overclocked to 4GHz+... I'd imagine things will get pretty ugly then... but thats another topic altogether isn't it.