Why does phenom perform better than an intel quad at high resolution in Lost Planet?

[JumpingJack]

If anyones interested in an i9300 vs a9850 compo also, I have both puppies here, won't take long to inst identical Vista installs and do some testing

Actually, yes... I just picked up a i9300 myself, so getting someone to run benches to check reproducibility across different configs would be interesting to.

What MB, memory, OS?

EDIT: What I am finding (initial info) is that the 6 Meg (1/2 the cache) at the same clock has a bigger impact than what I would have thought.

[mAJORD]

Actually, yes... I just picked up a i9300 myself, so getting someone to run benches to check reproducibility across different configs would be interesting to.

What MB, memory, OS?

EDIT: What I am finding (initial info) is that the 6 Meg (1/2 the cache) at the same clock has a bigger impact than what I would have thought.

Mem: Ballistix 1066 @ tbd timings, maybe do some runs on both systems @ diff timigns

Mobo: Intel: GB EP35-DS3L , AMD: GB 790FX

Vid: 3850 512mb

OS: Vista, edit SP 1 + no additional updates, should be better
I'm installing clean OS on both systems, exactly the same. Defragging between prog installs.