Quote Originally Posted by Zucker2k View Post
Informal, I think you fail to see where Ghostbuster and Shintai are coming from. Since the 3dmark '06 CPU test is a different test altogether, it's purpose (by AMD) was to show the CPU power of P2 940. Agree?

Now we also agree that we don't know the testbed for the in-game/platform benchmarks, agree?

So Looking at how close (About 8% difference) the CPU processing power is between P2 and Q9400, how do you account for as much as 66% disparity between testbeds using the two processors, when the CPU test showed at best a 10% difference. Assuming 100% scaling, it should not exceed 10% in-game disparity. Ghostbuster and Shintai are arguing that the massive disparity surely rests with GPU/IGP disparity.

What is your argument. Are you saying dragon accounts for 50% more performance in in-game situations? Or are you insisting P2 is more than 50% more efficient in certain games? In short, what in your opinion is responsible for the huge disparity?
http://www.guru3d.com/article/intel-...-965-review/16
Core i7920 3Dmark 06 score 4837
C2QX 9770 3Dmark 06 score 4819
difference = none!

difference = 30%!
Astonished? I'm sure you can scenario where i7 destroy QX in Lost Planet