"After playing through the several levels on each platform, we thought the Phenom II 940 offered a better overall gaming experience in this title than the Intel Q9550 based on smoother game play. It is difficult to quantify without a video capture, but player movement and weapon control just seemed to be more precise. Of course, if you have the funds, we would recommend the i7 platform for best possible performance."

That last part confuses me. I don't consider faster averages a best possible scenario if option B is better mins and smoother game play. I'd rather a 32 FPS min and a 50FPS average than a 23FPS min and a 60FPS average. Again if that lower average is much smoother that is a fairly big deal to me.