Anand: PII vs. Q9550 vs. i7 crossfire, Phenom II = smoother

[Hornet331]

But with same/lower min fps for AMD systems this doesn't clarify anything. It's more like this:

System A has avg fps of 120 but has min fps at 40 which happens every five seconds.

System B has avg fps 100, has min fps of 35 but this happens every 40 seconds.

System B would probably be a more fluid experience than A. The main issue is, as maany has already stated; fps stability. If a system fluctuates between 50 and 150 fps dropping to 35 sometimes, averaging 120, it will probably be considered more stuttering than a system fluctuating between 50 and 70 fps, dropping occasionally to 35, avg fps at 55. Microstuttering should be a similar thing.

afaik JumpingJack already did show framrate over time with a QX9650 and a P1 9850 on quadfire.

edit:
just look at that for example:
Company of Heros


Racedriver Grind (done on a 8800 GTX)


also this smashes the theory that systems behave differently form each other, if a system gets a drop every 30secs the other system also will get a drop every 30sces, when the same situation is played/displayed.