Quote Originally Posted by Nedjo View Post
pfff Kyle tested Lynnfield under gaming @ 640x480 what a champ!

http://hardocp.com/article/2009/09/0...7_processors/5
Jeez... did you even read the text of the article?

I quote Kyle (bold added by me):
As always, these benchmarks in no way represent real-world gameplay. They are all run at very low resolutions to try our best to remove the video card as a bottleneck. I will not hesitate to say that anyone spouting these types of framerate measurements as a true measuring tool in today’s climate is not servicing your needs or telling you the real truth.

The gaming tests below have been put together to focus on the processor power exhibited by each system. All the tests below consist of custom time demos built with stressing the CPU in mind.
You may not find the information useful, others might. Personally, I don't care as I don't game, but putting down a testing procedure without at least some basic research is wrong in my opinion. Not only does Kyle state his goal very clearly and percisely, he also raises the necessary caveats on how the data can be used.. Again, if you don't find the data useful move on. However, I don't know of any other way to get the answer to the question he is raising. Which is, with as little GPU bottleneck as possible, just how fast can the CPU go on a particular game?