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http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-shootout.html
pretty well done IMHO
lots of information there, and it includes older Pentium Ds and all of the Athlon X2s.
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a few things really stick out at me....
one is how badly AMD owns Intel's netburst processors in gaming.
two is the fact that Athlon X2s were generally great in power consumption, except for the FX-62.... once the Ghz rating went past 2.6ghz, the power level skyrockets... so they hare having horrible scaling problems past that I'm guessing, because past 2.6, the power consumption surpasses average Netburst usage!
three is the fact that there are simply no drawbacks to the Core architecture.... I can't find *anything* that it isn't strong in, not one thing... pricing, power, performance across a wide range of apps.... simply a Grand Slam for intel
2nd edit:
after another look, in FEAR and in Quake 4, two fairly system intensive games, the Athlons dont lag as badly as they do in other games.... alot of ppl might scream "GFX card bottleneck!" but, especially in the Quake 4 scenario, the resolution is 1024x768... not that high IMHO... and YES, there is a CPU bottleneck, just look at how the netburst P4s fare....
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page 13! the price/performance chart, the performance/watt chart, and performance/Ghz chart, those are the most imformative charts i've seen in a looong time
pretty well done IMHO
lots of information there, and it includes older Pentium Ds and all of the Athlon X2s.
edit:
a few things really stick out at me....
one is how badly AMD owns Intel's netburst processors in gaming.
two is the fact that Athlon X2s were generally great in power consumption, except for the FX-62.... once the Ghz rating went past 2.6ghz, the power level skyrockets... so they hare having horrible scaling problems past that I'm guessing, because past 2.6, the power consumption surpasses average Netburst usage!
three is the fact that there are simply no drawbacks to the Core architecture.... I can't find *anything* that it isn't strong in, not one thing... pricing, power, performance across a wide range of apps.... simply a Grand Slam for intel
2nd edit:
after another look, in FEAR and in Quake 4, two fairly system intensive games, the Athlons dont lag as badly as they do in other games.... alot of ppl might scream "GFX card bottleneck!" but, especially in the Quake 4 scenario, the resolution is 1024x768... not that high IMHO... and YES, there is a CPU bottleneck, just look at how the netburst P4s fare....
last edit:
page 13! the price/performance chart, the performance/watt chart, and performance/Ghz chart, those are the most imformative charts i've seen in a looong time