CPU scaling in games - The core truth

Jag hittade just en intressant artikel på Guru3D som jag vill dela med mig av.

Så om du äger någon av dessa nerstående processorer, spel eller bara är nyfiken och vill veta mera om begreppet "flaskhals" som används flitigt här på Swec, läs hela artikeln:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/cpu-scaling-in-games-with-quad-...

Förord:

We figured it's be a good idea to have a look at the performance of your average Core 2 Duo dual-core processor, and then take a handful of quad-core processors, throw them at a high-end specced graphics card and see what processor and platform really will:

a) bring the most value
b) be the fastest

We'll test the following processors:

* AMD Athlon X2 4850E
* AMD Phenom X3 8750
* AMD Phenom X4 9450
* AMD Phenom X4 9850
* Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
* Intel Core 2 Duo X6800 Extreme
* Intel Core 2 Quad Q6850
* Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
* Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
* Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770

So from top to bottom that's a decent set of processors. Now we'll take 2 GB of memory and lock it at 1066 MHz and equal timings on both the AMD and Intel platform. Take Windows Vista 32-bit with SP1 installed, pop in a GeForce 8800 Ultra and use the following applications:

* World in Conflict
* Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
* S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Shadow of Chernobyl
* F.E.A.R.
* Quake Wars: Enemy territory
* Call of Duty 4
* Crysis
* 3DMark Vantage

The results ... well you'll find them to be quite interesting.