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| AMD Athlon64-X2-3800+ The Mancunian Candidate | |
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(Review by MS September 20, 2005) |
| AMD Athlon 64 3800+ (Venice) |
Gaming Performance
DOOM3 and FarCry
I guess I happen to be one of these reviewers who put their head up Kyle Bennett's ass (as claimed somewhere else) by challenging the point of view that a difference of some 10% in overall frame rates makes one processor a better gaming CPU than the other. Realistically, for optimal gaming experience, VSync should be enabled on a CRT to avoid tearing, on LCDs, there is still a nominal refresh rate of usually 60 Hz, which essentially takes over the same function.
Nonetheless, benchmarks are benchmarks and there are subtle differences between CPUs and platforms that may be relevant - at least from a marketing perspective and to further technical progress and innovation.
At an average of over 100 fps, there is really nothing that the X3800 lacks
Even an average of only 89 fps in our CPU stress benchmark is way beyond the minimum requirements for smooth gaming experience.
Gaming applications are still rather single minded, er, threaded, but the X2-3800+ holds its ground.
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