Pentium 4 3.46 Extreme Edition and 925XE: 1066MHz FSB Support is Here
by Anand Lal Shimpi on October 31, 2004 3:00 PM EST- Posted in
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Gaming Performance
Doom 3
Our Doom 3 CPU Battlegrounds article already made it quite clear that Intel did not have what it takes to be the highest performer in Doom 3. The 3.46EE doesn't manage to help Intel as much as they need.
Counterstrike: Source
The next big game after Doom 3 is, of course, Half Life 2. And while the game is still not out, Valve's Visual Stress Test that comes with Counterstrike: Source gives us a good glimpse into future performance under Half Life 2.
Halo
Starwars Battlefront
Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield Vietnam is similar to Starwars Battlefront not only in its game play but also in its performance; there's no real difference between any of the top performers here. Almost all of these CPUs end up being GPU limited at 1024x768.
Unreal Tournament 2004
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
An oldie but a goodie, Enemy Territory is still played quite a bit and makes for a great CPU test as today's GPUs can easily handle the rendering load of the Quake 3 based game.
The Sims 2
While a clear departure from our usual game tests, The Sims 2 is more popular than any of the other games we've featured here in certain crowds - it is effectively the Doom 3 of those who don't play prefer life-simulation to first person shooters. And interestingly enough, it makes for a very impressive CPU benchmark.
Far Cry
Warcraft III
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IceWindius - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
Considering that Dell of all companies is playing the "Well, were starting to have second thoughts" game, I think its just a matter of time MAME.After all, it wasn't long ago that people thought AMD was going bankrupt and being bought by Intel now was it?
nlhowell - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
The ACDSee info is from the A64 FX-55 and 4000+ review, I believe.The 1ghz FSB seems delightfully useless. Maybe this was an attempt to get more people using the 925X chipset?
MAME - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
while AMD looks quite attractive in comparison, Intel does not have to worry about AMD for a long long time. AMD is unknown to almost the entire "average joe" market. Even if AMD had finally broke through to Dell and large businesses effectively, they simply can't produce enough chips for Intel to be effectedIceWindius - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
Ahhhhh AMD just keeps looking better and better. :)I WILL have a nForce 4 and AMD .90nm purring in my machine before Christmas. Half Life 2 will be pure utter buttery smoothness baby.
Steg55 - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
At this rate Intel are really going to lose favour in the eyes of....well everyone. If AMD can capitalise on this - get some aggressive marketing out they might finally be able to remove the underdog tag from there name.Just educate the masses AMD - MAKE AMD THE HOUSEHOLD NAME then nothing will stop you.
Steg
LocutusX - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
neo means new in Latin anyways, so no biggie. ;)Hulk - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
Jeez, another "so what?" release from Intel.I hope these guys can get it together enough to continue to remain competitive with AMD.
GhandiInstinct - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
Neo = New lolGhandiInstinct - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
"We can only wonder what Intel is thinking."Yes, canceling Tejas and 1.2 FSB and releasing crappy chipsets. Neo CEO = New Death for a company.
AMD you can take another sigh of relief.
skunkbuster - Sunday, October 31, 2004 - link
lol