The Intel Core i5-7600K (91W) Review: The More Amenable Mainstream Performer
by Ian Cutress on January 3, 2017 12:01 PM ESTShadow of Mordor
The final title in our testing is another battle of system performance with the open world action-adventure title, Shadow of Mordor. Produced by Monolith using the LithTech Jupiter EX engine and numerous detail add-ons, SoM goes for detail and complexity to a large extent, despite having to be cut down from the original plans. The main story itself was written by the same writer as Red Dead Redemption, and it received Zero Punctuation’s Game of The Year in 2014.
For testing purposes, SoM gives a dynamic screen resolution setting, allowing us to render at high resolutions that are then scaled down to the monitor. As a result, we get several tests using the in-game benchmark. For low end graphics we examine at 720p with low settings, whereas mid and high end graphics get 1080p Ultra. The top graphics test is also redone at 3840x2160, also with Ultra settings, and we also test two cards at 4K where possible.
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Gastec - Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - link
I remember that when Windows XP came out, more than 15 years ago, eveybody was crying out loud (some hysterically) that Windows 98 is waaay better and they will never upgrade to XP.But enough about operating systems, that discussion is irrelevant. I'm more interested in learning about the things (voices?) that YOU HEAR and record :)
serpretetsky - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
Maybe I went over the article too fast, is there something specific about this chip to windows 10?nico_mach - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
Speedstep is unique to Windows 10.Bullwinkle J Moose - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
probably not but do any of the motherboards support IDE ?Does the chip itself have XP drivers?
Probably not
Waste of money
Murloc - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
if you don't like windows you can use linux.With XP you're not getting the most recent versions of directx anyway so you're probably not gaming on it, so what's the reason for sticking to windows?
doggface - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link
Seriously... Wow. Troll much.Bullwinkle J Moose - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link
neverShadow7037932 - Wednesday, January 4, 2017 - link
Loss of $500-1K from you is not a big deal for Intel or any other OEM.Outlander_04 - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
Looks like intel are worried about Zen enough they have bumped up stock clocks .They have achieved that with out too much extra power consumption which is something I guess , but kaby lake is not a step forward
Murloc - Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - link
optimization is just that, why would we expect something more?