Xeon E5-2600 vs 3960X vs 2600K - Intel 8 Core vs 6 Core vs 4 Core Gaming Performance

Published by Marc Büchel on 19.03.12
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Test setup

Motherboard ASUS Rampage IV Formula
Processors
  • Intel Xeon E5-2600 8 Core @ 3.0 GHz (20 MB L3-Cache)
  • Intel Core i7-3960X 6 Core @ 3.30 GHz (15 MB L3-Cache)
  • Intel Core i7-2600K 4 Core @ 3.20 GHz (8 MB L3-Cache)
    		•
    Memory Kingston HyperX H2O @ 1'600 MHz CL 9-9-9-24
    Grapics Cards
  • XFX Radeon HD 7970 Double Dissipation @ 925 MHz Reference
    		•
    Storage Corsair Force 3 120 Gigabyte
    Power Supply Enermax Max Revo 1350 Watt


    Software

    • Futuremark 3DMark 11
      • Performance
    • Futuremark 3DMark Vantage
      • Performance
    • Unigine Heaven
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Shaders High
      • Tessellation Extreme
      • Max AA
      • Max AF
    • Stone Giant
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Tessellation High
    • Crysis
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Max Details
      • Max AA
      • DX10
    • Resident Evil 5
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Max Details
      • Max AA
      • Max AF
    • Call of Juarez
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Max Details
      • Max AA
    • Far Cry 2
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Max Details
      • Max AA
    • Street Fighter 4
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Max Details
      • Max AA
      • Max AF
    • World in Conflict
      • 1920 x 1080
      • Max Details
      • Max AA
      • Max AF



    Page 1 - Introduction / Specs Page 5 - Crysis / Resident Evil 5
    Page 2 - Test setup Page 6 - Call of Juarez / Far Cry 2
    Page 3 - 3DMark 11 / 3DMark Vantage Page 7 - Street Fighter 4 / World in Conflict
    Page 4 - Unigine Heaven / Stone Giant Page 8 - Conclusion


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