Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter
developed by Crytek. Crysis uses Microsoft's new API, DirectX 10 for graphics
rendering, and includes the new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to
Far Cry's CryEngine. CryEngine 2 is among the first engines to use the DirectX
10 framework of Windows Vista, but can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista
and Windows XP.
Higher results are better. Crysis is not
multi-threaded.
 Crysis v1.2.1 No AA |
| 800x600 LQ Physics Very High (FPS) |
FPS |
Ranking |
 Intel Core i7 920 |
117.47 |
   |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
114.905 |
   |
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
104.09 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
101.98 |
   |
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) |
83.65 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) |
87.41 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
97.89 |
|
| AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
87.76 |
|
| 1024x768 LQ Physics Very High (FPS) |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Intel Core i7 920 |
117.01 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
114.72 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
103.75 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
101.72 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) |
83.77 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) |
87.71 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
96.83 |
|
| AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
88.59 |
|
| 800x600 LQ (FPS) |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Intel Core i7 920 |
115.95 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
115.355 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
104.09 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
101.14 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) |
84.09 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) |
87.01 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
96.33 |
|
| AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
88.4 |
|
| 1024x768 LQ (FPS) |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Intel Core i7 920 |
117.06 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
115.52 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
104.59 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
101.19 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) |
84.13 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) |
87.47 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
95.95 |
|
| AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
88.74 |
| |
Does an extra $120 get you better scores in Crysis? Not
really. Like most games, scaling beyond two cores in Crysis doesn't do whole
lot, since even at these limited settings the videocard is a much more important
component. The $234 Core 2 Duo E8500 outperforms the $346 Core i7 920.
 Sierra FEAR 1.08 |
Source: Sierra |
|
FEAR is
Sierra's latest first person shooter which relies heavily on DirectX 9 features.
With its "Soft Shadows" feature enabled, even the fastest videocards run at a
crawl, FEAR is definitely the new benchmark for future FPS games to
follow.
Higher
results are better. Crysis is not multi-threaded.
| Sierra FEAR 1.08 No
AA |
| 640x480 LQ |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Intel Core i7 920 |
701 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
757 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
713 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
711 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) |
632 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) |
642 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
667 |
|
| AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
536 |
|
| 800x600 LQ |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Intel Core i7 920 |
692 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
752 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
689 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
703 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) |
590 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) |
597 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
654 |
|
| AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
526 |
|
| 1024x768 LQ |
FPS |
Ranking |
| Intel Core i7 920 |
673 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 |
722 |
|
| Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 |
572 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition |
667 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) |
483 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) |
491 |
|
| AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition |
636 |
|
| AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
496 |
| |
The story stays the same in FEAR, where again the Core 2
Duo E8500 raw clock speed puts it at the top of the pack.
It's time to put all of this data together and bring the
Core i7 into proper focus. Hold on, we're almost done!
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