Quake 4

Source: id Software

Quake 4 is the latest shooter from ID and is based on the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher on videocards and systems than its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a 60 fps limiter like Doom 3, with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass the 500MB mark!

Quake 4
LQ 640x480:	FPS	Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840	127.3
Intel Pentium D 940	142.8
AMD Athlon64 4000+	142.8
AMD Athlon64 FX-60	153.1
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+	150
AMD Athlon64 FX-62	161.4
AMD Sempron 3600+	107.2
AMD Sempron 3600+ (2.5 GHz)	112.3
HQ 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840	124.8
Intel Pentium D 940	141.3
AMD Athlon64 4000+	140.6
AMD Athlon64 FX-60	143.6
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+	133.2
AMD Athlon64 FX-62	151.3
AMD Sempron 3600+	106.9
AMD Sempron 3600+ (2.5 GHz)	110.6

We see the same picture in Quake 4, the budget AMD Sempron 3600+ processor does not have enough power to keep up with the higher end processors.... but framerates are still pretty good all things considered.

FarCry	Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator and Training demos were run.

FarCry
Regulator LQ 640x480	FPS	Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840	156.34
Intel Pentium D 940	149.91
AMD Athlon64 4000+	167.18
AMD Athlon64 FX-60	191.4
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+	164.56
AMD Athlon64 FX-62	183.86
AMD Sempron 3600+	118.66
AMD Sempron 3600+ (2.5 GHz)	124.51
Regulator UQ 1024x768	FPS	Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840	87.64
Intel Pentium D 940	89.54
AMD Athlon64 4000+	96.4
AMD Athlon64 FX-60	112.92
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+	96.65
AMD Athlon64 FX-62	109.57
AMD Sempron 3600+	66.02
AMD Sempron 3600+ (2.5 GHz)	70.32

At high resolutions the 2.0GHz Sempron 3600+ struggles with framerates, in this application the Sempron 3600+ might not be enough for high end gaming.