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Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Processor Review
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Processor Review - PCSTATS
All things considered equalled, enthusiasts like you are no doubt most attracted to the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 because it offers the best mix of cache size and clock speed.
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External Mfg. Website: Intel Mar 14 2007   Max Page  
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Pure 32-Bit Benchmarks: FarCry, FEAR

CryTek FarCry 1.33 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 demo was run.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportCryTek FarCry 1.33
Regulator LQ 640x480 FPS Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840 156.34
Intel Pentium D 940 149.91
AMD Sempron 3600+ 118.66
AMD Athlon64 4000+ 167.18
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 191.4
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ 164.56
AMD Athlon64 FX-62 183.86
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 232.49
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz) 333.15
Regulator UQ 1024x768 FPS Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840 87.64
Intel Pentium D 940 89.54
AMD Sempron 3600+ 66.02
AMD Athlon64 4000+ 96.4
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 112.92
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ 96.65
AMD Athlon64 FX-62 109.57
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 136.28
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz) 166.12

We were pretty shocked to see FarCry framerates in the range of 330 fps! I reran the test a few times just to confirm... The Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 is easily the best gaming processor on the market right now, and it overclocks very well too!

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.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportSierra FEAR 1.08
Minimum 640x480: FPS Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840 244
Intel Pentium D 940 212
AMD Sempron 3600+ 209
AMD Athlon64 4000+ 268
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 286
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ 243
AMD Athlon64 FX-62 277
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 362
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz) 445
Maximum 1024x768: FPS Ranking
Intel Pentium D 840 115
Intel Pentium D 940 98
AMD Sempron 3600+ 84
AMD Athlon64 4000+ 105
AMD Athlon64 FX-60 131
AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ 99
AMD Athlon64 FX-62 103
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 105
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (Overclocked to 3.4 GHz) 108

At lower resolutions FEAR is processor limited. The Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 runs away from the crowd at lower resolutions, though things are different at higher resolutions when the game is videocard limited. That is why the stock and overclocked E6600 framerates are both basically the same.

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Contents of Article: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
 Pg 1.  Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Processor Review
 Pg 2.  Intel's Socket 775 Families and Technologies
 Pg 3.  Performance-Per-Watt Metrics
 Pg 4.  Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Overclocking, lots of fun here!
 Pg 5.  Pure 32-Bit Benchmarks: SYSMark 2004
 Pg 6.  Pure 32-Bit Benchmarks: Office Productivity, SiSoft Sandra, Maya Render
 Pg 7.  Pure 32-Bit Benchmarks: Super Pi, PCMark05
 Pg 8.  Pure 32-Bit Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 9.  Pure 32-Bit Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4
 Pg 10.  — Pure 32-Bit Benchmarks: FarCry, FEAR
 Pg 11.  64 Bit Benchmarks: ScienceMark 2
 Pg 12.  64 Bit Benchmarks: Mini-GZip, DiVX Encoding
 Pg 13.  Multi-Threaded Benchmarks: 3DMark05, Doom 3
 Pg 14.  Multi-Threaded Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 15.  Dual-Core Core 2 Duo is Coretastic!

 
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