/?pid=1262

Updated:10:59 AM EST Mar 02


this is ggmania.com subsite $300 Gaming CPU's: AMD 5000+ Versus Intel E6600 - TechAmok

$300 Gaming CPU's: AMD 5000+ Versus Intel E6600 - [hardware]
08:05 PM EDT - Jul,19 2006 - post a comment

Legit Reviews posted a comparison review beteen the AMD 5000+ Versus Intel E6600. Here's a taster:
Our testing showed that when gaming at high resolutions the limiting factor is not the processor, but is actually the graphics card. This was shown to be true in three out of the six games that we benchmarked. We used the ATI Radeon X1900XTX graphics card, which is the fastest single card GPU on the market (not counting the NVIDIA 7950GX2) and comes priced at a healthy $499 so it's not like we put in a weak video card by any means. The reason we didn't run X1900 CrossFire is because how many people can really afford it to start with? Most gamers we know still run a single GPU and no physics card! We tried to make our testing go along with what marketing data has shown in recent months.

The bulk majority of gamers run resolutions of 1280x1024 or lower and for this group of gamers the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6600 won five out of the six games when tested at this resolution. In the benchmarks where the processor mattered like Comanche 4, Far Cry and X3 Reunion the Intel processor was able to show clear advantages versus the AMD competition.

So after running these benchmarks it's clear that at 1600x1200 and the eye candy enabled the GPU is the limiting factor right now when it comes to gaming performance. With the next generation ATI and NVIDIA graphics solutions already taped out and due for a launch later this year we should be seeing better gaming performance before Windows Vista starts shipping.


Add your comment (free registrationrequired)

Short overview of recent news articles

Mar,02 2026 NVIDIA GeForce 595.71 WHQL Driver
Mar,02 2026 Russian-Linked APT28 Exploits Zero-Day in Legacy MSHTML Engine to
Mar,02 2026 Honor Unveils Mind-Blowing Robot Phone with Dancing Camera at MWC
Mar,02 2026 Resident Evil 9 Requiem - Bonus DLC
Mar,01 2026 Microsoft's Copilot Discord Server Locked Amid 'Microslop' Spam
Mar,01 2026 Anghami CEO Open-Sources Powerful Real-Time Global War Monitor
Mar,01 2026 Chinese Developers Unleash Blazing-Fast Android AI Agent with
Mar,01 2026 Claude Surges to #1 on App Store as ChatGPT Faces Boycott Backlash
Feb,28 2026 Google Reveals Key New Features of Android 17
Feb,28 2026 OLED Gaming Monitors Are Finally Affordable
Feb,28 2026 OpenAI's KYC Partner Exposed in Surveillance Scandal as ChatGPT
Feb,28 2026 Pentagon Blacklists Anthropic Over AI Safeguards; OpenAI Secures
Feb,27 2026 Have RAM and GPU Prices Peaked?
Feb,27 2026 Zoom 'Update' Trap: Fake Site Infects 1,437 Users with Spyware in
Feb,27 2026 Stop WASTING Money on Fancy RAM
Feb,27 2026 Drunk AI robot
Feb,26 2026 AirSnitch Exposes Critical Flaw: Wi-Fi Client Isolation Broken in
Feb,26 2026 Revolutionary Ultrasonic Knife Hits Kitchens: C-200 Vibrates for
Feb,26 2026 Apple Scores Historic NATO Security Clearance: iPhone and iPad First
Feb,26 2026 Kali Linux Goes AI-Powered: Claude Now Runs Your Pen Tests in Plain
Feb,26 2026 Resident Evil Requiem - Stunning on PS5 Pro + PS5/Xbox Series X|S
Feb,26 2026 Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Flexes Hardware Muscle Over iPhone 17 Pro
Feb,26 2026 The Galaxy S26 Ultra has a 'wow' feature with video Lock
Feb,26 2026 I built the most BORING PC possible... and here is why it's
Feb,26 2026 Micron Blasts GDDR7 as Gaming Bottleneck While Nvidia's RTX 50
Feb,26 2026 UK Tightens Grip on Streaming Giants: Age Verification Now Mandatory
Feb,25 2026 Samsung Previews New AI Features Ahead of Flagship Phone Launch
Feb,25 2026 China's DeepSeek Bars Nvidia and AMD from New AI Model, Boosts
Feb,25 2026 Avast Impersonation Scam: Fake Site Tricks Users into Handing Over
Feb,25 2026 Microsoft Pulls the Plug: Windows Server 2016 and 2016-Era Windows
Feb,25 2026 I Scrapped 13 MACHINES to Prove a Point: STOP BUYING These Brands!
Feb,25 2026 How Stealthy was the 7zip Malware and how to spot it?
Feb,25 2026 Microsoft Drops Fresh Non-Security Boost for Windows 11 24H2 and
Feb,24 2026 Game-Changer: ASML's 1kW EUV Upgrade Promises 50% Chip Production
Feb,24 2026 This Outstanding Cooling Technology Might Have No Future
Feb,24 2026 AMD Strix Halo 395 vs Intel Panther Lake - Real Benchmarks
Feb,24 2026 Anthropic published a blog post saying Claude can modernize COBOL
Feb,24 2026 WhatsApp Goes Beyond 2FA: Extra Password Layer Makes Accounts Nearly
Feb,24 2026 Google Chrome Gets February 23 Security Boost with 3 High Fixes
Feb,23 2026 Stargate Stalls: OpenAI's $500B Dream Hits Roadblocks as $14B 2026
>> News Archive <<

TechAmok - Privacy Policy        loading time:0.01secs