Legit Processor Reviews
Intel Unveils Sandy Bridge: Core i7 2600K, i5 2500K, i5 2400, i3 2100 CPUs
| Manufacturer: | Intel |
| Product: | Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 |
| Date: | Sun, Jan 02, 2011 - 11:05 PM |
| Written By: | Brian Wallace - |
| Share: |
Left 4 Dead 2
The Sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2 involves the aftermath of an apocalyptic pandemic. There has been an outbreak of a pathogen that causes infected humans to behave like zombies. The four survivors have to fight their way through the hordes of infected, using safehouses along the way to rest and recover in order to reach extraction points. This takes place in the southern United States, featuring Savannah, GA and New Orleans, LA.
We tested Left 4 Dead 2 at its highest settings but with no Anti-Aliasing at three resolutions, 1024x768, 1680x1050, and 1920x1080.
In the first of our game tests we have Left 4 Dead 2. Please note that FPS are reported by FRAPS and can have a 2-5% variance. The first thing we notice is that the extra clock speed of Core i5 and Core i7 Sandy Bridge processors provides a consistently better gaming experience than Core i7 875K Lynnfield, as well as all AMD Phenom II processors. Core i3 2100 again shows off its superior memory controller compared to Core i5 661. Core i5 750 has been the darling of gamers and overclockers on a budget, but is consistently outperformed. Let's take a look at Starcraft II performance to see what trends may exist.
Next Page - Starcraft II
| Review Index |
|
Page 1 - Enter Intel Sandy Bridge Processors
Page 2 - Architecture Improvements, Turbo Boost 2.0, and AVX Page 3 - The Lineup, Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 Page 4 - Intel Core i3 2100, i5 2400, i5 2500K, i7 2600K Page 5 - Intel DP67BG Burrage Motherboard and Intel BXXTS100H CPU Cooler Page 6 - Power Consumption Page 7 - The K-Series and Overclocking Page 8 - Sandy Bridge Overclocking: How To Page 9 - Test Setup Page 10 - SiSoft Sandra 2011b Page 11 - wPrime Page 12 - Microsoft Excel 2010 Page 13 - x264 HD Encoding Page 14 - Handbrake Page 15 - Sony Vegas 10 Page 16 - Cinebench 11.5 Page 17 - 7-Zip Page 18 - iTunes 10 Page 19 - Folding@home Page 20 - Left 4 Dead 2 Page 21 - Starcraft II Page 22 - FIFA 2011 Page 23 - Final Thoughts & Conclusion |
Socialize