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Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7600 on the Dell XPS M1710

Manufacturer: Intel
Product: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7600 (Merom)
Date: Mon, Aug 28, 2006 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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X3 Reunion

X� Reunion Benchmark

Egosoft: X3 Reunion

The Sequel to the award winning X3: The Threat will introduce a new 3D engine as well as a new story, new ships and a new gameplay to greatly increase the variety in the X-universe. The economy of X3: Reunion will be more complex than anything seen in the X-universe before. Factories are being built by NPCs, wars can affect the global economy, NPCs can trade freely and pirates will behave far more realistically.

Extensive development has gone into the X3 engine, making full use of DirectX 9 technology, to create dramatic visual effects and stunningly realistic starships. Coupled with the massively enhanced A.L. (Artificial Life) system, X3: REUNION will present players with an ever changing, evolving universe; where a player actions really can shape the future of the universe.

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The X3 engine is really tough and we started off benchmarking at the default settings on both test systems.  With the quality settings both on high and no AA or AF we found that the Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7600 walks all over the T2600 CPU thanks to a 22 frame per second lead. This is a huge 44% increase in performance, but can it hold onto it at high resolutions?  Yes it sure can!  At 1920x1200 the Core 2 Duo was still leading the Core Duo by 11 frames per second, which is still a 24% increase. It seems like X3: Reunion and Comanche 4 both love CPU usage and helps show the power of Merom in a CPU intensive benchmark.

Next Page - Power Consumption and Final Thoughts


Review Index
Page 1 - Running the Intel T7600 on the Dell XPS M1710
Page 2 - Intel T7600 'Merom' Up Close and Naked
Page 3 - Core 2 Duo Features and Pricing
Page 4 - The Test System
Page 5 - POV-Ray 3.7 Beta 13a
Page 6 - Sisoft; Sandra 2007 SR1
Page 7 - CineBench 9.5 and Super PI
Page 8 - Futuremark 3DMark06
Page 9 - Comanche 4
Page 10 - F.E.A.R.
Page 11 - Quake 4
Page 12 - X3 Reunion
Page 13 - Power Consumption and Final Thoughts