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Review: Intel Core i7/X58 and NVIDIA SLI: the way it's meant to be played?

by Parm Mann on 11 November 2008, 15:42

Tags: Core i7, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)

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Call of Duty 4

Call of Duty 4: MW (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 16xAF
3-way GTX 280 (Core i7 965 EE)3-way GTX 280 (Core 2 Extreme)
146.43145.03


Call of Duty 4: MW (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF
3-way GTX 280 (Core i7 965 EE)3-way GTX 280 (Core 2 Extreme)
115.6121.4


Hello, that's not what we expected. Core 2 isn't dead yet, and it's managing to hold its own in Call of Duty 4. Readers should note that although the 2,560x1,600 graph favours the Core 2 system, our benchmark figures showed a small variance and both systems were practically identical in terms of performance.