Here, the Core i7 shows a solid lead over the Phenom II system, especially when overclocked. Both systems also offer perfectly playable performance, even when clocked at stock speeds.
With AA enabled the situation doesn't change much. Far Cry 2 appears to favor the Core i7 architecture, especially when overclocked. But as we mentioned before, both systems are perfectly playable at stock speeds.
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.
