Benchmark Results: Crysis And Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Crysis definitely relies on CPU prowess, as the Core i3 system from December 2010 is crippled at lower resolutions here despite its dual GeForce GTX 460 graphics card setup. However, when very high settings are used, some of the bottleneck is shifted to the graphics subsystem and December’s PC beats the competitors at 2560x1600.
The race between the Core i5-2500K/Radeon HD 6950 and September’s Core i5-750/GeForce GTX 470 system is very close here, with the new competitor taking a slight advantage.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is easy on graphics hardware, so the dual GeForce GTX 460 setup in the December 2010 SBM system shows little improvement over a single card. The game is bottlenecked by the CPU here.
When it comes to comparing the current Core i5-2500K/Radeon HD 6950 and September’s Core i5-750/GeForce GTX 470, the newer system suffers a small penalty. Realistically, the difference is irrelevant, as all systems enjoy frame rates far above 60 FPS. However, the GeForce cards probably have an architectural advantage in this particular scenario.
