Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Review
Quake 4
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We upgraded Quake 4 to version 1.4.2 and ran its new multiplayer demo id_perftest at 1280x1024x32 with SMP option enable (which allows Quake 4 to recognize and use more than one CPU), under two scenarios: first with image quality settings configured at “low” and then with image quality settings configured at “high.” You can check the results below, given in frames per second.
| Quake 4 1.4.2 – Low | Score | Difference |
| Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (3 GHz) | 202.65 | |
| Core 2 Extreme QX6850 (3 GHz) | 202.27 | 0.19% |
| Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66 GHz) | 198.87 | 1.90% |
| Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93 GHz) | 198.59 | 2.04% |
| Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (2.66 GHz) | 196.48 | 3.14% |
| Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) | 195.08 | 3.88% |
| Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4 GHz) | 190.26 | 6.51% |
| Pentium 4 550 (3.4 GHz) | 77.22 | 162.43% |
| Quake 4 1.4.2 – High | Score | Difference |
| Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (3 GHz) | 193.59 | |
| Core 2 Extreme QX6850 (3 GHz) | 193.43 | 0.08% |
| Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66 GHz) | 191.22 | 1.24% |
| Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93 GHz) | 190.53 | 1.61% |
| Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (2.66 GHz) | 188.74 | 2.57% |
| Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) | 187.06 | 3.49% |
| Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4 GHz) | 182.71 | 5.95% |
| Pentium 4 550 (3.4 GHz) | 75.23 | 157.33% |