Core i5-750 and Core i7-870 Processors Review

Fallout 3

Fallout 3 is based on the same engine used by The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and it is a DirectX 9.0c (Shader 3.0) game. We configured the game with “ultra” image quality settings, maxing out all image quality settings, at 2560×1600. To measure performance, we used the FRAPS utility running an outdoor scene at God mode, running through enemy fire, triggering post processing effects, and ending with a big explosion in front of Dupont Circle.

On Fallout 3 Core i5-750 achieved the same performance level as Core i7-870 and Core 2 Extreme QX 9770, being 7.71% faster than Core 2 Duo E8400 and 22.65% faster than Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Core i7-965 was 3.40% faster than Core i7-870 and 5.61% faster than Core i5-750. Core i7-920 achieved the same performance level as Core i7-870, being 3.25% faster than Core i5-750.

Core i7-870 was 3.44% faster than Core 2 Extreme QX 9770, 10.01% faster than Core 2 Duo E8400 and 25.27% faster than Core 2 Quad Q6600.

Core i7-920 and Core i5-750, which run at the same clock rate, achieved a practically similar performance level (Core i7-920 was 3.25% faster).