Core i5 vs. Phenom II X4 CPU 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 and Phenom II X4 965 achieved the same performance level, with Core i5-750 being 3.83% faster than Phenom II X4 955.