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Comanche 4 |
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Our
first real-world 3D test |
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Comanche 4 has
always favored more powerful processors. More
specifically, Intel's Pentium 4 has dominated Comanche 4
tests. But once the Athlon 64 emerged, AMD took the
reigns, besting even Intel's 3.2GHz Extreme Edition without
breaking a sweat. In this test, the SK8V allows AMD's
Athlon 64 FX-51 to hit its full potential, outpacing the
SK8N by a slim margin and the Athlon 64 3200+ by a slightly
larger space.
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Final Fantasy XI |
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Another real-world metric |
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You can't play
through 3D Mark03 and Comanche 4 is hardly a popular game
any more. However, Final Fantasy XI, the newest
massively multiplayer online role-playing game from Square
Enix is a favorite. Thus, it only makes
sense to test with the benchmark demo as well, right?
The lead once held by the SK8V disappears this time around,
supplanted by the SK8N, though by a slim gap. Both
Athlon 64 FX-based platforms clearly outperform the slower
Athlon 64 3200+, of course.
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Unreal Tournament 2003 |
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Aging gracefully... |
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Despite a minor
loss in Final Fantasy XI, the SK8V comes back to take Unreal
Tournament 2003 by storm. Since the memory controller
resides on the Athlon 64 FX processor, we can only surmise
that some combination of the HyperTransport link conjoining
processor and North Bridge, coupled with an efficient AGP
controller is giving the K8T800 chipset its advantage in
gaming environments.
X2,
Quake III, and Conclusion
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