Guru3D takes 10 modern dual & quad core processors and then fires offa dozen of games at them in combo with a high-end graphics card.

Then they observe the raw differences in performance with the more modern games. They show & scale 8 AMD & Intel Quad-core processors and 2 dual-core processors in gaming resolutions from 1024x760 up-to 2560x1600.

Processors used in this article:

AMD Athlon X2 4850E
AMD Phenom X3 8750
AMD Phenom X4 9450
AMD Phenom X4 9850
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Intel Core 2 Duo X6800 Extreme
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6850
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770

The idea behind the article is to show you which processors offer the most bang for buck, and the ones who offer the best raw performance. You want to find out the core truth here ? Definitely check out this article then.

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