Game Performance – Quake 4 and F.E.A.R.
In the previous benchmarks, we saw the EP-8NPA SLI perform near the bottom of all results just behind all the other Socket 754 motherboards, but hopefully in game benchmarks the EP-8NPA will show us something surprising.
In Quake 4, the EP-8NPA performs quite well falling 22 FPS slower compared to the more expensive EP-9NPA+ in SLI. With a single 6600GT card, the 8NPA nearly matches the 9NPA+ with only a 7% difference. What surprising is the 6600GT on the Intel 915P motherboard which performs faster using a single video card than the 8NPA in SLI. Let’s see how this all works out in FEAR.
Three trials performed. Last two trials averged and recorded.
VIA K8T800 Pro is using Radeon 9800XT 256MB AGP.
In FEAR, we see more uniform performance across the different platforms. When using a single 6600GT card, the 915P, 8NPA, and 9NPA+ all match, whereas in SLI the 9NPA pulls slightly ahead. It would seem the surprising result in Quake 4 did not carry over into FEAR for the Intel 915P.
Three trials performed and averages taken for Min, Max, and Avg.
VIA K8T800 Pro is using Radeon 9800XT 256MB AGP.
