Gaming Tests
3DMark VantageA reliable and popular benchmark, 3DMark Vantage can provide a good insight into overall gaming performance of a system.
The CPU scores in 3DMark Vantage continue to scale up very well with the Core i7 though obviously the total 3DMarks results doesn’t increase in value quite as dramatically.
World in Conflict
Most RTS games are more CPU intense that other titles and World in Conflict is no exception.
Our World in Conflict test shows only very small gains in performance from the additional 133 MHz of clock speed the Core i7-975 offers, even at this low resolution and image quality setting.
Crysis
One of the most visually impressive games ever built, Crysis also has an incredibly realistic physics and simulation engine.
Crysis’ performance at these low resolutions continues to increase though the differences are really very minute.
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2 pairs impressive visuals with a truly interactive and destructible environment.
And again, Far Cry 2’s performance gain in minimal and likely real-world performance gains would be indistinguishable from the i7-920 to the i7-975.
Valve Source Particle Simulation
Valve released this particle simulation test a while back for benchmarking platforms and CPUs.
Though only a test of a small portion of a game engine, the Valve particle simulation test continues to push the limits of these CPUs as the Core i7-975 sees the highest score we have seen.
Valve Source Map Compilation
More of a developer test than gamer test, this benchmark is indicative of how long it takes a system to compile a map.
For developers looking to increase productivity, the Core i7-975 does modestly decrease this map compilation test time.
