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AMD ATHLON64 3000 WITH SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870 PERFORMANCE

"AMD Athlon64 3000 and Athlon64 X2 4200 game performance with a Sapphire Radeon HD 3870. We are going to find out if the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 requires a powerful processor like the Athlon64 X2 4200 or if the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 will run well with even a 1.8 Ghz Athlon64 3000. We will be using various benchmarks to show processor and video card performance but in the main we will be using game benchmarks. These include Lost Planet, World in Conflict, Supreme Commander - Forged Alliance, Crysis, Trackmania Nations Forever and Sins of a Solar Empire."


SYSTEM INFORMATION
PROCESSOR AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200
AMD ATHLON64 3000
VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE RADEON HD 3870
ATI DRIVER CATALYST v8.6
MOTHERBOARD ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2
MEMORY 2 x 1GB OCUK PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 3
DIRECTX v9.0c

TRACKMANIA NATIONS FOREVER

NORMAL QUALITY

AMD ATHLON64 X2 420049
AMD ATHLON64 300044

HIGH QUALITY

AMD ATHLON64 X2 420047
AMD ATHLON64 300037

EXTREME QUALITY

AMD ATHLON64 X2 420045
AMD ATHLON64 300035

AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200 AMD ATHLON64 3000
COMMENT - "Trackmania Nations Forever is a fairly new addition to our game benchmarks. Both the Athlon64 3000 and Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 perform very well and are playable even at extreme quality."

SINS OF A SOLAR EMPIRE

NORMAL QUALITY

AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200106
AMD ATHLON64 300047

HIGH QUALITY

AMD ATHLON64 X2 420061
AMD ATHLON64 300034

EXTREME QUALITY

AMD ATHLON64 X2 420035
AMD ATHLON64 300017

AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200 AMD ATHLON64 3000
COMMENT - "Things are not so good with Sins of a Solar Empire which is a strategy game. The Athlon64 3000 is seriously limiting the performance of the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 by between 44% to 56%. The Athlon64 3000 is unplayable using extreme quality."

FINAL RESULT

AMD ATHLON64 X2 42001792
AMD ATHLON64 30001103

AMD ATHLON64 X2 4200 AMD ATHLON64 3000
COMMENT - "This final result shows game performance only because that is what this review is about. The Athlon64 X2 4200 outperforms the Athlon64 3000 by 38% when paired with a Sapphire Radeon HD 3870. When using modern games with Dual Core Technology support the difference was nearer 55% to 65%. This review is proof that the Athlon64 3000 will limit your game performance. To get the most out of the Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 you will need to own a fast AMD Athlon64 X2 processor!"
PAGE 1 - INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - SYSTEM INFORMATION AND 3DMARK 2006
PAGE 3 - LIGHT SPEED, CINEBENCH 10, SHADERMARK AND PASS MARK
PAGE 4 - DOOM 3, PREY AND LOST PLANET
PAGE 5 - WORLD IN CONFLICT, SUPREME COMMANDER AND CRYSIS
PAGE 5 - TRACKMANIA FOREVER, SINS OF A SOLAR EMPIRE AND FINAL RESULT

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