$185 Gaming CPU’s: AMD 5600+ Versus Intel E6300

Test Systems

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. All of the modules were run in dual channel mode! The memory on the Intel and AMD test platforms with DDR2 memory was run with Corsair PC2-10000C5 memory running 4GB at 4-4-4-12 2T timings at 800MHz. The XFX GeForce 8800GTX video card used 97.94 public drivers.

The actual AMD test system:

The AMD Socket AM2 Test Platform Specifics:

AMD Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ AM2	Click Here
Motherboard	DFI NF590 SLI-M2R/G	Click Here
Memory	4GB Corsair PC2-10000C5	Click Here
Video Card	XFX GeForce 8800GTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Zalman	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair 620W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

The AMD Socket AM2 Test Platform CPU-Z Screen Shots:

The actual Intel test system:

The Intel LGA775 Test Platform Specifics:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300	Click Here
Motherboard	eVGA nForce 680i LT SLI	Click Here
Memory	4GB Corsair PC2-10000C5	Click Here
Video Card	XFX GeForce 8800 GTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Intel Reference Fan	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair 620HX	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

The Intel LGA775 Test Platform CPU-Z Screen Shots:

Let’s move on and take a look at the testing!