$300 Gaming CPU’s: AMD 5000+ Versus Intel E6600

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 PC2-6400C3 memory running 4GB at 3-4-3-9 2T timings at 800MHz. The ATI X1900XTX video card used CATALYST 6.6 public drivers.

Here is the AMD Socket AM2 Test platform:

AMD Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	AMD Athlon 64 5000+ AMD	Click Here
Motherboard	Foxconn C51XEM2AA	Click Here
Memory	4GB Corsair PC2-6400C3	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

Here is the Intel Test Platform:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600	Click Here
Motherboard	Intel D975XBX v304	Click Here
Memory	4GB Corsair PC2-6400C3	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1900XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Corsair Nautilus 500	Click Here
Power Supply	Thermaltake 750W	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here

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