AdamK47
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Originally posted by: IntelUser2000
Toms Hardware and Hot Hardware use low settings. Bit-Tech used high settings. All sites used an X48 for their C2Q test systems. All used a GTX 280. Hot Hardware did use high settings with SLI here which shows an even greater lead over a Core 2 Quad. I use 2X SLI in my X58 and love it!
It could be because the i7s are actually superior in processing whatever its processing in gaming(surprise!) but the higher settings don't show it because something greater is limiting it, like possibly the graphics driver, or the BIOS/chipset isn't mature etc. That's why TH and HH shows better scores since its a CPU-oriented low settings and Anand shows worse score since its a medium score.
Bit-Tech used high settings and showed the i7 ahead of a Q2Q. Also Toms Hardware did SLI testing with i7/X58 here. It shows how much better Core i7 can be over a Core 2 Quad system.