Just Cause 2 shows better CrossFire scaling than the previous two titles, with the $2000 PC’s base speed crushing the overclocked $1000 PC, even at our lowest test setting where system bottlenecks normally occur. Interestingly, the $1000 machine isn't all that much faster than the $500 build.
The $2000 PC passes its 2560x1600 target resolution, and the $1000 PC its 1920x1080 target at our higher Just Cause 2 settings. The $500 PC might be playable at 1680x1050, though 1280x1024 looks like a safer bet.
Summary
- Performance Is Value
- Systems and Benchmark Configurations
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark And PCMark
- Benchmark Results: SiSoftware Sandra
- Benchmark Results: Crysis
- Benchmark Results: F1 2010
- Benchmark Results: Just Cause 2
- Benchmark Results: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat
- Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding
- Benchmark Results: Productivity
- Power And Heat
- Performance Scaling And Efficiency
- Value Conclusion
Sponsored
