CPU benchmarks: Clock Speeds And Multiple Cores
The previous performance benchmarks have shown the earmarks of a high graphics-system dependency mixed with a low CPU dependency with extremely high frame rates at low resolutions. Let's see just how powerful the CPU needs to be to handle Dead Space by comparing stock Core i7-920 performance to Core 2 Quad Q6600 performance as the clock speed is lowered:
Even at 1.6 GHz, we're not seeing an appreciable impact on performance. Clearly, Dead Space is very easy on the CPU. Now, let's see if disabling CPU cores has an appreciable effect on performance:
Even with only two CPU cores running at a mere 1.6 GHz, Dead Space easily musters an average FPS of over 70 FPS–and that's at 2560x1600 with High Details enabled. Only when the CPU is reduced to using a single core at 1.6 GHz is there a noticeable impact on performance.
This is great news for folks with older CPUs who want to play Dead Space.
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It looks to me like the CPU Clock Speed Scaling was done on the wrong graphics settings. Shouldn't this have been tested on a much lower resolution (say, 1024 x 768 low detail) to remove the graphics card as the bottleneck?
Nobody cared about dead space on release, why would anyone care now?
fantastic game,so much fun doing surgery on those baddies!!!! bring on the sequel
I like the cartoon look of low detail
Reminds me of the color pallet used in flashback on the Amiga. A game I'm sure that beat this hands down
Mind you I did play the PS3 demo of dead space, it was awful! I hate fps controls on console anyway.
great game, good tests, will give AO a try out
there is only a prequel game made for the wii
no info about ds2 yet.
The game is awesome in the exitement department but the controlls are something I could kill people for. Slow and in accurate aiming. It feels like I'm playing high on drugs in stead of full of adrenaline. That is a missed opportunity but can be traced back to the console part.
For the rest it's a game that challenges you pretty good and is no pushover. The low detail should not even be mentioned, no body I kknow plays games at such a low detail and since only the 4670, that isnt really a gaming card, is struggling.
you mean 4650, they never tested a 4670, the 4670 would be on par with the 9600gt
man this article is FLAWED! seriously, first thing that struck me was that you didn't test on 4870 1GB or 260GTX 216, even though it doesn't matter because you only test old games that use AO (is this whole thing an advertisement?).
when you checked the CPU hit you did it on the highest settings which is wrong, very wrong, the core number test was passable because there are many people in this scenario (260 and a dual core).
you really should step up the articles, maybe some more of the new DX10 features like you can see in HAWX.
this is one of the best games i have ever played... i have it on ps3, reminds me of system shock 2 but better... this game is nothing like Flashback on the amiga, (great game i still own and finnished many times)
This game did very well on release, a sequel is on its way, also a prequel is about to be released on wii.. and the Manga film Deadspace Downfall which i own on blu ray is also cool..
if some of u guys not bought into the deadspace franchise then wot a pitty u are missing out.. play the game and you will see why. (the ps3 version is better imo, but which ever platform enjoy :-)