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Benchmark Results: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

System Builder Marathon, March 2010: System Value Compared
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While the latest installment of Call of Duty adds some impressive visuals, it still presents a relatively light load for high-end graphics solutions. With CrossFire boosting even our cheapest system, we expect to reach CPU performance limits at most settings.

An overclocked Core i7 processor nearly uncaps Modern Warfare 2 and all of the systems appear CPU-limited at stock speed. Even with its far more restrictive CPU limits, the $750 machine is completely playable at its highest-tested resolution and settings.

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    pertshire , 19 March 2010 17:31
    Nice article. I hope that you guys make an athlon x4 620 build next smb. It'll be interristing how much it fair to x3
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    LePhuronn , 19 March 2010 20:37
    "prefers Intel technology"? "Photoshop loves Core i7"?

    Are alternatively when it comes to number crunching and CPU-intensive operations such as media work Intel's architecture crushes AMD.

    That's why these types of software run better on Core i7, not because they've been programmed to prefer Intel.