Introducing the New Phenom II 980 BE vs. Core i7-920 – value meets performance again

F1 2010

F1 2010 is a racing game based on the 2010 season of the Formula One world championship and the sequel to the 2009 video game in the same series. It was released in September 2010 by Codemasters. The EGO 1.5 engine powers it. The weather system is one of the best in a racing game and requires the player to adjust to changing track conditions. Watch out for bad AI drivers! First we test at 2560×1600 and 1920×1200 with 8xAA using ultra settings with the built-in benchmark.

In this game, the Core i7-920 has the advantage and they take the checkered flag at the lower resolution although the gap is drastically cut at 2560×1600.  There is still no practical difference playing with either CPU platform.