AMD CPU Speed and Gaming system requirements

Salty85 · Jul 29, 2006, 03:23 PM

I am picking up a X2 4200+ Athlon processor (gotta love the price drops), and I am wondering how do I measure the processor speed for the latest games. Some games require nowadays 2.5 Ghz or more and the 4200+ has 2.2 Ghz per core. How do I measure my new CPU with the latest system requirements.

Chaos · Jul 29, 2006, 03:31 PM

well i usually ignore MHz ratings but a 2.2 GHz AMD is roughly equivilant to a 3GHz+ Intel chip

Grace · Jul 29, 2006, 08:35 PM

I'd say that it is fast enough not to worry about that at all for the time being.

The 2.2GHz AMD core is as fast as a 3.4GHz Intel Prescott core. More or less.

Judas · Jul 29, 2006, 11:16 PM

for some serious real world results..

go into driverheavens adobe photoshop benchmark test results list.. and look there.... you should be able to tell where amd/intel meet up in performance and at what ghz rating.

Jul 29, 2006, 03:23 PM	#1
Salty85 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	AMD CPU Speed and Gaming system requirements I am picking up a X2 4200+ Athlon processor (gotta love the price drops), and I am wondering how do I measure the processor speed for the latest games. Some games require nowadays 2.5 Ghz or more and the 4200+ has 2.2 Ghz per core. How do I measure my new CPU with the latest system requirements.

Jul 29, 2006, 03:31 PM	#2
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	well i usually ignore MHz ratings but a 2.2 GHz AMD is roughly equivilant to a 3GHz+ Intel chip __________________

Jul 29, 2006, 08:35 PM	#3
Grace HH's Tomboy Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Anywhere but in my house! Posts: 776 Rep Power: 54	I'd say that it is fast enough not to worry about that at all for the time being. The 2.2GHz AMD core is as fast as a 3.4GHz Intel Prescott core. More or less.