We upgraded Quake 4 to version 1.3 and ran its multiplayer demo id_demo001 at 1600x1200x32 under two scenarios: first with image quality settings configured at “low” and then with image quality settings configured at “high”. You can check the results below, given in frames per second.

With low image quality settings, Core 2 Extreme X6800 was the fastest CPU, being 9.94% faster than Core 2 Extreme X6700. Here Core 2 E6700 was 4.76% faster than the reviewed CPU. Core 2 Extreme QX6700 was 25.99% faster than Athlon 64 X2 5000+, 66.52% faster than Pentium 4 3.4 GHz and 73.52% faster than Pentium 4 3.2 GHz.

With image quality set at “high” we achieved the same positions: Core 2 Extreme X6800 was the fastest CPU, being 11.34% faster than Core 2 Extreme X6700. Here Core 2 E6700 was 5.66% faster than the reviewed CPU. Core 2 Extreme QX6700 was 24.50% faster than Athlon 64 X2 5000+, 67.37% faster than Pentium 4 3.4 GHz and 72.86% faster than Pentium 4 3.2 GHz.