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CPU Gaming Benchmarks

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One thing I have noticed recently while comparing benchmarks for my future build in the CPU area is the weird games they use for benchmarking. One game comes to my mind that is never used ... Shogun II. Wouldnt think game be the perfect test with the thousands of AI's running around at once?

They usually use games like Far Cry 2 and that Metro game.

Is there 2500k or 2400 i5 benchmarks using games like Shogun II?
 
A i7 930 @ 4.2 with many units running around will rarley will fall below 50fps, so I would think a i5 2500k will be just as good.
 
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cpus are generally tested with current games at the time of the cpu'd release and a few of the older popular or heavy / processor intence programs from previous years (ie why crysis #1 was used for so long).

Games released after the CPU are generally not used in the cpu review as the cpu review is "done and closed". New games are then tested on current hardware (ie: for when the game is out well after the hardware), but those hardware tests are more generic in that they are testing for given features like core utilization / threads used ect than how different cpus work with the program.
 
Looking at the box I see that the Recommended specs are a 2nd generation i5 processor " or greater ". So it looks like they actually recommend this processor.

I'll just have to buy this processor and check out the game myself I guess lol.
Likely going with the i5 2400 after doing a newegg build with it and seeing the price differences.
 
Keep in mind the i5 2400 has little overclocking headroom since you can't adjust the multiplier. For $30 extra, you step into a 2500k which overclocks to 4.5-4.6ghz+. Considering maximum turbo for 2500k is 3.4ghz with all 4 cores at load, a 4.5ghz overclock is a 32% performance increase for $30. Something you should definitely think about!

Shogun 2 is very CPU and GPU intensive.

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It's one of the few games where you want 2GB of VRAM.
 
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