3DMark 2006 and AquaMark 3
3DMark 2006 is a favorite among gamers and hardware enthusiasts. One new feature over 3DMark 2005 is its ability to utilize multiple CPU cores. Although 3DMark 2006’s CPU test does not directly translate to actual gaming performance, it provides a very good measure of how well a processor can handle next generation ‘gaming code’.
Aquamark 3 is getting rather dated but it is till very popular. It does not benefit from multiple cores, but will provide us with individual core performance measurements in a gaming environment.
As you can see, 3DMark 2006 scales well with additional cores. As such, the X3 processors do quite well.
Aquamark, being an older benchmark, does not benefit from the extra cores. The individual core performance of the Intel processors brings them to the top of the chart. Surprisingly, the X2 6000+ did well.