Gaming performance — continued

3DMark05

Our 3DMark results align pretty well with the results of our gaming tests. 3DMark05's CPU test is different animal, though; it's multithreaded and uses the CPU to perform vertex calculations.

The Extreme Edition 965 excels at handling 3DMark's multithreaded vertex processing algorithms, beating out even the ferocious Athlon 64 FX-60 in one test.