The Core 2 Duo (Merom) performs quite a bit better then the Core Duo (Yonah). I can see you scoring higher then me. The point difference sounds about right, Merom performs almost 10% better then Yonah.
And yes, x700 does indeed suck. I mean, it barely, and I stress barely, any performance gain over the ATI 9800. I'm serious

. The R600's were
supposed to be released this week...but instead, they're delayed at least until the next month

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