Source: BeHardware
http://www.behardware.com/articles/778-1/giant-roundup-146-intel-and-amd-processors.html
"In terms of games, we've decided to retain Crysis 1.2 and its ultra-heavy CPU test but to retire World In Conflict and replace it with more recent and demanding games: Arma 2, Grand Theft Auto IV and Anno 1404 join the protocol. So as to show up processor differences to a maximum, we set all graphics options to a max to load right up, at the same time as limiting resolution to 800*600 to eliminate any smoothing due to the power of the mono-GPU solution used on the test configuration."
Thought some of you would be interested in this considering the amount of "Can my system run.." questions that are posted here daily.
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FYI - 4th from the top
That was the part that really stood out and I felt was VERY much worth the time invested to make it. This, by far, is one of the best roundups I've seen. Now all someone has to do is just look at the CPU they are considering, look at the chart, and they should get a good idea of how well it should perform. I also thought it was a nice touch that they used a GeForce GTX 280 to rule out the video card as a performance issue.
True but consider some are still running older dual-core CPU's like the Pentium D 920 or Athlon X2 3800+. Now, with this chart they can get a rough idea as to where they fall on the system requirements and what rough performance to expect.