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Intel claims faster gaming performance can be achieved with Intel CPUs rather than AMD processors

Intel has once again released a set of ‘real-world’ performance benchmarks comparing its 10th Gen desktop CPUs against AMD’s Ryzen 3000XT lineup. The blue team claims that their CPUs offer better gaming performance than AMD, and that they offer a better price/performance ratio. These slides come via the Benchlife tech website.

Intel says their Core i7-10700K CPU is faster at Gaming and also offers a reasonable value than the AMD Ryzen 3900XT CPU. The new real world performance slides were shown during a presentation at the APAC regional conference, and Intel has given some performance metrics of the Intel Core i7-10700K CPU outperforming the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT in several AAA PC games. These are part of Intel’s internal performance testing methodology, which has been heavily criticized in the past.

In case you didn’t know Intel recently claimed 37% faster Gaming Performance with its 10th Gen Comet Lake-H CPU (when comparing it with AMD’s APU). Their testing methodology remains controversial. Back in June, Intel’s CEO Bob swan stated that the industry should stop relying on benchmarks, and they should instead focus on the ‘Benefits and Impact’ of the Technology. But despite all this, INTEL is still using its own internal benchmarks for comparison.

The following two processors were used for testing, the Intel Core i7-10700K and the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT CPU. The Core i7-10700K is an 8 core and 16 threads CPU having a base clock of 3.80 GHz, and boost clock of up to 5.10 GHz. It also comes with 20 MB of cache, and has a TDP of 125W (229W PL2 state value). The AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT on the other hand is a 12 core and 24 thread CPU with a base clock of 3.80 GHz, and boost clock of up to 4.70 GHz. It sports 70 MB of cache, and has a TDP of 105W.

Intel says that their Core i7-10700K CPU is also cheaper the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT. The Core i7 comes with a starting price of roughly $387-410 USD, while the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT CPU costs between 480-$499 USD. Ironically, Intel didn’t benchmark the Ryzen 9 3900X CPU, which can offer almost similar performance as the Ryzen 9 3900XT, albeit at a slightly cheaper price (10% price difference).

Nonetheless, Intel used similar test setups featuring an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GPU and having 16 GB of DDR4 system memory. The memory was running at 2933 MHz speed on the INTEL platform, while the AMD platform was using 3200 MHz DIMM modules. As evident from these company slides, the performance benchmarks clearly show that the Intel Core i7-10700K CPU outperforms the AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT in several AAA PC titles. These are the figures for the Intel core i7 10700K CPU which is:

  • 23% faster in Total War: Warhammer 2
  • 17% faster in League of Legends
  • 15% faster in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
  • 14% faster in Rocket League
  • 12% faster in War Thunder Tank Battle
  • 6% faster in Total War Three Kingdoms

Apart from these games, several other titles were compared showing the Intel CPU having a 3% lead over the AMD Ryzen 3900XT. 24 out of the 30 titles which were tested performed better on Intel’s processor. Though, in some games the Ryzen 9 3900XT CPU was ahead, like CSGO, which is one the most popular eSports/multiplayer first-person shooter title. All performance and benchmark tests were done on a 1080p screen resolution.

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29 thoughts on “Intel claims faster gaming performance can be achieved with Intel CPUs rather than AMD processors”

        1. Quite the opposite! Christianity is a mockery of God! It has no logic…how does Trinity even make any sense?!! 3 in 1 and 1 in 3….[smh]
          Islam’s math is logical, 1 in 1. Islam makes it simple; God is only one, has no children, has no partners, has no equals, He is one above all creation, and all besides Him is His creation! You pray to him directly, and repent to him directly for your sins. No middle man(priest) who probably takes pleasure in listerning to peoples sins!
          Islam is simplicity, soo easy to understand if one actually opens his/her mind and seeks the truth!

    1. Pffft
      Jesus ate, slept, had family…how can he be God?! He was merely a human like us all, but a chosen Messenger sent by God, to remind people of God.

    2. This is like

      The Son of God committed no sin, spoke only the truth, healed the sick, raised the dead, died for the sins of the world, and resurrected, commanding His people to love even their enemies and giving the world the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule. His teachings are the foundation for our modern notions of Liberty and equality under law.

      On the other hand, the genocidal pedophile Muhammad preached and practiced mass slaughter, anti-Semitism, slavery, s[…]x slavery, child s[…]x slavery, mutilation, torture, theft, arson, sedition, and treason, warning his people that, “Allah made me do it, and you will too, or else!”

      The distance between Christ and Muhammad’s allah is the vast gulf between Heaven and hell.

      There is no comparison.

      1. The FIRST commandment is “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Literally preaching intolerance for everyone but your own.

        1. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Literally preaching intolerance for everyone but your own.

          You’re not reading. That’s His commandment. If anyone has a right to demand exclusivity, it’s Him.

      2. Ofcourse there isn’t!
        Because Islam is the sheer truth, and Christianity is like a sad joke that no one laughs to! It’s sooo flawed, one can only have pity on the jokers that follow it! I will pray for your soul brother!

        1. “Narrated ‘Aisha: that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death)” (Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64 and 65).

  1. It’s pretty much accepted isn’t it? For purely gaming you go Intel, for literally EVERYTHING else you go AMD. I have a feeling that is about to change with 4000 series though..

    1. If you have a 2080?i playing at 1080p yes you go intel. On any other card or resolution the difference is practically non existent..

    2. If you have a 2080?i playing at 1080p yes you go intel. On any other card or resolution the difference is practically non existent..

    3. At 1440p and higher, there is virtually no difference in performance, unless you’re looking to push 200+ fps.

  2. Yeah no I dont need no spectre meltdown on my hands in the future, I m not coming to intel cause its garbage. People just go amd dont make the same mistake I did.

  3. a few percentages more performance in cpu bound scenarios only while lacking features like pcie 4.0,more heat and power draw,support for only 1 or none cpu upgrade path on dedicated motherboards…all
    of this at an higher price

    they should just stfu and start working on how to regain our trust instead of preaching about such small advantages.

  4. Well if you consider 2k and 4k gaming you don’t need to buy an expensive cpu in the first place so comparing AMD and Intel on those resolutions kinda silly don’t you think?

  5. Love that disclaimer that the intel cpu’s might not have the latest performance zapping security mitigations… On top of that… the big question is if Pcie4 16x will matter with the upcoming gpu’s performance leap + new titles that will come and push them.

  6. It comes down to this, once you move to 2k and 4k gaming the difference between the cpus is very small or not there at all. However, the number of cores, multithreading power and energy efficiency cannot be beat when it comes to what AMD is offering, that alone makes AMD a much better deal then Intel.

  7. Yeah, well next build is going to have a Ryzen anyway. I don’t mind losing a few fps to *not* support sh**ty and deceptive practices.

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