Intel Rocket Lake (14nm) Review: Core i9-11900K, Core i7-11700K, and Core i5-11600K
by Dr. Ian Cutress on March 30, 2021 10:03 AM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- Intel
- LGA1200
- 11th Gen
- Rocket Lake
- Z590
- B560
- Core i9-11900K
Gaming Tests: Final Fantasy XV
Upon arriving to PC, Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition was given a graphical overhaul as it was ported over from console. As a fantasy RPG with a long history, the fruits of Square-Enix’s successful partnership with NVIDIA are on display. The game uses the internal Luminous Engine, and as with other Final Fantasy games, pushes the imagination of what we can do with the hardware underneath us. To that end, FFXV was one of the first games to promote the use of ‘video game landscape photography’, due in part to the extensive detail even at long range but also with the integration of NVIDIA’s Ansel software, that allowed for super-resolution imagery and post-processing effects to be applied.
In preparation for the launch of the game, Square Enix opted to release a standalone benchmark. Using the Final Fantasy XV standalone benchmark gives us a lengthy standardized sequence to record, although it should be noted that its heavy use of NVIDIA technology means that the Maximum setting has problems - it renders items off screen. To get around this, we use the standard preset which does not have these issues. We use the following settings:
- 720p Standard, 1080p Standard, 4K Standard, 8K Standard
For automation, the title accepts command line inputs for both resolution and settings, and then auto-quits when finished. As with the other benchmarks, we do as many runs until 10 minutes per resolution/setting combination has passed, and then take averages. Realistically, because of the length of this test, this equates to two runs per setting.
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All of our benchmark results can also be found in our benchmark engine, Bench.
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dsplover - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Fast Forward to 2022 when Intel strikes back. 14nm is just old stock, each re iteration is hotter than the last.eva02langley - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Anyone defending RL is either paid by Intel, or a sad tool doing Intel's bidding for free.lmcd - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
The i5 looks competitive performance wise and performance per dollar wise. Given how expensive B550 boards are, it looks like a solid midrange option when power consumption isn't a factor.TheinsanegamerN - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - link
The i5 11600 and 15 11400 are both good deals relative to AMD.Slash3 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Your RDR2 "8k" benchmark graphs are still mis-mis-marked as 4K, again.hansip87 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Were disappointed that my z490g board can do Rocket Lake but seeing the result, maybe 10850k will be better upgrade from my 11400f when my upgrade syndrome comes.hansip87 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Can't*29a - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Now is a good time to buy a 10000 series chip, they're super cheap.rolfaalto - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Why is the i9 significantly slower at AVX-512 than the i7? My main interest is getting the fastest single-core AVX available, leaving all the parallel stuff to the GPUs.schujj07 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Unless your software can specifically use AVX512 you are better with the Ryzen 5000 series.