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 XIV
Despite being one number less than Final Fantasy 15, because FF14 is a massively-multiplayer online title, there are always yearly update packages which give the opportunity for graphical updates too. In 2019, FFXIV launched its Shadowbringers expansion, and an official standalone benchmark was released at the same time for users to understand what level of performance they could expect. Much like the FF15 benchmark we’ve been using for a while, this test is a long 7-minute scene of simulated gameplay within the title. There are a number of interesting graphical features, and it certainly looks more like a 2019 title than a 2010 release, which is when FF14 first came out.
With this being a standalone benchmark, we do not have to worry about updates, and the idea for these sort of tests for end-users is to keep the code base consistent. For our testing suite, we are using the following settings:
- 768p Minimum, 1440p Minimum, 4K Minimum, 1080p Maximum
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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Medium Resolution Max Quality |
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As the resolution increases, the 11900K seemed to get a better average frame rate, but with the quality increased, it falls back down again, coming behind the older Intel CPUs.
All of our benchmark results can also be found in our benchmark engine, Bench.
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mitox0815 - Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - link
Hard to see that as a selling point...niche functionality doesn't really shine when paired with noticeable performance and VAST efficiency disadvantagesHifihedgehog - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Yawn... wake me up in 9 months when Alder Lake is out. Honestly, what a snoozefest.TristanSDX - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
they should backport Golden Cove than Sunny Cove. Maybe with 12 gen (Golden Cove core) they release i9, i7 and i5 on 10 nm, while i3, Pentium and Celeron on 14 nmPaulHoule - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Intel is making a big branding mistake when they come out with "i9"; they should just admit the state they are in and make it "i1" or "i-2" instead.BushLin - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
They won't fool the geeks but the majority of the market just sees confusing product names on a Dell dropdown option and will pick the bigger number if they can afford it. Sad but true.mitox0815 - Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - link
We proudly introduce the Intel Core iGotNothinBagheera - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
we all knew RKL was gonna be a steaming pile when it was announced, but Intel fanboys kept believing in miracles.moving the goalpost 101:
- "Rocket Lake will trash Zen 3!" (fail)
- "Rocket Lake will be so much cheaper!" (epic fail)
- "Rocket Lake will have stock at least..." (yes because nobody is buying them lol)
schujj07 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
"The i7 benchmarks are invalid because they are early"Well they were quite indicative of what we are seeing from the 11900k.
arashi - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - link
Rocket Lake will do 5.6!!!WaltC - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Intel has become a company run by old men, for old men, and by old men. Just interesting to see that the former CPU Emperor has no clothes...all that time...all that time ahead of AMD and Intel had nothing at all in the oven. Not one bloody thing! Absolutely amazing--points out with drama what's wrong when major hardware markets are dominated by monopolists like Intel.