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.
| AnandTech | Low Resolution Low Quality |
Medium Resolution Low Quality |
High Resolution Low Quality |
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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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.