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: Deus Ex Mankind Divided
Deus Ex is a franchise with a wide level of popularity. Despite the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (DEMD) version being released in 2016, it has often been heralded as a game that taxes the CPU. It uses the Dawn Engine to create a very complex first-person action game with science-fiction based weapons and interfaces. The game combines first-person, stealth, and role-playing elements, with the game set in Prague, dealing with themes of transhumanism, conspiracy theories, and a cyberpunk future. The game allows the player to select their own path (stealth, gun-toting maniac) and offers multiple solutions to its puzzles.
DEMD has an in-game benchmark, an on-rails look around an environment showcasing some of the game’s most stunning effects, such as lighting, texturing, and others. Even in 2020, it’s still an impressive graphical showcase when everything is jumped up to the max. For this title, we are testing the following resolutions:
- 600p Low, 1440p Low, 4K Low, 1080p Max
The benchmark runs for about 90 seconds. We do as many runs within 10 minutes per resolution/setting combination, and then take averages and percentiles.
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All of our benchmark results can also be found in our benchmark engine, Bench.
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Billy Tallis - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Ian needs three matched GPUs to keep multiple testbeds running in parallel, otherwise it would take far too long to run a reasonable number of CPUs through this kind of test suite. Sourcing three GPUs like that is a lot harder than getting an individual review sample.shabby - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - link
Plenty of gpus on eBay 😂Oxford Guy - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - link
There is no good explanation for not testing AMD with the same wind tunnel copper cooler as used on the Intel.And, both should be tested with a popular cheap cooler like the EVO. The budget has to include cooler cost. And, if AMD has parts that perform just as well with an EVO that is a difference in availability, not only in terms of parts people have lying around but also in terms of being able to easily buy one in a computer store.
Don't have time to do all the tests, ok. Choose the most computer-consuming game, the most power-consuming AVX-2 bench, whatever your standard AVX-512 is, and one non-AVX power-demanding real-world bench. That's four tests, which should be easily done.
Qasar - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - link
" There is no good explanation for not testing AMD with the same wind tunnel copper cooler as used on the Intel. " yes there is, cant mount it to the board as it doesnt fit, cause there is no mounting hardware.Oxford Guy - Thursday, April 1, 2021 - link
Then pick a different cooler for an apples to apples comparison.That’s obvious.
Qasar - Thursday, April 1, 2021 - link
and if you dont happen to have one on hand, and dont have the time to go and get one ?even that should of been obvious to you.
Oxford Guy - Saturday, April 3, 2021 - link
What’s obvious is that this is an old professional organization. That means very basic things like apples-apples cooler tests are expected.Makste - Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - link
AgreedOxford Guy - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - link
Those 2080 Tis are running for extremely high prices these days.Maybe they should switch to something people can get for an affordable price, like a $250 Radeon 7750 or GeForce 1030.
BushLin - Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - link
So... Create a GPU bottleneck in a CPU review? I can see it now: Every CPU scored the same in our gaming benchmarks... The $100 CPU looks fantastic value!