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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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!