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 |
Average FPS |
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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robbro9 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Has anyone seen igpu tests? Toms did not test them either apparently. Given the challenges in locating add in gpu's the integrated should be of high interest for many. I know I just put together a 3400G system, just cause its about the best you can get graphics wise without paying scalper pricing. Was curious if these were as good or better?Lookslikeamhere - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Phoronix has someilt24 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Hexus has some...https://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/147440-intel-co...robbro9 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Thanks, those are kinda disappointing. The 3400G I put together does roughly 13K night raid, 1.4K time spy, while the new UHD 750 does 9.5K and .7k respectively. I figured it would be closer. Guess its still king of the hill for desktop integrated... which is kinda sad. I wish AMD would up their integrated game, or Tigerlake was available for desktop...Slash3 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Tiger Lake is 96EU, RKL-S is only 36 or 24EU. It was always going to be a small bump over Comet Lake.antonkochubey - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
RKL is 32EU. Exactly a third of Tiger Lake.Slash3 - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Whoops, yes. Typo.32EU on the i5-11500 and above, 24EU on the i5-11400 parts.
Pmaciel - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
"The Core i9-11900K in our test peaks up to 296 W, showing temperatures of 104ºC""The cooler we’re using on this test is arguably the best air cooling on the market – a 1.8 kilogram full copper ThermalRight Ultra Extreme, paired with a 170 CFM high static pressure fan from Silverstone."
Not even the much-derided AMD FX-9590 got this far
blppt - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
To be fair, the 9590 was such a POS that it was a blast furnace AND wasn't really competitive in real life usage.At least this cpu is competitive, performance wise. Everything else is laughable---or would be if AMD wasn't having a nightmare keeping their 59xx series in stock.
TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - link
Credit where it’s due, bulldozer was easier to cool