Intel Core i7-11700K Review: Blasting Off with Rocket Lake
by Dr. Ian Cutress on March 5, 2021 4:30 PM EST- Posted in
- CPUs
- Intel
- 14nm
- Xe-LP
- Rocket Lake
- Cypress Cove
- i7-11700K
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.
AnandTech | Low Resolution Low Quality |
Medium Resolution Low Quality |
High Resolution Low Quality |
Medium Resolution Max Quality |
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In more CPU limited scenarios, the 11700K shows generational improvements over other Intel processors, but as the resolution or quality increases, we end up being GPU limited and all the CPUs even out.
All of our benchmark results can also be found in our benchmark engine, Bench.
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JimmyTheFish - Friday, March 5, 2021 - link
*11700KDamn this stupid naming scheme.
EasterEEL - Saturday, March 6, 2021 - link
I'm still struggling to find a 5800X at a sensible price and now waiting to see how the USB connectivity issues with 500 series motherboards is resolved.Cooe - Saturday, March 6, 2021 - link
...R7 5800X was literally on sale at MSRP all day yesterday on Amazon. Probably still is tbh.Freeb!rd - Saturday, March 6, 2021 - link
A quick search shows it available at Newegg & B&H both at MSRP; wait, my bad B&H added 99cents to $449.99.Kallan007 - Saturday, March 6, 2021 - link
I don't think you are even trying; Amazon has AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in stock at Price: $449.99 ; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0815XFSGK?tag=nismain-2...Gich - Saturday, March 6, 2021 - link
Almost always available on AMD own shop.Marlin1975 - Saturday, March 6, 2021 - link
https://smile.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-5800X-16-Thread...Selling at MSRP, not some marked up price all day long.
Cooe - Saturday, March 6, 2021 - link
Stop lying. The R7 5800X is EVERYWHERE at MSRP.Qasar - Sunday, March 7, 2021 - link
no its not, 2 comp stores here, are still sold out of zen 3Bfree4me - Sunday, March 7, 2021 - link
MicroCenter had it priced at $285 just last week.