When building a gaming computer, the CPU processor has always been one of the most difficult pieces of hardware to choose. Should you choose an Intel processor? Or AMD? Unlike graphics cards, NVIDIA and AMD have obvious advantages (for example, NVIDIA graphics cards have powerful DLSS technology). The German media recently published a report that measured the performance of 28 CPU processors in 11 3A games. This should provide a very good reference. I will summarize it below.
Foreign media tested the performance of 28 CPUs in 11 3A games, and Intel was significantly better than AMD processors
Recently, PCGH German media announced the latest CPU test report for 2023, testing a total of 28 processors. Not only the new processors launched in the past two years, but also the 2019 Intel 10th generation and Ryzen 5 3000. Therefore, for friends with limited budgets who can only buy older generation processors, this list of test reports is also worth referencing.
A total of 11 AAA game masterpieces were tested, and the list is as follows:
- The Callisto Protocol
- “Doom Eternal” Doom Eternal
- Dying Light
- 《F1® 22》
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Total War Warhammer 3
- “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” The Witcher 3 (Next-gen version)
- “Brave New World 1800” Anno 1800
- “Assassin’s Mission 3” Hitman 3
- 《Cyberpunk 2077》
The graphics cards used are PNY GeForce RTX 4090 EPIC-X. The latest drivers are installed and ReBAR is enabled. In addition to games, PCGH also runs some test scores.
As you can see from the processor part, for Intel Core i9, there are four generations of versions: i9-13900K, i9-12900K, i9-11900K and i9-10900K. The representative said that from here we can clearly understand the performance gap between using the same graphics card and using processors of the same model from different generations.
The rankings are as follows. Intel occupies the top four. Unsurprisingly, the i9-13900KS is the strongest, and the i9-13900K lags behind. Unexpectedly, the i7-13700K and i5-13600K are stronger than AMD’s current flagship consumer processor Ryzen 9 7950X. The i7-13700K and i5-13600K are relatively cheap. Therefore, for players who do not have the budget to reach the top, but plan to buy the latest generation processor, based on the results, Intel’s two CP values are very high:
In terms of performance scores, PCGH tested the following models:
- CineBench R23 CineBench R23
- 3DMark Time Spy Extreme (CPU)
- Handbrake
- 7-Zip
- Adobe Premiere Pro (Puget)
- Adobe Photoshop (Puget)
The first place was also won by i9-13900KS. There are more Intel processors in the top five:
Next, looking at the total, it is not surprising that the top rankings are all won by Intel processors, and 3 of the bottom 5 are AMD processors. However, this does not mean that there are many AMD processors. In the mid-range, some AMD processor models have relatively high CP values. All test results are run for 3 rounds and then averaged:
When choosing a processor, if you don’t want to choose the latest and most flagship processor, I think it will be easier to choose regardless of performance and brand. First, look at your budget and then find the most suitable range from this list.
Source: KOCPC Chinese