benchmark | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:03:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png benchmark | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite beats Ryzen 9 7940HS in single and multi-core Geekbench tests https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-beats-ryzen-9-7940hs-in-single-and-multi-core-geekbench-tests/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-beats-ryzen-9-7940hs-in-single-and-multi-core-geekbench-tests/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:30:35 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=649708 Recent Geekbench 6 scores have revealed that the Snapdragon X Elite, Qualcomm's upcoming CPU, has surpassed AMD's flagship laptop APU, the Ryzen 9 7940HS, in both single- and multi-core ratings, indicating that the next generation of Arm-based CPUs might compete with x86 chips used in laptops and desktop PCs.  According to Geekbench results spotted by …

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Recent Geekbench 6 scores have revealed that the Snapdragon X Elite, Qualcomm's upcoming CPU, has surpassed AMD's flagship laptop APU, the Ryzen 9 7940HS, in both single- and multi-core ratings, indicating that the next generation of Arm-based CPUs might compete with x86 chips used in laptops and desktop PCs. 

According to Geekbench results spotted by Tom's Hardware, the Snapdragon X Elite was tested on a “Qualcomm ZH-WXX” PC, believed to be a Snapdragon X Elite reference computer. It is unclear if the performance of this reference PC matches that of the final product.

The Snapdragon X Elite is anticipated to be Qualcomm's fastest Arm consumer processor ever, packing 12 Oryon cores built by Nuvia (acquired by the company in January 2021). The CPU is manufactured on TSMC's N4 node, featuring two cores that can boost up to 4.3GHz each, while the remaining ten can go up to 3.8GHz.

On paper, the Snapdragon X Elite may not seem like it could win the battle against the top-tier mobile processors from AMD and Intel, which can exceed 5GHz and have more threads and cores. However, the results show otherwise, as the Ryzen 9 7940HS APU was outperformed in the single- (2,574 vs 2,475) and multi-core (12,562 vs 11,667) Geekbench tests against the Snapdragon X Elite. The Ryzen 9 7945HX, however, does beat the upcoming Snapdragon chip, but only by a small margin for single-core workloads. As for multi-core loads, the Ryzen 9 7945 HX comfortably outperformed the Snapdragon X Elite by 24%.

With this level of performance, Qualcomm may even consider making the Snapdragon a CPU suitable for mini PCs and AIO systems, as it could match the Ryzen 5 7600's multi-core performance and nearly match its single-core performance.

There are some concerns regarding the legitimacy of the benchmark results, as the base CPU clock speed is stated as 4.01GHz instead of 3.8GHz, and there are two CPU clusters with eight and four cores each. Nonetheless, there are solid reasons to believe that this benchmark is authentic, including many consistent results for what appears to be the Snapdragon X Elite on Geekbench 6.

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KitGuru says: This is still early silicon, so there is still work to be done before these chips are ready to roll out. From the sounds of it, we'll be seeing much more on the Snapdragon Elite X at Computex later this year. 

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Intel Core i9-14900KS to run at up to 6.2GHz https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-core-i9-14900ks-to-run-at-up-to-6-2ghz/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-core-i9-14900ks-to-run-at-up-to-6-2ghz/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:30:13 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=648210 Recently, OCCT, Intel's benchmarking and stability tool, leaked details about the company's upcoming desktop KS CPU. According to a tester who put the chip through its paces, the 14900KS model features 24 cores, of which eight are P-Cores and 16 are E-Cores. With a default TDP of 150W, this CPU boasts a maximum turbo frequency …

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Recently, OCCT, Intel's benchmarking and stability tool, leaked details about the company's upcoming desktop KS CPU. According to a tester who put the chip through its paces, the 14900KS model features 24 cores, of which eight are P-Cores and 16 are E-Cores. With a default TDP of 150W, this CPU boasts a maximum turbo frequency of 6.2GHz, 200 MHz higher than the 14900K.

The OCCT entry shared by Benchleaks suggests the tested CPU was a production unit, meaning that this model has moved beyond the engineering and validation sample stages. This indicates that launch is just around the corner and some outside of Intel may already have their hands on the CPU for testing.

When the power limit is set to 4000W, the CPU operates without any power restrictions. According to OCCT, the i9-14900KS consumes around 409 watts under this configuration. It's worth noting that these experiments were relatively brief, so we can't draw any definitive conclusions.

Although Intel has not yet confirmed the release date for the i9-14900KS, we can extrapolate it by checking when the company released its last two KS processors. The i9-12900KS debuted in April, while the i9-13900KS hit the market in January. As such, the i9-14900KS should arrive quite soon.

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KitGuru says: As history has shown, the i9 KS CPU is usually just a better-binned i9 chip with slightly higher clock speeds and a premium price tag. Still, some prefer to have the guaranteed overclocking potential, even at its higher price tag. 

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Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super outperforms RTX 4070 Ti in early 3DMark tests https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/nvidia-rtx-4070-ti-super-outperforms-rtx-4070-ti-in-early-3dmark-tests/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/nvidia-rtx-4070-ti-super-outperforms-rtx-4070-ti-in-early-3dmark-tests/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:00:25 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=644495 The RTX 4070 Ti Super release is right around the corner, but we're already seeing the first leaked benchmark results of the upcoming GPU. While promising, it's important to note that these first results are from synthetic benchmarks and don't always provide a complete picture. The benchmark results shared by VideoCardz show that the RTX 4070 …

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The RTX 4070 Ti Super release is right around the corner, but we're already seeing the first leaked benchmark results of the upcoming GPU. While promising, it's important to note that these first results are from synthetic benchmarks and don't always provide a complete picture.

The benchmark results shared by VideoCardz show that the RTX 4070 Ti Super is 15% slower than the RTX 4080 and 8% faster than the regular RTX 4070 Ti across a range of 3DMark benchmarks. As previously reported, the RTX 4080 card is set to be discontinued once the RTX 4080 Super card is introduced. This will also happen with the RTX 4070 Ti.

The new RTX 4070 Ti Super will cost the same as the non-Super version but pack an extra 4 GB of GDDR6x memory and 768 CUDA cores, a 256-bit memory bus instead of a 192-bit one, and a 30 MHz higher base clock. Based on the 3DMark results alone, these upgrades make it from 5% to 14% faster (averages at 8%) than the standard RTX 4070 Super. These results were obtained with an RTX 4070 Ti card running with the latest GeForce 551.15 driver.

The RTX 4070 Ti Super is set to be released on January 24th, with early reviews coming the day before. Unlike the RTX 4080 Super and 4070 Super, the 4070 Ti Super won't have a Founders Edition card.

KitGuru says: Are the performance gains over the standard RTX 4070 Super within your expectations, or were you expecting more?

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CES 2024: Leo benchmarks Meteor Lake https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-news/matthew-wilson/ces-2024-leo-benchmarks-meteor-lake/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-news/matthew-wilson/ces-2024-leo-benchmarks-meteor-lake/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2024 23:48:18 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=642863 It has been a few weeks since Intel launched its new Core Ultra processors for laptops. As part of the Pre-CES media day, we got to spend some time with the first Meteor Lake laptops. In this video, Leo sits down to get some benchmarks in. In one of the MSI notebooks we find an …

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It has been a few weeks since Intel launched its new Core Ultra processors for laptops. As part of the Pre-CES media day, we got to spend some time with the first Meteor Lake laptops. In this video, Leo sits down to get some benchmarks in.

In one of the MSI notebooks we find an Intel Core Ultra 7 165H. The 165H designates the model code. That's significant because the model we were expecting to see is the 155H. The 155H has a 28 watt PL1 or sustained power draw. The 165H is 64W according to HWInfo.

In a quick run of Cinebench 23, we saw a flash temperature of 110 Celsius but this quickly dropped back down to the mid 80s after a few seconds. Unfortunately, our Cinebench single-core run also froze. Prior to that though, we did observe the processor boosting to just under 5GHz and the laptop is also very thin. While the first boost phase does get quite hot, things do settle down after that.

KitGuru Says: We'll be back with more CES coverage over the next few days so expect plenty more to come. 

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Intel Meteor Lake iGPU trades blows with Radeon 780M in benchmark https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-meteor-lake-igpu-trades-blows-with-radeon-780m-in-benchmark/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-meteor-lake-igpu-trades-blows-with-radeon-780m-in-benchmark/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 15:30:03 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=638570 Back at Intel Innovation 2023, we had a sneak peek at the iGPU found in Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake processors, which will be released next month under the new Intel Core Ultra branding. Now, some leaks a giving us a better idea of what to expect, with one benchmark listing putting the Core Ultra 7 …

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Back at Intel Innovation 2023, we had a sneak peek at the iGPU found in Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake processors, which will be released next month under the new Intel Core Ultra branding. Now, some leaks a giving us a better idea of what to expect, with one benchmark listing putting the Core Ultra 7 155H's integrated graphics on par with the Radeon 780M. 

The latest benchmark result shared online is from the Geekbench OpenCL benchmark database (via VideoCardz), which shows a 16C/22T Core Ultra 7 155H processor with an Arc iGPU on a new Asus Zenbook 14 laptop. According to the listing, the CPU's base clock is 3.8GHz, but it can boost up to 4.8GHz. As for the iGPU, it features eight Xe-Cores and a 2.25GHz clock speed.

Searching for Radeon 780M iGPU scores, the new Intel integrated graphics seem capable of matching its performance, scoring 33,948 points. In comparison, the highest Radeon 780M scores we've found on the same benchmark are around 34K points.

Looking ahead, the Xe-LPG architecture that powers the Arc-integrated graphics in Meteor Lake processors will likely bring some competition to the ultra-low-power gaming segment. It remains to be seen how these graphics will perform in actual games, as OpenCL benchmarking may not tell the whole story.

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Intel Core i9-14900HX with 5.8GHz boost speed appears in benchmark https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-core-i9-14900hx-with-5-8ghz-boost-speed-appears-in-benchmark/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-core-i9-14900hx-with-5-8ghz-boost-speed-appears-in-benchmark/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:15:04 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=637272 Intel has officially announced that the new 55W Core-HX devices for the 14th Generation Core mobile series are on their way, but exact specifications elude us. However, benchmark leaks are already starting to pop up and it would seem that Core i9-14900HX laptop buyers can expect boost clock speeds up to 5.8GHz.  According to the …

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Intel has officially announced that the new 55W Core-HX devices for the 14th Generation Core mobile series are on their way, but exact specifications elude us. However, benchmark leaks are already starting to pop up and it would seem that Core i9-14900HX laptop buyers can expect boost clock speeds up to 5.8GHz. 

According to the Geekbench entry spotted by Benchleaks, the CPU will have 24 cores and 32 threads, matching the configuration of the i9-14900K. However, the mobile variant's default TDP is 55W, while the desktop equivalent is 125W. The Geekbench 6 test was run on an Acer Predator with an RTX 4080 Laptop GPU and 32GB of DDR5-5600 memory.

Throughout the test, the CPU achieved a maximum frequency of 5763MHz, according to the JSON data produced by the benchmark. As a result, the boost clock may theoretically reach 5.8GHz. This is a 200MHz increase over the i9-13980HX and a 400MHz increase over the i9-13900HX. As far as we know, there's no i9-14980HX, making the 14900HX the new flagship.

A simple comparison with publicly accessible data suggests that the i9-14900HX may become one of Geekbench's single-core and multi-core top scorers. The CPU scored 2998 points in single-thread, matching the performance of the 13th Gen i9 desktop chips. In the multi-thread test, the score wasn't on par with the Core 13th Gen i9 K-series, but it was still above the Core i7 desktop chips of the same generation.

The Intel Core 14th Gen HX mobile series is expected to be released early next year and should feature at least four models: the Core i9-14900HX, i7-14750HX, i7-14700HX, and i5-14650HX.

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Valve launches Steam Deck OLED with improved battery life and memory speeds https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/valve-launches-steam-deck-oled-with-improved-battery-life-and-memory-speeds/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/valve-launches-steam-deck-oled-with-improved-battery-life-and-memory-speeds/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2023 12:30:14 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=637029 While we're still years away from seeing a true Steam Deck 2, Valve has gone back to improve the original model. The Steam Deck OLED is now available for pre-order, offering a revised 6nm APU, faster memory, a larger 7.4-inch OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate and a lighter, thinner profile. 

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While we're still years away from seeing a true Steam Deck 2, Valve has gone back to improve the original model. The Steam Deck OLED is now available for pre-order, offering a revised 6nm APU, faster memory, a larger 7.4-inch OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate and a lighter, thinner profile. 

The Seam Deck OLED's crown jewel upgrade is the new display, with 1000 nits of peak brightness, a 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch screen polling. However, it has some changes under the hood as well, including a memory speed boost up to 6400MT/s, a 6nm APU and an improved thermal module. The Steam Deck OLED is also available with up to 1TB of SSD storage.

Some of the improvements found in the Deck OLED will make their way to the original LCD model. A new firmware update will make further improvements and optimisations for battery life on the original Deck, although I wouldn't expect the Deck LCD to perfectly match the OLED model for battery life. Some of the improvement here will come from the OLED panel itself due to its ability to switch pixels off to achieve true black levels.

Some other improvements include better connectivity, including support for WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

The Steam Deck OLED is available in a 512GB model for £479 and a 1TB model for £569. The original Steam Deck LCD has also received a price drop, bringing the 512GB model down to £389, 256GB for £349 and the 64GB model for £309.

KitGuru Says: Naturally, refurbished Steam Deck LCD models will also have a price cut so it is cheaper to pick one up all around. Will you be upgrading to a Steam Deck OLED or picking up an LCD model now that they're cheaper? 

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The AMD Radeon RX 7900M may outperform the Nvidia RTX 4080 laptop GPU https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/the-amd-radeon-rx-7900m-may-outperform-the-nvidia-rtx-4080-laptop-gpu/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/the-amd-radeon-rx-7900m-may-outperform-the-nvidia-rtx-4080-laptop-gpu/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:00:23 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=636501 Although AMD announced the Radeon RX 7900M months ago, we are only now seeing the first laptops featuring AMD's new mobile GPU. While we've seen ‘official' benchmarks already, we are now starting to see independent third-party benchmark results, putting the RX 7900M up against the competition.  Using an Alienware M18, GizmoSlipTech (via VideoCardz) was able …

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Although AMD announced the Radeon RX 7900M months ago, we are only now seeing the first laptops featuring AMD's new mobile GPU. While we've seen ‘official' benchmarks already, we are now starting to see independent third-party benchmark results, putting the RX 7900M up against the competition. 

Using an Alienware M18, GizmoSlipTech (via VideoCardz) was able to give us an early look at the Radeon RX 7900M's capabilities. The laptop tested packed an AMD Ryzen 7945HX processor and a 1920×1200 display with a 480Hz refresh rate. This configuration is priced at $2,799, more affordable than the M18 with a Core i9-13900HX and an RTX 4080, which costs $2,999.

Although GizmoSlipTech's initial benchmark of the RX 7900M is based on 3DMark Time Spy, it's not on the Extreme preset. Therefore, it may not provide a complete framework for comparison until additional benchmarks become available. Still, a quick check with the official 3DMark ranking shows that the RX 7900M outperforms the RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, which scores 18923 points. Compared to the 19,743 graphics score of the RX 7900M, AMD's mobile GPU is 4.3% faster.

The Radeon RX 7900M is powered by the Navi 31 GPU with 72 CUs (equivalent to 4608 streaming processors), 16GB of GDDR6 memory, and a 256-bit memory bus. The card's clock speed can reach up to 2090MHz and may push up to 180W of power.

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KitGuru says: In this case, the Radeon RX 7900M may be faster than the RTX 4080. However, this is a single case of a synthetic benchmark. It may not be the same when we bring other modern synthetic benchmarks and actual games into the comparison.

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Ark: Survival Ascended is out on PC but performance is lacking https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ark-survival-ascended-is-out-on-pc-but-performance-is-lacking/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ark-survival-ascended-is-out-on-pc-but-performance-is-lacking/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:00:57 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=635368 Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we finally got a good look at Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay. What wasn't mentioned on the stream was the fact that the PC version was releasing. The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the game is now officially available but you may want to hold off on picking it up for now.

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Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we finally got a good look at Ark: Survival Ascended gameplay. What wasn't mentioned on the stream was the fact that the PC version was launching imminently. The Unreal Engine 5 remake of the game is now officially available but you may want to hold off on picking it up for now.

Ark: Survival Ascended is a complete remake of Ark: Survival Evolved, this time in Unreal Engine 5 and taking advantage of some of the engine's impressive new graphics technologies. The game dropped yesterday evening but at the time, there were not new graphics drivers released to support it.

Note: These screenshots are taken with max graphics settings – we were getting about 10 frames per second. 

The game looks very impressive visually thanks to new lighting and foliage, bringing a new level of life to the maps. However, there are no Game Ready drivers available at the time of writing. On an RTX 3070 Ti with a Ryzen 5800X, the game struggles to get above 30FPS even at low settings with DLSS on. However, this was with the game installed on a SATA SSD. Moving it over to a faster NVMe M.2 SSD improves performance, but we're still unable to reach anywhere close to 60FPS.

Currently, it seems that the game could do with both some patches, as well as driver optimisations from the likes of Nvidia, AMD and Intel to get the game running well across a wider range of graphics cards.

Given that this game also supports DLSS 3, the lack of organisation and day-one driver support is somewhat baffling as most titles using Nvidia's RTX features do get a Game Ready driver. We hope that there will be new driver updates soon to help polish the experience up. In particular, I think the driver will improve DLSS performance as the feature does not seem to be performing entirely correctly right now.

While the game is hitting gaming rigs pretty hard, this is also an Unreal Engine 5 game with a lot of new graphical features thrown in, so a performance hit over the original game should be expected but we still believe there is a lot of room for improvement.

For reference, these are the game's minimum and recommended system requirements:

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT, Nvidia GeForce 1080
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 70 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
  • Memory: 32 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 70 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Required

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has mixed reviews on Steam, with many of them calling out crashing issues and general frame rate problems. While the reviews aren't all positive, the game is still attracting a lot of players, with almost 39,000 concurrent players right now at the time of publishing. That number will likely grow over the weekend.

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Geeks3D to launch FurMark 2 this month https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/geeks3d-to-launch-furmark-2-this-month/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/geeks3d-to-launch-furmark-2-this-month/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:30:21 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=630818 We already knew that Geeks3D started working on a new version of FurMark back in 2022. As it turns out, it's been in beta since late 2022, though only accessible to Geeks3D Discord members. Fortunately, it seems the beta period coming to an end as the development team plans to launch this month. FurMark is …

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We already knew that Geeks3D started working on a new version of FurMark back in 2022. As it turns out, it's been in beta since late 2022, though only accessible to Geeks3D Discord members. Fortunately, it seems the beta period coming to an end as the development team plans to launch this month.

FurMark is a popular GPU stress tool that is frequently use to ascertain the operating temperature of a specific graphics card at a nearly 100% load. Unfortunately, its reliability dropped when GPU makers started to implement techniques to prevent GPUs from reaching higher power levels and clock rates when running such applications. Even so, it can still give you a general impression of the temperature ceiling you can expect while gaming.

Source: Geeks3D via Videocardz

With FurMark 2.0, things will change a bit compared to versions 1.x. The new FurMark version supports the OpenGL or Vulkan graphics APIs and comes with three preset benchmark options: 1080p, 1440p, and 2160p resolutions. Users will be still able to choose their own resolution and graphical settings for testing.

Users will also be able to submit their benchmark results to a public database using FurMark 2.0, similar to other benchmark tools such as Geekbench and 3DMark benchmark software. If you want to test it out right now, you'll need to join the Geeks3D Discord group and download the latest beta version (2.0.10.0) from there. Alternatively, you may prefer to wait for the public release, which is expected to happen this month.

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New Intel Core i9-14900KF benchmark shows improved single-core performance over Core i9-13900KS https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/new-intel-core-i9-14900kf-benchmark-shows-improved-single-core-performance-over-core-i9-13900ks/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/new-intel-core-i9-14900kf-benchmark-shows-improved-single-core-performance-over-core-i9-13900ks/#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2023 10:30:17 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=630526 We've already seen benchmark listings for the upcoming Core i9-14900K CPU but now, we also have initial benchmark scores for the Core i9-14900KF, with the highest scoring sample having a 13 percent single-core performance uplift compared to the Core i9-13900KS.  Twitter account @Benchleaks has shared various Geekbench 5 and 6 entries featuring Intel's upcoming flagship …

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We've already seen benchmark listings for the upcoming Core i9-14900K CPU but now, we also have initial benchmark scores for the Core i9-14900KF, with the highest scoring sample having a 13 percent single-core performance uplift compared to the Core i9-13900KS. 

Twitter account @Benchleaks has shared various Geekbench 5 and 6 entries featuring Intel's upcoming flagship processor. @OneRaichu, a hardware enthusiast who was fortunate enough to obtain one of these chips before release, was the author of all of them.

In total, there are 10 Geekbench entries, of which seven were done on Geekbench 6 and the remaining three on Geekbench 5. Of all, the highest single-core score achieved was 3,497, which turns out to be 13% faster than the Core i9-13900KS. As for the multi-core score, the highest one was 23,186, about 7% faster than Intel's current flagship CPU. Compared to the Core i9-13900K/KF, the performance uplift is even more noticeable, with the single-core and multi-core scores of the upcoming CPU being 18% and 16% higher, respectively.

One thing we've noticed is that all the highest scores have one difference compared to the lower ones: the topology only counts 16 cores instead of 24 cores. That would imply OneRaichu disabled a cluster of E-cores, but given the benchmark still reads 32 threads, we can't say for sure.

According to the most recent rumours, Intel will launch its 14th Generation Core K-series CPUs on October 17th.

KitGuru says: Compared to the first Geekbench entries, these ones are much more promising. Fortunately, we won't have to wait much longer to see if the new i9 CPU will indeed bring a +15% performance improvement over the previous generation's equivalent.

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Intel Core i9-14900K Geekbench results leak https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-core-i9-14900k-geekbench-results-leak/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-core-i9-14900k-geekbench-results-leak/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:30:17 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=629243 Following the CPU-Z benchmark results of the upcoming Intel Core i9-14900K, a leaker has now found three Geekbench entries featuring the 14th Gen Core flagship CPU. The Core i9-14900K has 8x P-Cores and 16x E-Cores, with the former capable of reaching a 6.0 GHz clock speed, as seen on the Geekbench entries (1, 2, and …

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Following the CPU-Z benchmark results of the upcoming Intel Core i9-14900K, a leaker has now found three Geekbench entries featuring the 14th Gen Core flagship CPU.

The Core i9-14900K has 8x P-Cores and 16x E-Cores, with the former capable of reaching a 6.0 GHz clock speed, as seen on the Geekbench entries (1, 2, and 3) shared by @Benchleaks. Furthermore, the testing was carried out on a Biostar Z790 Silver motherboard with DDR5-4800 memory.

In the Geekbench 6.1 benchmark, the CPU scored between 3121 and 3140 points in the single-core benchmark and between 19032 and 19134 points in the multi-core test. Comparing these scores with the official Geekbench benchmark charts, the Core i9-14900K outperforms the Core i9-13900K, but only in the single-core test (6% faster). In multi-core testing, the Core i9-14900K CPU was 4% slower.

Although the Core i9-14900K's performance in multi-core scenarios may seem underwhelming, there are a few things worth taking into consideration when comparing its scores. For starters, the Core i9-14900K dataset is much smaller. Then, the motherboard or BIOS used for testing may not be properly optimised for this CPU. Lastly, the CPU was paired with DDR5-4800 memory. All these things could negatively impact performance. The 14th Gen Core K-series CPUs should launch later this year.

KitGuru says: Although we don't expect any major performance gains over its predecessor, the Core i9-14900K will almost certainly be faster than the i9-13900K, even if only for its higher clock speed.

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GPU benchmarks return to Cinebench https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/gpu-benchmarks-return-to-cinebench/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/gpu-benchmarks-return-to-cinebench/#respond Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:00:11 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=629241 Maxon has launched a new version of Cinebench. Cinebench 2024 is the latest version of the famous benchmarking software, embracing cutting-edge technology to provide artists, designers, and creators with a more accurate and relevant representation of their hardware's capabilities. By embracing the capabilities of Redshift, Cinema 4D's default rendering engine, Cinebench 2024 can now once …

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Maxon has launched a new version of Cinebench. Cinebench 2024 is the latest version of the famous benchmarking software, embracing cutting-edge technology to provide artists, designers, and creators with a more accurate and relevant representation of their hardware's capabilities.

By embracing the capabilities of Redshift, Cinema 4D's default rendering engine, Cinebench 2024 can now once again test your CPU and GPU, using the same render algorithms and scene to benchmark both. The transition to the Redshift engine guarantees that performance testing is in sync with the needs of current creative processes, giving accurate and consistent findings.

Cinebench 2024 is intended to support a wider variety of machine configurations. It supports x86/64 architecture (Intel/AMD) on Windows and macOS, as well as Arm64 architecture to expand its reach to Apple silicon on macOS and Snapdragon silicon on Windows, ensuring compatibility with the most recent hardware. Redshift GPU performance may be tested on PCs equipped with Nvidia, AMD, or Apple graphics processors.

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark also comes with some visual changes, including a redesigned UI that improves the user experience and highlights the great creative endeavours accomplished with Cinema 4D's Redshift render engine. This dynamic interface demonstrates the Redshift engine's capabilities while providing users with a more natural and appealing interface.

It's important to remember that Cinebench 2024 results cannot be directly compared to Cinebench R23 results. Cinebench 2024 is now available for download on the Maxon website and it is free.

KitGuru says: With a new Cinebench out, it shouldn't take long before this new version becomes a standard for reviewers.

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Radeon RX 7700 XT benchmark puts it ahead of the RX 6800 https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/radeon-rx-7700-xt-benchmark-puts-it-ahead-of-the-rx-6800/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/radeon-rx-7700-xt-benchmark-puts-it-ahead-of-the-rx-6800/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=628472 With less than a week until the release of the Radeon RX 7700 XT, it looks like there are already a few with these cards in hand. That would explain why there are already screenshots of GPU-Z detailing one of these graphics cards, as well as benchmark scores. According to HXL, AMD's next Radeon RX …

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With less than a week until the release of the Radeon RX 7700 XT, it looks like there are already a few with these cards in hand. That would explain why there are already screenshots of GPU-Z detailing one of these graphics cards, as well as benchmark scores.

According to HXL, AMD's next Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU will be able to compete with the Radeon RX 6800, at least based on the Time Spy score. Although there was no screenshot of the alleged 3DMark Time Spy result (about 17K), it was presented with a thorough specification disclosure based on a GPU-Z entry. This implies that someone had access to the graphics card prior to its official release (presumably a reviewer with a functional driver).

According to the report, the RX 7700 XT scores around 17,000 points in Time Spy (GPU score), putting it between the RX 6800 XT and RX 6800 versions in terms of performance. It is also said to be 33% faster than the RX 6700 XT. There is currently no information available on the performance of the RX 7800 XT, although it is expected to surpass the RX 6800 XT.

The AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT will be available on September 6th, alongside the RX 7800 XT. AMD has confirmed that the former will cost $449/€489, which is just $50/€60 less than the RX 7800 XT.

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KitGuru says: Based on its MSRP and this single benchmark result, do you think the RX 7700 XT could be worth getting? Or are you better off with the alternatives, whether that be a last-gen AMD GPU or an Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti?

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RX 7900 XT vs RTX 4070 Ti, 44-Game Benchmark https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/rx-7900-xt-vs-rtx-4070-ti-44-game-benchmark/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/rx-7900-xt-vs-rtx-4070-ti-44-game-benchmark/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 11:00:58 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=626668 We put the 7900 XT head-to-head with the 4070 Ti in a massive 44-game benchmark battle!

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Today's investigation has been requested by a number of folks from our Discord server, as we are revisiting the AMD RX 7900 XT. This isn't a ‘re-review' as such, but after significant price cuts, it is high time to see exactly what the RX 7900 XT can bring to the table when put head-to-head against Nvidia’s RTX 4070 Ti in a massive 44-benchmark battle…

When we reviewed the AMD RX 7900 XT, it launched with an MSRP of £899.99 back in December 2022. Things have changed significantly since then however, with the 7900 XT currently retailing for £739.99 at OverclockersUK, and I've even seen it as low as £700. That puts it in a very similar ball park to Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti, with a £799 MSRP but with models currently starting at £750.

Today, we put these two GPUs head-to-head, with a total of 44 games tested. That includes 32 rasterised titles, but also 12 games with ray tracing enabled so we can assess both sides of the spectrum. For the RX 7900 XT, we have opted to use the Sapphire RX 7900 XT Pulse, while on the Nvidia side we gave gone for Gigabyte's RTX 4070 Ti Gaming OC.

The next four pages will show the results for each of the 44 games tested. You can skip to page 6 for performance breakdown, or to page 7 if you want to know about power draw and efficiency.

Test setup

Driver Notes

  • RX 7900 XT was benchmarked with the Adrenalin 23.7.2 driver.
  • RTX 4070 Ti was benchmarked with the GeForce 536.99 driver.

Test System:

We test using a custom built system from PCSpecialist, based on Intel’s Rocket Lake platform. You can read more about this system HERE and configure your own PCSpecialist system HERE.

 

CPU
Intel Core i9-13900KS
Motherboard
Gigabyte Z790 Gaming X AX
Memory
32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 6000MHz
Graphics Card
Varies
SSD
4TB Seagate Firecuda 530 Gen 4 PCIe NVMe
Chassis Corsair 5000D Airflow Tempered Glass Gaming Case
CPU Cooler
Corsair iCUE H150i Elite RGB High Performance CPU Cooler
Power Supply
Corsair 1600W Pro Series Titanium AX1600i Digital Modular PSU
Operating System
Windows 11 22H2
Monitor
MSI Optix MPG321UR-QD
Resizable BAR
Enabled for all supported GPUs

Games Tested:

  • Assassins Creed Valhalla
  • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
  • Control
  • Control [RT]
  • Counter Strike Global Offensive
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Cyberpunk 2077 [RT]
  • Days Gone
  • Dead Space
  • Doom Eternal
  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human
  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human [RT]
  • F1 2023
  • F1 2023 [RT]
  • Far Cry 6
  • Forza Horizon 5
  • God of War
  • Hitman 3
  • Hitman 3 [RT]
  • Hogwarts Legacy
  • Hogwarts Legacy [RT]
  • Horizon Zero Dawn
  • The Last of Us Part 1
  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales
  • Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales [RT]
  • Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition [RT]
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Returnal
  • Returnal [RT]
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider [RT]
  • Sniper Elite 5
  • Total War: Warhammer III
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Watch Dogs Legion [RT]
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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    UL has recently announced 3DMark Solar Bay, a new benchmark designed to assess ray-traced graphics performance across Windows PCs and high-end Android devices. This new benchmark comes as a complimentary update to the 3DMark (standard and Professional editions) and 3DMark Android App.

    Developed using the Vulkan 1.1 API, Solar Bay offers two tests that support ray tracing: a quick benchmark that assesses immediate performance, as well as a stress test that gauges device performance using a heavy workload during extended periods. The former measures a device's ability to deliver instantaneous performance for short bursts, resembling the gameplay loop of many mobile games. Upon completion of the Solar Bay benchmark, it generates four scores. One is the overall score, and the other three are sub-scores corresponding to each ray tracing section.

    The Solar Bay stress test is an extended evaluation showcasing how a device maintains performance during prolonged gaming sessions with ray tracing enabled. This test runs the Solar Bay workload for 20 minutes, producing a chart that illustrates performance fluctuations throughout the test. A consistent set of results indicating minimal performance throttling is the optimal outcome.

    Solar Bay is now available for Android devices on the Google Play Store for free and for Windows platforms on Steam, Epic Games, or directly from UL Solutions for $34.99.

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    KitGuru says: Do you find UL's new 3DMark Solar Bay benchmark useful? Are you planning to try it?

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    Early tests suggest Intel’s i7-14700K is up to 21% faster than i7-13700K https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/early-tests-suggest-i7-14700k-is-up-to-21-faster-than-core-i7-13700k/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/early-tests-suggest-i7-14700k-is-up-to-21-faster-than-core-i7-13700k/#respond Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:00:36 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=626302 A Chinese tech reviewer was able to get an early sample of Intel's upcoming Core i7-14700K. In a curious effort to prevent the video from being taken down, the uploader referred to the processor as a ‘Core i7-13700KS'…. which obviously doesn't exist. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to prevent the video from being removed from the …

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    A Chinese tech reviewer was able to get an early sample of Intel's upcoming Core i7-14700K. In a curious effort to prevent the video from being taken down, the uploader referred to the processor as a ‘Core i7-13700KS'…. which obviously doesn't exist. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to prevent the video from being removed from the platform, but the internet never forgets and you can bet plenty of screenshots had already been taken.

    Over at Bilibili (via @HXL), user T小白 confirmed most of the specs of the upcoming processors and shared the results of some of the testing he conducted. Unfortunately, it's unclear if the testing was done with a retail or qualification sample so do bear that in mind.

    Instead of the 16-core configuration of the Core i7-13700K, this CPU now boasts a 20-core configuration, matching the rumours we've been hearing about this particular processor. With a thread count of 28, the Core i7-14700K CPU has 8x P-cores and 12x E-cores, up from 8P+8E on the i7-13700K. As for clock speeds, the upcoming SKU will turbo to 5.5 GHz instead of 5.3 GHz.

    All tests were run using an ASUS ROG APEX Z790, 2×16 GB of DDR5-8600, and an RTX 4090. During the all-core AIDA64 test, the CPU's P-cores peaked at 5.5 GHz, while the E-cores went up to 4.3 GHz. It's also worth noting that, as compared to the 13700K, the maximum package power on the 14th Gen CPU has increased from 232 to 260W. In CPU-Z and Cinebench R23, the CPU performs 4.2% to 4.5% better in single core workloads and 14.3% to 20.7% better on multithreaded workloads. The tester also tried to downgrade the i7-14700K to the i7-13700K, deactivating four E-cores and downclocking the CPU, which delivered virtually similar results. Moving on to gaming, in titles like CS:GO, Genshin Impact, and PUBG, the Core i7-14700K seems to offer small improvements, as expected by the bump in clock speeds.

    The Core i7-14700K will be available in October, with Intel set to formally announce the new K-series next month at its Innovation 2023 event.

    Discuss on our Facebook page HERE.

    KitGuru says: As with any pre-release benchmark data, take these results with a grain of salt – but would you be happy if this was indeed a retail 14700K?

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    Intel 14th Gen Core K-series CPUs show up in benchmark database https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-14th-gen-core-k-series-cpus-show-up-in-benchmark-database/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-14th-gen-core-k-series-cpus-show-up-in-benchmark-database/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2023 07:30:48 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=625686 The first benchmark entries of Intel's new desktop lineup have begun to show up, offering enthusiasts an early peek at the upcoming Raptor Lake Refresh. Unfortunately, the user who had access to these chips only tried them on BAPCo, which doesn't give us much performance comparison data, but it does confirm specs we've previously only …

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    The first benchmark entries of Intel's new desktop lineup have begun to show up, offering enthusiasts an early peek at the upcoming Raptor Lake Refresh. Unfortunately, the user who had access to these chips only tried them on BAPCo, which doesn't give us much performance comparison data, but it does confirm specs we've previously only seen in rumours. 

    The entries shared by HXL only include two processors of the 14th Gen Core lineup: the Core i9-14900K and the Core i7-14700K. The former packs as many cores as the Core i9-13900K, with a total of 24 cores (8 P+16 E). However, as the rumours suggested, the latter was upgraded, now featuring 20 cores (8 P+12 E) instead of 16 cores (8 P+8 E).

    Putting these processors through their paces, we see both were paired with 16GB of DDR5-4800 memory and complemented by an RTX 4090 GPU. Although the memory selection could have been better, considering these chips support DDR5-6400 natively, note that these are only preliminary benchmarks and don't represent their full performance.

    As seen by the results, the Core i9-14900K is about 14% to 20% faster than the Core i7-14700K in this benchmark. However, the Core i9-13900K outperforms it.

    Intel is expected to unveil the 14th Gen Core series later this year.

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    KitGuru says: How much faster will the 14th Gen Core chips be than their respective predecessors?

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    MSI reveals benchmark results for 16GB RTX 4060 Ti https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/msi-reveals-benchmark-results-for-16gb-rtx-4060-ti/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/msi-reveals-benchmark-results-for-16gb-rtx-4060-ti/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:43:49 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=624045 The RTX 4060 Ti launched this month to very little fanfare, as review units of the updated GPU were not sampled out to press. MSI has shared some of its own benchmark results for the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, comparing it to the original 8GB model that was widely reviewed earlier in the year.  During …

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    The RTX 4060 Ti launched this month to very little fanfare, as review units of the updated GPU were not sampled out to press. MSI has shared some of its own benchmark results for the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, comparing it to the original 8GB model that was widely reviewed earlier in the year. 

    During the MSI Insider podcast (via Videocardz), employees discussed the new 16GB GPU and shared testing results for the card. The 16GB RTX 4060 Ti does not seem to offer a performance boost, which should be expected due to the similar TDPs of the 16GB and 8GB variants. However, it is also worth noting that the benchmark results shared lacked thoroughness, with limited testing runs.

    In the benchmarks, we see that the RTX 4060 Ti 16GB Gaming X Slim performs worse than the 8GB model in four of the six games tested, although not by much, so we would chalk up the small variance to margin of error. Even in Hogwarts Legacy, which is a more memory-intensive title, performance did not change between the 8GB and 16GB versions, although the use of DLSS 3 with Frame Generation may have squashed potential differences.

    Given the lack of reviews for the 16GB RTX 4060 Ti, it is going to be mostly up to board partners themselves to try and communicate the difference between the 16GB and 8GB versions and why you may potentially want to spend $100 more for the 16GB variant over the cheaper version.

    Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

    KitGuru Says: While Nvidia did impress us at the top-end of the market this generation, every other GPU since has been a little more eyebrow-raising. Are any of you considering making the jump to RTX 40? Or are you holding out for price cuts or new-gen cards at this point? 

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    Nvidia RTX 4060 benchmark shows it outperforming the RTX 3060 by up to 17% https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/nvidia-rtx-4060-benchmark-shows-it-outperforming-the-rtx-3060-by-up-to-17/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/nvidia-rtx-4060-benchmark-shows-it-outperforming-the-rtx-3060-by-up-to-17/#respond Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:00:40 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=620375 While originally planned to launch in July, the RTX 4060 will now be arriving before the end of June. Leaks have swiftly followed on, with the first benchmark results for the RTX 4060 starting to appear online, giving us an early idea of the gen-to-gen performance improvement.  As found by BenchLeaks, the first tests for …

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    While originally planned to launch in July, the RTX 4060 will now be arriving before the end of June. Leaks have swiftly followed on, with the first benchmark results for the RTX 4060 starting to appear online, giving us an early idea of the gen-to-gen performance improvement. 

    As found by BenchLeaks, the first tests for the RTX 4060 are already underway, including compute tests using the OpenCL and Vulkan APIs. In these initial results, the GPU achieved a score of 105,630 points in the OpenCL test and 99,419 points in Vulkan. These results can be compared to popular mid-range GPUs such as the recently released RTX 4060 Ti and Radeon RX 7600.

    Based on these scores, it can be observed that the RTX 4060 offers a performance increase of up to 17% over the RTX 3060 in the Vulkan test (84,966) and 10% in OpenCL (89,250). Additionally, the GPU is reported to be 4% (Vulkan) to 23% (OpenCL) faster than the Radeon RX 7600 featuring the Navi 33 GPU. It is important to note that Geekbench data may not always directly correspond to gaming workloads.

    The RTX 4060 is equipped with the AD107 GPU, which features 3072 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR6 memory connected via a 128-bit interface. THe RTX 4060 will start at £289 in the UK, $299 in the US and €329 in Europe.

    Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

    KitGuru says: What do you think of these initial benchmark results? Do you think the RTX 4060 will provide a better generational performance uplift than the other RTX 40 series GPUs?

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    Alleged 8-core AMD Zen 5 prototype CPU appears in benchmarks https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/alleged-8-core-amd-zen-5-prototype-cpu-appears-in-benchmarks/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/alleged-8-core-amd-zen-5-prototype-cpu-appears-in-benchmarks/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=618911 An unannounced AMD processor has begun appearing on benchmark databases. Considering the CPU's ID code, this is thought to be an early Zen 5 prototype. The entries shared by Benchleaks shows an OPN (100-000001290-11_N) distinct from any previous Ryzen CPUs. Moreover, the Family ID of 26 is also new for AMD products. For example, Zen 3 …

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    An unannounced AMD processor has begun appearing on benchmark databases. Considering the CPU's ID code, this is thought to be an early Zen 5 prototype.

    The entries shared by Benchleaks shows an OPN (100-000001290-11_N) distinct from any previous Ryzen CPUs. Moreover, the Family ID of 26 is also new for AMD products. For example, Zen 3 and Zen 4 architectures used a Family ID of 25 (19H), while Zen 2, Zen+, and Zen were associated with a Family ID of 24 (18H). The introduction of Family ID 26 strongly suggests the development of a new architecture, likely Zen 5.

    Both benchmark scores were discovered on distributed computing platforms einstein@home and LHC@home, with both entries having the same OPN code in the “CPU Type” field. Given that the “Number of processors” field on the einstein@home entry is 16, we assume the core configuration of this mysterious CPU is 8C/16T. Interestingly, one system was equipped with a Radeon RX 7900 GPU, while the other had an undisclosed Radeon GPU.

    Unfortunately, these benchmark results make it very hard to compare these CPUs with existing ones. Moreover, even if they were, considering these are just engineering samples, there's a good chance they wouldn't be representative of their final performance.

    KitGuru says: This isn't the first instance of an engineering sample for AMD's next-generation architecture surfacing on such platforms. It seems that AMD is actively testing the silicon capabilities. We expect to see the first official Zen 5 CPUs in 2024. 

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    KitGuru Games: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is just as broken on consoles https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/kitguru-games-star-wars-jedi-survivor-is-just-as-broken-on-consoles/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/kitguru-games-star-wars-jedi-survivor-is-just-as-broken-on-consoles/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 11:40:13 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=613448 Last week, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched in pretty rough shape across all platforms but so far, most coverage has focused on the PC version. Even Respawn's public apology only addresses PC performance, completely ignoring the fact that the console version is broken too. 

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    Last week, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor launched in pretty rough shape across all platforms but so far, most coverage has focused on the PC version. Even Respawn's public apology only addresses PC performance, completely ignoring the fact that the console version is broken too. 

    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has a number of issues right now. On PC, the game's DRM is extremely restrictive, to the point where you can only install the game on two PCs before getting locked out – which will slow down performance testing and benchmarking for places like Digital Foundry. It also likely means you won't see Jedi Survivor amongst benchmarked games for new graphics card reviews on sites like ours.

    Beyond the heavy-handed DRM, CPU performance has been a big issue, especially if you have a ‘weaker' CPU paired with a more modern and powerful GPU.

    Respawn's newly posted apology only addresses the PC issues, completely ignoring the fact that the game is also busted on consoles. I've played roughly 20 hours of the game on PS5 so far and the situation has only gotten worse as I have made my way through the story.

    I pointed out some of these issues in some early impressions last week. On PS5, the game struggles, especially in performance mode. If you don't have a Variable Refresh Rate display you are going to see constant screen tearing. The game's performance mode also regularly slows down to a crawl, rarely ever sticking to the 60FPS target and often fluctuating. As we can see in some early benchmarks from Digital Foundry, the PS5 can drop to as low as 17FPS on the game's second planet, Koboh. This is in line with my experience but I must say there are equally troublesome performance fluctuations throughout the game, no matter which level you are on.

    These drops happen while exploring and in combat, which leads to plenty of frustration points during gameplay. On a number of occasions, I have died during platforming sections due to a button press not registering, or Cal not dashing through the laser gate, or not grabbing onto a climbable wall, instead choosing to just slam into the obstacle and fall into the abyss.

    I've encountered freezes when trying to move between areas, particularly in the Saloon on Koboh, where trying to walk through the back entrance and then through to the main bar can take ages as the game tries to load the area behind the automatic door.

    The game has crashed on my PS5 three times so far, albeit during lengthy play sessions. The issues go far beyond the PC platform and it would only be right for EA and Respawn to acknowledge the glaring and major issues with the console versions too. In its current state, it is extremely difficult to recommend Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, especially in ‘performance' mode. You get more consistent results from Quality mode, but the issue then is that you are capped to 30FPS, which can feel sluggish – something you don't want in an action game that requires quick parries and well-timed combat moves.

    I haven't mentioned bugs yet either. I haven't encountered anything that directly hinders my progress, but often I have noticed graphical pop-in and flickering. Some audio bugs lead to bad lip-syncing, or enemies continuing to make sounds long after being killed off. At first, you'll be wowed by these big new areas and the graphical improvement over the first game, but then the game actively struggles and breaks right in front of your eyes on a consistent basis, which really takes the sheen off the whole visual presentation.

    The worst part about this is that through all of its problems, I actually really love this game. The story took me by surprise by going in a direction that I never would have predicted and ultimately, this could end up being my favourite ‘Star Wars' story in years. I love the new lightsaber stances and combat moves. Being able to explore and having quicker access to moves that help you get from A to B is also a big plus over the previous game.

    However, in its current state, I don't think the game is going to get the full due it deserves. This needed more than an extra six weeks of development – for all platforms, not just one.

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    KitGuru Says: Have many of you played Star Wars Jedi: Survivor much since its release? Have you encountered issues with the game or has it been running fine for you? 

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    Intel Meteor Lake-P Core Ultra 5 1003H to have 18 threads and 128 GPU cores https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-meteor-lake-p-core-ultra-5-1003h-to-have-18-threads-and-128-gpu-cores/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/intel-meteor-lake-p-core-ultra-5-1003h-to-have-18-threads-and-128-gpu-cores/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 11:20:09 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=613505 Someone is already testing Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake-P mobile platform. A CPU sample has been spotted on the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark database, showing what appears to be the upcoming Core Ultra 5 1003H. The CPU name shown on the listing found by Benchleaks has not been seen before on any Intel product. While …

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    Someone is already testing Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake-P mobile platform. A CPU sample has been spotted on the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark database, showing what appears to be the upcoming Core Ultra 5 1003H.

    The CPU name shown on the listing found by Benchleaks has not been seen before on any Intel product. While some assumed this was just a test sample name, an Intel representative has already confirmed the company is “making brand changes” that will debut with the upcoming Meteor Lake processors. With that in mind, it seems the company will drop the “i” moniker and replace it with “Ultra”.

    The AoTS listing shows the CPU as having 18 threads. That could be a combination of six Performance cores and six Efficient cores (12C/18T) or four Performance, eight Efficient and two of those SoC cores that Meteor Lake will feature (14C/18T). Moreover, according to this SiSoftwareSandra listing, the processor has a TDP of around 45W and packs an iGPU with 128 CUs and a clock speed of 2.1GHz.

    Intel has recently confirmed during its latest earnings call that the Meteor Lake CPU is on track to launch in the second half of 2023.

    KitGuru says: Seeing a 128-CU iGPU in this sample made us wonder if this particular chip is Intel's answer to the Apple M-series. With AMD rumoured to launch an M-series rival (Strix Halo) next year, Intel may also be looking to compete in this market segment.

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    First AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT benchmark puts it on par with the RTX 4060 for laptops https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/first-amd-radeon-rx-7600m-xt-benchmark-puts-it-on-par-with-the-rtx-4060-for-laptops/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/first-amd-radeon-rx-7600m-xt-benchmark-puts-it-on-par-with-the-rtx-4060-for-laptops/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:44:06 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=610052 AMD announced the mid-range Radeon RX 7000 mobile GPUs a while ago, but we've yet to see many laptops featuring them. With that in mind, we haven't seen many benchmarks for the RX 7000 mobile series, but leaks are starting to come through. Recently, benchmark results for the RX 7600M XT appeared online.  A video …

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    AMD announced the mid-range Radeon RX 7000 mobile GPUs a while ago, but we've yet to see many laptops featuring them. With that in mind, we haven't seen many benchmarks for the RX 7000 mobile series, but leaks are starting to come through. Recently, benchmark results for the RX 7600M XT appeared online. 

    A video shared on bilibli (via HXL) shows a Chinese laptop that uses the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT. The video shares the first 3DMark Time Spy and Fire Strike results of the GPU featured on the laptop. On the TimeSpy benchmark, the RX 7600M XT achieved a 10,451 graphics score. In Fire Strike, the graphics score rose to 30,398.

    Fortunately, the manufacturer also included the RTX 4060 laptop GPU results on these benchmarks (same preset as the RX 7600M XT). With 10,969 points on the graphics test of Time Spy, the RTX 4060 laptop GPU was 5% faster than the AMD GPU. However, things changed in favour of the Radeon mobile GPU on Fire Strike, as the RTX 4060 came out with a graphics score of 26,931. This score suggests that the Nvidia GPU is 11% slower. Unfortunately, the laptop manufacturer didn't share the TGP specs for each GPU, so this comparison may not be entirely fair.

    The AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT is a Navi 33-based mobile GPU with 2,048 streaming processors and a boost clock speed of 2.3GHz. Its memory subsystem comprises 8GB of GDDR6 across a 128-bit memory bus. The GPU's cTGP ranges between 75W and 120W.

    KitGuru says: If these results are accurate, it looks like there is going to be tough competition in the mid-range gaming laptop space over the next year. 

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    3DMark FSR 2.2 Feature Test benchmark now available https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/3dmark-fsr-2-2-feature-test-benchmark-now-available/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/3dmark-fsr-2-2-feature-test-benchmark-now-available/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 09:24:27 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=609935 Back in late 2022, AMD and UL Benchmarks confirmed that an FSR feature test benchmark would be coming to 3DMark in the future. Now just a few months later, that day has finally arrived, with the FSR Feature Test for 3DMark now becoming available.  The FSR Feature Test is part of 3DMark Advanced and Professional …

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    Back in late 2022, AMD and UL Benchmarks confirmed that an FSR feature test benchmark would be coming to 3DMark in the future. Now just a few months later, that day has finally arrived, with the FSR Feature Test for 3DMark now becoming available. 

    The FSR Feature Test is part of 3DMark Advanced and Professional editions, so you'll need to own a copy of 3DMark in order to use it. 3DMark Advanced and 3DMark Professional are both available directly from UL and via Steam depending on your preference.

    The AMD FSR feature test helps you compare the performance and image quality of AMD FSR 2.2 technology with a traditional rendering approach using Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA). The feature test also includes the 3DMark frame inspector tool, letting you compare image quality with an interactive side-by-side comparison of FSR versus native resolution.

    If you already own 3DMark, or bought it before the 12th of October 2022, you will need the ‘Speed Way Upgrade' ($4.99) to unlock the FSR feature test. New buyers of the software will get it included in the base price.

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    KitGuru Says: Will you be firing up 3DMark to give the new FSR benchmark a test? 

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    Ryzen 9 7945HX trades blows with Intel i9-13980HX in Geekbench https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/amd-ryzen-9-7945hx-trades-blows-with-intel-core-i9-13980hx-on-geekbench/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/amd-ryzen-9-7945hx-trades-blows-with-intel-core-i9-13980hx-on-geekbench/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:30:14 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=594506 The first Geekbench scores of the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX have been found. According to the results shown here, it seems AMD Ryzen 7000 mobile series flagship CPU will be as powerful as Intel's 13th Gen Core equivalent in single and multi-core performance. The benchmark results found by Olrak were all scored on an Asus …

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    The first Geekbench scores of the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX have been found. According to the results shown here, it seems AMD Ryzen 7000 mobile series flagship CPU will be as powerful as Intel's 13th Gen Core equivalent in single and multi-core performance.

    The benchmark results found by Olrak were all scored on an Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 laptop with 32GB of DDR5-4800 memory running Windows 11 Home on the Performance power plan. Just to remind you of the Ryzen 9 7945HX specs, this 16-core laptop CPU with 32 threads can boost up to 5.4GHz and has 16MB of L2 cache and 64MB of L3 cache. Its cTDP ranges between 55W-75W.

    The average of the six Geekbench single-core scores is 2,061 points, with the highest one being 2,127 points. That's around the same as the 13th Gen Core i9 HX chips. In the multi-core tests, the average was 18,685 points, with the highest score of 19,403 points. Compared to the new Core i9 HX chips, that's slightly below, but only by a few percentage points.

    Putting it side-by-side with its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 6900HX, the Ryzen 9 7945HX is about 30% faster in the Geekbench single-core test and 90% faster in the multi-core one.

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    KitGuru says: Were you expecting this performance from the Ryzen 9 7945HX CPU? Assuming Geekbench scores accurately represent the CPU's performance, would you prefer Intel's or AMD's mobile flagship processor?

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    Primate Labs releases Geekbench 6 to Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android devices https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/primate-labs-releases-geekbench-6-to-windows-linux-macos-and-android-devices/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/joao-silva/primate-labs-releases-geekbench-6-to-windows-linux-macos-and-android-devices/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:43:53 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=593580 Geekbench 6, the most recent edition of the cross-platform benchmark, has arrived, bringing with it new and enhanced testing procedures for measuring the performance of your CPUs and GPUs on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android devices.  Geekbench's latest version has been designed to keep up with the latest developments in the tech industry, bringing a …

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    Geekbench 6, the most recent edition of the cross-platform benchmark, has arrived, bringing with it new and enhanced testing procedures for measuring the performance of your CPUs and GPUs on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android devices. 

    Geekbench's latest version has been designed to keep up with the latest developments in the tech industry, bringing a slew of new features, testing workloads, revamped UI, and much more. Starting with the new test, Geekbench has always been based on real-world use scenarios and contemporary technology. However, the latest version takes it up a notch, upgrading old workloads and developing numerous new ones. These include blurring backgrounds in video conferencing, image editing for social media, removing unwanted objects from photos, detecting and tagging things in photos using machine learning, and converting text using scripting languages.

    Datasets processed by these workloads have also been updated to better fit within today's most used file types and sizes. The changes to the datasets range from using high-resolution photos and maps in image and navigation tests to more complex documents in the PDF and HTML5 browser tests and developer workloads.

    Geekbench 6's multi-core benchmark tests have also been significantly improved. Instead of providing distinct tasks to each core, tests now assess how well cores collaborate to execute a common job. This method increases the relevance of multi-core tests and makes them more suitable for evaluating heterogeneous core performance. That makes sense, considering the rising trend of including “performance” and “efficient” cores on chips.

    To commemorate its launch, Primate Labs will be running a 20% launch sale for Geekbench 6 Pro until February 28. For personal use, Geekbench 6 is and will continue to be free. You can download the new benchmark tool HERE.

    Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

    KitGuru says: Have you already tried Geekbench 6? What scores did you get with your devices?

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    Upcoming Intel Xeon W9-3495X CPU appears on Geekbench https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/upcoming-intel-xeon-w9-3495x-cpu-appears-on-geekbench/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/upcoming-intel-xeon-w9-3495x-cpu-appears-on-geekbench/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:27:51 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=591345 Intel's new Xeon W-series processors should be coming soon, and as such, benchmark results have started to show up online. The first result was from the Geekbench database, and it's from a sample of the upcoming Xeon W9-3495X CPU, the flagship product of the W-3400 series. The Geekbench entry found by Benchleaks shows the Intel …

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    Intel's new Xeon W-series processors should be coming soon, and as such, benchmark results have started to show up online. The first result was from the Geekbench database, and it's from a sample of the upcoming Xeon W9-3495X CPU, the flagship product of the W-3400 series.

    The Geekbench entry found by Benchleaks shows the Intel Xeon W9-3495X CPU was running on a Supermicro X13SWA-TF motherboard with 128GB of DDR5-4800 memory. Moreover, the entry confirms some of the rumoured specs, including the 56 cores (no mention of HyperThreading), a base clock speed of 1.9 GHz and a maximum boost speed of 4.6 GHz. Lastly, we can see the chip has 105MB of L3 cache and 56MB of L2 cache.

    Considering this is the new Xeon W flagship workstation processor, it's fair to compare it with AMD's equivalent, the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX. Compared to the 1,517 points obtained by AMD's CPU in the single-core test, Intel's chip is about 15% slower, scoring 1,284 points. In the multi-core benchmark, AMD's CPU is also in the lead, scoring regularly over 40K points versus the 36,990 score achieved by the Xeon processor in Geekbench.

    Intel has already announced that the Xeon W3400/2400 series will be available on February 15th.

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    KitGuru says: A single benchmark doesn't provide enough data to make any definitive conclusions, but more information should come to light as we get closer to launch. 

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    Apple M2 Max with 38-core GPU scores roughly the same as the M1 Ultra in benchmark https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/apple-m2-max-with-38-core-gpu-scores-roughly-the-same-as-the-m1-ultra-in-benchmark/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/joao-silva/apple-m2-max-with-38-core-gpu-scores-roughly-the-same-as-the-m1-ultra-in-benchmark/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:02:49 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=590935 Apple's new M2 Max seems quite promising on paper. However, according to a recently spotted GPU benchmark, it may not meet the high expectations some were putting on it. As of now, we can't say much about its CPU performance, but thanks to the Geekbench OpenCL entry spotted by Wccftech, we may have a vague …

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    Apple's new M2 Max seems quite promising on paper. However, according to a recently spotted GPU benchmark, it may not meet the high expectations some were putting on it.

    As of now, we can't say much about its CPU performance, but thanks to the Geekbench OpenCL entry spotted by Wccftech, we may have a vague idea about what the GPU will be capable of. Note that this particular system used an M2 Max with a 38-core GPU, the highest core count configuration.

    Image credit: Geekbench 5

    The Mac system scored 75,139 points, putting it on par with the 64-core GPU of the M1 Ultra. Considering the M2 Max has 26 GPU cores less than the M1 Ultra, that's actually decent. However, if we compare it with something like an RTX 4070-powered laptop, the Apple M2 chip falls short. In the same benchmark, the Nvidia GPU (Samsung laptop) can score over 100K points.

    The first laptops using the M2 Max will be the MacBook Pro models, which launched this week.

    Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

    KitGuru says: Despite the underwhelming performance when compared with other rivals, one should note that the OpenCL benchmark isn't particularly accurate in representing real-world performance. Now that the laptop is available, it should be relatively easy to see how the chip performs where it matters.

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    AMD EPYC 9654 tops PassMark CPU rankings https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/amd-epyc-9654-tops-passmark-cpu-rankings/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/joao-silva/amd-epyc-9654-tops-passmark-cpu-rankings/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:50:02 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=590826 PassMark's CPU ranking has a new leader, the 96-core AMD EPYC 9654. AMD's new top charter server CPU scored close to 125K points in the benchmark, beating the second-placed processor by almost 30K points. The first AMD EPYC 9004 series CPUs have finally been tested on PassMark, and as expected, they didn't disappoint. Besides the …

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    PassMark's CPU ranking has a new leader, the 96-core AMD EPYC 9654. AMD's new top charter server CPU scored close to 125K points in the benchmark, beating the second-placed processor by almost 30K points.

    The first AMD EPYC 9004 series CPUs have finally been tested on PassMark, and as expected, they didn't disappoint. Besides the 32-core EPYC 9354P, the EPYC 9654 was also present. The latter is the series flagship, a Zen 4-based 96-core processor with 192 threads, a base clock of 2.4GHz and a boost clock of up to 3.7GHz.

    As shown in PassMark's High-End CPU ranking (via Hardware Info), the processor scored a whopping 124,119 points, beating the AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5995WX (now in second place) by almost 30K points, a 29% difference in performance. Compared to its predecessor, the EPYC 7773X (Zen 3 with 3D V-cache), the new processor outscored it by 37 percent in PassMark.

    Although the AMD EPYC 9654 is currently the fastest processor in PassMark, it will likely be beaten by the rumoured Genoa-X processors, based on the Zen 4 architecture with the addition of 3D V-cache tech, or the next generation of Ryzen Threadripper workstation CPUs, which should also be based on the Zen 4 architecture and feature higher clock frequencies. However, while the former will likely have a 96-core SKU, the latter may not. In any case, both series are expected to release later this year.

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    KitGuru says: AMD high core count processors keep dominating the PassMark chart, and as things are, it seems this dominance will continue for the time being. Maybe when Intel releases a CPU with a core count that can rival AMD's latest EPYC chips, we'll see a shift in this trend.

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