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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on October 24, 2025, 12:46:15

Title: Core Ultra 9 285K with 200S Boost vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D shows Intel is still distant second in gaming
Post by: Redaktion on October 24, 2025, 12:46:15
Hardware Unboxed has tested and compared the performance of the Arrow Lake Core Ultra 9 285K and the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Even after the performance enhancing updates and with the 200S Boost overclocking, the Core Ultra 9 285K is still no match for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Core-Ultra-9-285K-with-200S-Boost-vs-Ryzen-7-9800X3D-shows-Intel-is-still-distant-second-in-gaming.1146031.0.html
Title: Re: Core Ultra 9 285K with 200S Boost vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D shows Intel is still distant second in gami
Post by: Zach on October 26, 2025, 11:13:19
Could anyone test a 285k w/ CUDIMMS vs a 9800x3D with it's fastest RAM in 4k. I hear RAM speed does make a difference in 4k.

I know the 9800x3D will still probably win but I would love to see these actual numbers instead using a $600 CPU in 1080p.

I've been so curious about this and I haven't seen a single person try this test. I would just love to see the numbers if anyone can find them.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Core Ultra 9 285K with 200S Boost vs Ryzen 7 9800X3D shows Intel is still distant second in gami
Post by: Roni on October 26, 2025, 14:09:11
What you mentioned ends up reducing the impact of RAM and CPU quite significantly, not increasing.

The reason why high end CPUs are generally tested in 1080p, is that almost all games at 4k would be GPU limited, not CPU.
So you end up actually using less CPU, as it's spending more time just waiting for the gpu to finish drawing the frame before it gets called back to do work again.
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