Games in 1080p and 1440p:
For the gaming section, we settled for two definitions, 1080p and 1440p, in order to compare the different processors. We omitted the 720p definition, even though it sometimes shows greater differences between processors, and is of course useless. As for 2160p, or 4K definition, it’s the graphics card that’s the key element, and the differences between the different processors are insignificant most of the time.
We chose to use the benchmarks built into these different games.
Why have we done this? Quite simply to allow you to compare your results with ours if you also have a copy of one of these games. Of course, the games selected are those we use for our graphics card tests.
Now that all our test platforms are fully up to date, we will be adding the other processors in the Intel Core Ultra 200S and Ryzen 9000X ranges over the coming weeks. The presence of the Core Ultra 7 265K would have been interesting, but at the time of writing we haven’t yet been able to get our hands on it.
The ‘Turbo Game Mode’ option:
During our tests of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D on the ROG Crosshair X870E HERO motherboard, AMD informed us that ASUS was offering a new revision of its BIOS, the 0606, which should be the final version of the 0605 beta BIOS we used for our tests. This BIOS features the ‘Turbo Game Mode’ option, defined by ASUS as follows: ” Turbo Game Mode enables optimized gaming performance by disabling second CCD and SMT, allowing for a more focused and efficient use of processing power in certain games.
Note: While Turbo Game Mode can enhance performance in some games, the improvement will vary depending on the game. Disabling CCD (Core Complex Die) and Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) may impact the performance of other applications, particularly those related to productivity. Use this mode selectively based on your specific needs.
We also tested this option in our various games, but only in 1080p definition.
Borderlands 3:
Let’s get started with the Borderlands game. The graphics options are set to ” Brutal “. It’s worth noting that Borderlands 3 is quite greedy and that this choice of settings has quite a strong impact on FPS. It’s a game that’s very often praised when new graphics cards are announced, and precisely in this ‘Brutal’ mode.
Here we go with the first game, and the new Ryzen 7 9800X3D has already taken the top spot. There are already smaller gaps in 1440p.
Red Dead Redemption 2:
Second and by no means least, the sublime Red Dead Redemption II. The advantage of this opus is that you can test the integrated Vulkan benchmark. We’re opting for the ‘ ultra ‘ graphics options.
Second game, and here our two X3D processors are neck and neck, whether in 1080p or 1440p.
Far Cry 6:
Far Cry 6 supports DXR as well as FSR from AMD. You’ll also find it on the next page. For our benchmarks, we opted for ‘ ultra ‘ graphics quality.
In the first game, the differences are really significant at 1080p. Note that this difference persists at 1440p.
Watch Dogs Legion :
Let’s move on to Watch Dogs Legion, which will also be used for our Ray Tracing tests. For our benchmarks, we’ve opted for a graphics quality of ” very high
“. Even though this game isn’t very recent, it’s still quite interesting because it requires a lot of memory on the graphics card.
This game is interesting because it’s the second time that ‘Turbo Game Mode’ has failed to deliver superior performance. So it will be interesting, at the end of our benchmarks, to measure the gains between this mode and normal use of our R7 9800X3D.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage :
With a fairly recent integrated benchmark, we decided to add Assassin’s Creed Mirage to our tests.
The differences between the various processors are less significant here, even if in 1080p, the R7 9700X lags a little behind.
Cyberpunk 2077:
A staple of CPU and GPU tests, let’s move on to Cyberpunk 2077 with ‘ultra’ graphics quality.
We put our R7 9800X3D back in the limelight with first place in 1080p. The gaps narrow completely when we switch to 1440p.
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3:
We couldn’t do without adding Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 to our CPU tests, with graphics quality for the various benchmarks selected as ‘ Extreme ‘.
AMD processors have an undeniable advantage when it comes to 1080p definition.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider :
Certainly one of the most widely used benchmarks, as it’s completely free. For our benchmarks, we opted for ‘ very high ‘ graphics quality.
Last but not least, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider is one of the most frequently used benchmarks, enabling our Ryzen 7 9800XD to get close to an average of 400 FPS in 1080p.
The average of our 8 games :
The Ryzen 7 7800X3D was chosen as the benchmark for the game average. Other processors score either higher or lower depending on their performance against this model.
At the time of the online presentation of the Ryzen 9 9800X3D, AMD announced an average gain of 8%, but we ended up scoring 6.4%. So the new Ryzen X3D processor does slightly better, even if you have to bear in mind that its frequencies are higher. At 1440p, the difference is only 2.9%, and almost unperceptible at 2160p. So it’s important to know the definition in which you want to play in order to know whether it’s better to favour the graphics card or the processor.
