Which CPU Really Is The King of Gaming? 🔥 9800X3D vs 9950X3D vs 14900KS vs 285K 🔥
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Which CPU is the true king of gaming? In this video, the next in our "Ultimate PC Component Fighting Championship" battle series, we are going to find out. In the UpcFC series we’ve been helping you make the right choice by pitting components against each other in the PC octagon to see who wins. In this video, our focus will be on the 4 top gaming CPUs from AMD (9800X3D & 9950X3D) and Intel (14900KS & 285K), to determine once and for all which CPU is the king of gaming. In addition to showing you benchmarks across 11 games, I’m also going to show you how your overall gaming experience can be impacted by CPU choice. And if you stick around, I will share with you my pro tips for how to unleash the performance locked inside each of these high-end CPUs, something you will definitely not want to miss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key Component Affiliate Links: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D - https://amzn.to/4oarzom AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - https://amzn.to/4pppPJ5 Intel Core i9-14900KS - https://amzn.to/47TK3Vi Intel Core Ultra 9 285K - https://amzn.to/4o2O8eN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Which CPU Really Is The King of Gaming? 🔥 9800X3D vs 9950X3D vs 14900KS vs 285K 🔥 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:18 - Video Focus (9800X3D vs 9950X3D vs 14900KS vs 285K) 00:46 - Demystifying Gaming Experience 01:39 - How Does 3D V-Cache Work? 02:26 - Traditional Performance Metrics 03:39 - Gaming Quality Index™ (GQI) 04:55 - Test Setup & Components 06:26 - Testing Methodology 07:17 - Benchmarks featuring Bruce Buffer (AMD vs Intel) 08:00 - Cinebench R24 08:05 - AIDA64 Extreme 08:10 - 3DMark Time Spy Extreme 08:15 - 3DMark CPU Profile 08:20 - Blender 4.5 08:25 - Geekbench 6 08:30 - 7-Zip 19 08:35 - SPEC Workstation 4.0 08:40 - Total War: Warhammer III - FPS 08:45 - Total War: Warhammer III - GQI 08:50 - Cyberpunk 2077 - FPS 08:55 - Cyberpunk 2077 - GQI 09:00 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - FPS 09:05 - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - GQI 09:10 - Middle-Earth: Shadow of War - FPS 09:15 - Middle-Earth: Shadow of War - GQI 09:20 - Formula 1 2024 - FPS 09:25 - Formula 1 2024 - GQI 09:30 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - FPS 09:35 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - GQI 09:40 - The Talos Principle II - FPS 09:45 - The Talos Principle II - GQI 09:50 - Horizon Zero Dawn - FPS 09:55 - Horizon Zero Dawn - GQI 10:00 - Black Myth: Wukong - FPS 10:05 - Black Myth: Wukong - GQI 10:10 - DOOM: The Dark Ages - FPS 10:15 - DOOM: The Dark Ages - GQI 10:20 - Marvel Rivals - FPS 10:25 - Marvel Rivals - GQI 10:30 - 11 Game Average - FPS 10:35 - 11 Game Average - GQI 10:40 - How To Unlock Max CPU Performance 10:53 - AMD CPU Tuning & Optimization 12:00 - Performance Impact 12:40 - AMD Feature: Turbo Game Mode 14:12 - Intel CPU Tuning & Optimization 15:43 - Performance Impact 16:22 - Intel Feature: Application Optimization (APO) 18:05 - Performance Insights 19:14 - Gameplay Experience Insights 19:55 - Professional Workloads & Power Efficiency 20:26 - Cost & Value Comparison 21:40 - Interesting Choices 22:33 - Which CPU Is The True King Of Gaming? 23:26 - Wrap-Up ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackbird PC Tech Links: Website: https://blackbirdpc.tech/ Store: https://blackbirdpctech.store/ Skool: https://www.skool.com/blackbird-pc-tech-4230/about?ref=67e6a7048d9540fe87cbdf1b69bd47f3 Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQwpOG-l1nYHtX2alMFdLFQ/join Twitter: https://x.com/Blackbird_PC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Test System Primary Components: Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Apex - https://amzn.to/4lG0xot Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero - https://amzn.to/4pdUo44 Motherboard: MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X - https://amzn.to/4pafG3j RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5-8000 CL40 - https://amzn.to/3X9wpY0 RAM: Team T-Force XTREEM 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5-8200 CL38 - https://amzn.to/47ZR1GY RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 CK 48GB (2x24GB) DDR5-9000 CL42 - https://amzn.to/3X9r0jO GPU: Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition - https://amzn.to/4pfxDwK CPU Cooler: Asus ROG RYUO III 360mm AIO - https://amzn.to/3FqnT1B Storage: 4TB Samsung 990 Pro NVMe Gen 4 M.2 SSD - https://amzn.to/4kLsZVe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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