I also enabled the high-performance power plan, which may help performance a little in some cases.
Meanwhile, the 7800X3D is far behind both CPUs in both tests.
The 14900K’s lead narrows slightly in Cinebench 2024, but not by much.
It’s definitely a faster CPU though, even if it’s just by the thinnest of margins.
I’d personally call this a win for the 7800X3D.
This is basically a tie for all CPUs, with all of them offering great performance.
GPU usage and power consumption were quite low, however, and that would normally indicate a CPU bottleneck.
At least in the latest season of “Fortnite,” all three CPUs perform almost the same.
Overall, the 14900K seems to be the fastest CPU you’re able to buy today.
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Ultimately though, this is kind of an upset victory for Intel.
As a side note, idle and light load power consumption on both CPUs was great.
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The way I see it, there are three major issues with the 14900K.
Second, the 7800X3D offers similar gaming performance for less money and less power consumption.
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