Core i9-14900K vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D Gaming Performance Cont.
We’ve got 20 games of performance graphs to show you today. The GPU common to both CPUs is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with driver 537.42. We are running each game at 1080p to see maximum CPU performance differences. In our experience between these CPUs, 4K showed no differences in performance, and 1440p had smaller differences, the largest differences were experienced at 1080p. You can see 1440p and 4K gaming performance in each individual review for each CPU 14900K here and 7800X3D here. We have each game running at the highest possible game settings, without Ray Tracing, this is purely native and rasterized performance. All graphs are sorted by the fastest CPU first.
Returnal
In Returnal we are running at EPIC settings at 1080p. We have the exact same performance between both CPUs, with no change at all in this game.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, we have manually configured each quality setting to the highest quality level at 1080p in the DX12 API. This game seems to love that L3 cache as well, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D outperforms the Intel Core i9-14900K by 8%.
Starfield
In Starfield we are running at the highest game settings, and using New Atlantis as a test ground. This game might favor frequency, the Intel Core i9-14900K outperforms the Ryzen 7 7800X3D by 14% and for this game, that is significant with the performance levels in New Atlantis, every bit really helps in this game.
Watch Dogs Legion
In Watch Dogs Legion we are running at Ultra graphics quality at 1080p. This game seems to perform better on the Ryzen 7 7800X3D as it outperforms the Intel Core i9-14900K by 11%.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Finally, in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, we are running the game with the highest graphics settings, in the DX11 API. The Intel Core i9-14900K outperforms the Ryzen 7 7800X3D by 14%.