MSI OCLab Gaming Performance Disclosures

MSI OCLab recently revealed some groundbreaking information regarding the gaming performance of the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000X3D processors. Based on these findings, it appears that AMD is poised to outperform the Intel Core Ultra 2-series "Arrow Lake-S" desktop processors in terms of gaming performance. In the games tested by MSI, such as "Far Cry 6," "Shadow of the Tomb Raider," and "Black Myth: Wukong," the "8-core 9000X3D" processor, also known as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, demonstrated an average performance increase of 11% compared to the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Additionally, the "16-core 9000X3D" processor, expected to be the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, showcased an impressive 13% performance boost over its predecessor, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D.

Typically, one would anticipate larger performance gains for the 8-core processor compared to the 16-core processor. However, the significant lead of the 16-core 9000X3D over its predecessor suggests that AMD may have increased clock speeds substantially or that the rumor about AMD implementing 3D V-cache on both CCDs could be accurate. If this speculation proves true, the 9950X3D could potentially perform similarly to the 9800X3D, as the gaming performance difference between the 7800X3D and 7950X3D is approximately 2-3 percentage points.

Earlier this week, Intel officially announced the Core Ultra 2-series desktop processors. In their announcement, the company shared some initial gaming performance data, indicating that the top Core Ultra 9 285K processor is either on par with or slightly faster (by 2-3%) than the Core i9-14900K. This suggests that the Intel processor may fall behind even the 7950X3D in terms of gaming performance, positioning AMD to dominate Intel in gaming performance with the 9000X3D series.