Intel openly reveals that ‘Arrow Lake’ CPUs will not be able to compete with AMD’s X3D series in gaming
Intel concede gaming performance to AMD Updated: Oct 11, 2024 11:41 am WePC is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Prices subject to change. Learn more Table of Contents Table of Contents Intel’s newly announced Arrow Lake CPU lineup has been officially unveiled this week, with Team Blue stating that its new desktop CPU series will not be able to compete with AMD’s X3D series in gaming. Intel has come under a tonne of pressure this year, with the brand slated by the community after a slew of instability and degradation problems hit its 13th and 14th Gen CPU lineups. To make things worse, the brand’s stock price plummeted shortly after, resulting in a wave of bad press surrounding the global chip maker. Since then, Intel has provided continued efforts to try and rebuild its reputation, offering up refunds, fixes, and BIOS patches to try and keep fans on side. However, in a strange turn of events, Intel has come out this week stating that its new Arrow Lake CPU lineup will fall short of AMD’s X3D range in gaming performance. Intel doesn’t seem worried that Arrow Lake is slower than 7000 Series X3D In an Arrow Lake Q&A hosted by Intel, members of the press seemed keen on understanding how the new CPUs would fair against AMD’s popular X3D chips in gaming. During the event, Intel’s Robert Hallock was asked about how the new CPUs would perform compared to 7000 Series “3D V-cache” chips, to which he responded: We showed some data on the 7950X3D. Based on my understanding of the performance, that part is within a couple of percents so I think we will be about 5 percent back versus X3D which we feel really really good about considering that we have just the cache that’s built within the CPU and the great IPC of the product so you’ll see about a 5% deficit, I want to be clear about that. Robert Hallock (Intel VP & General Manager Client AI and Technical Marketing) Robert even sounded positive about the fact that Intel’s Arrow Lake chips would be behind X3D alternatives in gaming – which definitely seems like a play to win back some brand credibility. It seems that both Intel & AMD will be under fire from the X3D Series chips this year, with gaming seemingly in the hands of the 3D V-cache chips. Upon the brand’s 9000 series launch, AMD even conceded that its own flagship 9000 Series chips would fall short of the current X3D series. Intel Core Ultra 200 Gaming & Content creation performance. Source: Intel Intel seemed more interested in boasting the chips new efficiency performance – something that AMD also looked to highlight in its own 9000 series launch. In gaming, Intel’s showcased a 125W PL1 mode configured CPU that would end up being as fast as the 250W PL1 mode – meaning you wouldn’t have to run your CPU at full chat to get the best out of it. Is the door now open for AMD’s 9000 series X3D range With all this positive press surrounding AMD’s 7000 series X3D series, one question is left unanswered – what does this all mean for the upcoming Ryzen 9000 series X3D lineup? It’s got to be said, AMD has a great opportunity here to mop up the gaming demographic with its upcoming 9800X3D chip – especially if it can produce decent gaming performance improvements over its predecessor. Of course, we’ll have to wait and see what that has to offer, but all things are pointing to a successful launch for AMD.
