Ryzen 7 9800X3D remains out of reach for Intel Arrow Lake — Core Ultra 9 285K loses even with 200S Boost

Log out Intel Core Ultra 200S (Arrow Lake) marked a shift to a more energy-efficient architecture, but the attempt to combine low power consumption and gaming performance proved unsuccessful. Even after updates and the introduction of a utility 200S Boost, allowing you to squeeze the maximum out of the processor Core Ultra 9 285K, the Intel chip is still seriously inferior AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

According to Hardware Unboxed, in 12 modern games with settings 1080p Medium Ryzen 7 9800X3D turned out to be average 35% fastergiving out 259 FPS vs 191 FPS at Core Ultra 9,285K. Even with heavier settings. 1080p Very High the gap remains impressive - 197 vs. 156 FPS, which corresponds 26% advantage in favor of Ryzen. However, the tests were conducted with faster DDR5-8200 memory for Intel versus DDR5-6000 for AMD, which didn't help close the gap.

Even the inclusion 200S Boost gave only about 3% increase, which does not change the final picture: Ryzen 7 9800X3D remains the absolute leader for gamersThe Zen 5X3D architecture delivers stable frame rates, the best 1% Low, and overall smooth gameplay. Intel, however, despite its energy-saving achievements Arrow Lake, has lost its crown as a gaming manufacturer. Now attention is focused on future architecture. New Lake, which is expected to regain its leadership in productivity.