AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs. Intel Core i9 14900K, 21 Game Benchmark

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Video Index
00:00 - Welcome to Hardware Unboxed
00:35 - Ad Spot
01:24 - 14900K + 7800X3D Pricing
03:33 - Assassin's Creed Mirage
04:20 - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
04:47 - Horizon Zero Dawn
05:08 - Far Cry 6
05:23 - F1 23
05:36 - Assetto Corsa Competizione
06:02 - Watch Dogs: Legion
06:20 - A Plague Tale: Requiem
06:42 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
06:58 - Baldur's Gate 3
07:19 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
07:37 - Resident Evil 4
07:53 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider
08:21 - The Callisto Protocol
08:41 - Total War: Warhammer III
08:53 - Hogwarts Legacy
09:10 - Starfield
09:38 - The Last of Us Part I
09:59 - Halo Infinite
10:13 - Hitman 3
10:28 - Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
11:11 - 1080p Average
11:35 - 1440p Average
11:44 - 4K Average
11:59 - Average Total System Power
12:58 - Final Thoughts

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs. Intel Core i9 14900K, 21 Game Benchmark

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Outro music by David Vonk/DaJaVo

[juanh]

One of the possible advantages of the 14900k would be that in cold areas it helps heat the home

[K...]

The 7800x3d will also:
- run quieter
- on a cheap cooler
- with your existing PSU
- run perfectly fine on the cheapest motherboard.
- and dump less heat into your case which helps your GPU to run cooler as well.

[korhashamo]

Picked up the 7800x3D with 64GB DDR5 on black Friday and I'm stunned by the system's beastliness. Of course I'm coming from i7-4790 so I was bound to be blown away

[adaptiveaussie]

I converted from being a lifetime intel user to 7800x3d and in love with it

[Nintenboy]

I'd also pick the 7800X3D just because it's far more energy-efficient while offering similar or faster gaming performance

[beachslap]

What's mindboggling is you just know there will be people paying twice as much for 14900k with an expensive RAM kit and spending hours tuning their system only to proclaim that they managed to roughly match 7800x3d in gaming while eating 2 times more power and locking themselves in a dead platform lmao.

[Keyosu]

Just built my 7800x3d system yesterday and loving the performance. Upgraded from an 8700k after 6 years! No more stuttering, 1% lows are so much better, and cpu usage is stable.

[MrKylemu]

DO NOT BUY THE 14900K, I have replaced this cpu 3x.. I have spent over 5, 000 in repairs and replacing things just because I thought it was other parts, Just to find out it’s the same CPU that screws things up. I have then since replaced it with the Ryzen 7, 7800X3D

[Fluskar]

ryzen 7 7800x3d is just a freaking beast man

[tbunating]

The 7800x3D has been such an amazing cpu for me, I upgraded from a 3600 and I haven’t had a single issue and the difference is massive

[yaythereal]

anyone remembers ages ago when it was a meme how power hungry and hot AMD CPUs were (pre-Ryzen)? man times change

[hamzasheikh]

Steve, I cannot thank you enough for being so real and thorough with everything. As someone coming back into the fold after a 2 year hiatus and looking to upgrade my PC, I find your content very reliable and detail rich. Love the work you and your team does at Hardware Unboxed.

[nisx]

I was on the fence between this two CPUs and im happy that i went with 7800X3D. Something that wasnt noted in the vid is that the 3D chache seems to be amazing in older games. Im often playing WoW and noticed around 40-50FPS gain in the busiest spot in the game (had 5900X before that)

[rodhester]

Purchased the 7800x3d on day one with no issues and 100% satisfied. This is the first time I have ever purchased an AMD cpu. In the past I was Intel, mostly because the Intel products seemed to last forever at least for me vs. my friends amd cpus. Thanks for all the time put in on your videos. cheers.

[pjpleiss]

I'm still giggling a bit, because I was planning a 7600x for my daughter's birthday build, but EVERYONE ran out of them and they all got put on backorder.
I was forced to buy a 7800X3D from Best Buy to finish the build before her birthday. Not disappointed in it though. It definitely has the chops.

[drae_gon]

Built my new system with 7800x3d and 7900xtx and it is such a huge upgrade from my old 6700k and 2060. Paired with the AW3423DWF 3440 x 1440 Alienware OLED and the gaming experience is amazing.

[juhotuho]

7800X3D: over 6 months old now, $350, generally better performance, power efficient
14900k: just launched, $‎575, performs worse in general, consumes a lot more power

🤔very hard decision (not)

[symol]

Picked up a 7800X3D 3 months back, it's been flawless. Runs pretty cool, it's fast and relatively energy efficient.

[lukeness]

7800x3D is also still a perfectly capable productivity CPU. Just because 14900k is *better* doesn’t make the 7800x3D *bad*

[HeirofCarthage]

Cost, power, and future upgrade potential make it hard to consider the 14900k when applying this to new builds. Great info. Thanks!