I am not doubting the 9900K is probably the best gaming processor there is. However, if you're doing some benchmarks for comparison. Don't nerf the competition
The specs used in Intel testing, or the paid testing as it more is.
The testing is done at 1080P with a 1080Ti to highlight CPU bottlenecks. For some of the Intel platform testing, the XMP profile is enabled, then the speed is lowered to 2633MHz, while AMD platform has a higher RAM speed at 2933Mhz however no XMP profile enabled. Meaning it ends up with CL19 and overall much looser timings than the comparative Intel(CL15 or 16 I think) platform it is used to test against. From what I gather other places, the game mode option is used on the AMD platform. That helps 2990WX, but not 2700X.
This leads to 9900K having 50% stronger performance in some games compared 2700X.
Do you think this testing will backfire on Intel?
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