The 11th generation Intel Core desktop processors (codenamed “Rocket Lake-S”) will provide increased performance and speeds. They will be launched in the first quarter of 2021. (Credit: Intel Corporation)
New benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-11700K Rocket Lake 8 Core Desktop CPU have been published by CapFrameX that show slightly better performance than the flagship Comet Lake in several game titles.
Benchmarks for Intel Core i7-11700K vs Core i9-10900K CPU games leaked – Rocket Lake faster than Comet Lake with new BIOS, up to 10% gain
Since Rocket Lake is a new architecture designed for the desktop CPU segment, it will take time to mature. We know from our sources that Intel is still working on its micro update internally and has not yet provided motherboard manufacturers with the latest version to prepare their respective BIOS firmware. As such, the performance leaks we’ve seen so far are not demonstrating the final performance that the 11th generation desktop line has to offer. However, some card manufacturers have recently started evaluating a new BIOS that offers slightly better performance.
I have to clarify an important point here. I forgot to mention that. Excuse me!
The Comet Lake system has been tested with dual 2×16 rated DIMMs and the Rocket Lake system with 4×8 single rated.
Therefore, performance (interleaving) is equivalent. https://t.co/DmS5mGH1HF
– CapFrameX (@CapFrameX) March 7, 2021
According to CapFrameX, performance results for Intel’s Core i7-11700K were made in the new BIOS on a Z590 motherboard platform. The test platform included GeForce RTX 3090 and 32 GB of DDR4 memory for each platform. The Rocket Lake platform was tested with DDR4-3200 MHz (CL 16-16-16-36 2T) 4X Single-Rank memory, while the Comet Lake platform was tested with DDR4-2933 (CL16-16-16-36 2T) 2X Dual -Rank memory. These are the native DDR4 specifications supported by each CPU platform and while Rocket Lake was using higher frequency memory, it is relying on a single-rating DRAM that must be equal to the dual-rating DRAM on Comet Lake.
Reaching the benchmarks, only three titles have been tested, including Crysis Remastered, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Cyberpunk 2077. The test and resolution settings are not mentioned. In Crysis Remastered, the Intel Core i7-11700K shows a 6% performance improvement over the i9-10900K. In Cyberpunk 2077, the chip shows a 2% performance difference. Finally, in Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, the Rocket Lake CPU is 10% faster than the Comet Lake CPU. This is an overall gain of 6% compared to the flagship of the last generation.
Note that the Intel Core i9-10900K has a greater number of cores / threads than the i7-11700K and also operates at a higher boost frequency of up to 5.3 GHz. The Rocket Lake CPU peaks at 5.0 GHz , while the Core i9-11900K is expected to increase up to 5.3 GHz and offer a greater performance boost over the Core i7 model. If Intel can adjust performance and achieve a 10% performance gain at the time of the launch of Rocket Lake (March 30), then it would definitely be a good choice, but not a great choice for players. We have already seen reports of the chip running very hot and consuming a lot of energy, even without the loaded AVX-512, in several leaked benchmarks.
If Intel is able to price Core i7-11700K and the rest of the stack correctly, then it may stand a chance against Ryzen 5000 ‘Zen 3’ CPUs in terms of price for performance values, otherwise AMD just needs to keep their supply running smoothly and that would be enough for users not to hesitate to switch to Intel, at least until the next generation of Zen 4 and Alder Lake CPUs arrive.
11th generation Rocket Lake Desktop CPU line specifications (preliminaries):
| CPU name | Colors / Threads | Base Clock | Boost Clock (1-Core) | Boost Clock (All-Core) | Cache | Graphics | TDP (PL1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i9-11900K | 8/16 | 3.50 GHz | 5.30 GHz | 4.80 GHz | 16 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 125W |
| Core i9-11900 | 8/16 | 2.50 GHz | 5.20 GHz | 4.00 GHz | 16 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 65W |
| Core i9-11900T | 8/16 | 1.50 GHz | 4.90 GHz | 3.70 GHz | 16 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 35W |
| Core i7-11700K | 8/16 | 3.60 GHz | 5.00 GHz | 470 GHz | 16 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 125W |
| Core i7-11700 | 8/16 | 2.50 GHz | 4.90 GHz | 4.40 GHz | 16 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 65W |
| Core i7-11700T | 8/16 | 1.40 GHz | 4.60 GHz | 3.60 GHz | 16 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 35W |
| Core i5-11600K | 6/12 | 3.90 GHz | 4.90 GHz | 4.60 GHz | 12 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 125W |
| Core i5-11600 | 6/12 | TBC | TBC | TBC | 12 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 65W |
| Core i5-11600T | 6/12 | TBC | TBC | TBC | 12 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 35W |
| Core i5-11500 | 6/12 | 2.70 GHz | 4.60 GHz | TBC | 12 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 65W |
| Core i5-11500T | 6/12 | TBC | TBC | TBC | 12 MB | Intel Xe 32 EU (256 cores) | 35W |
| Core i5-11400 | 6/12 | 2.60 GHz | 4,400 GHz | 4.20 GHz | 12 MB | Intel Xe 24 EU (192 colors) | 65W |
| Core i5-11400T | 6/12 | TBC | TBC | TBC | 12 MB | Intel Xe 24 EU (192 colors) | 35W |