*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[Papusan]

On 6/19/2025 at 3:23 PM, Papusan said:

 

Intel don't need as many factory workers if they prefer buy the silicon from TSMC. Bring back the manufacturing to the US, LOL 

 

And you don't need as many factory workers if your products is so bad that consumers prefer something else/or skip gen upgrades due same reasons (I look at me myself). 

 

Intel layoff plans will see a 20% reduction in semiconductor factory workers

Intel has reportedly told its employees that the company plans to lay off between 15% and 20% of its employees from its chip manufacturing division, with more job cuts planned down the line.

 

 

 

 

Payback for making bad products. You need to lower the prices to be able to sell it to customers. 

 

Intel cuts the price of the Core Ultra 7 265K for the third time: better performance/price vs. Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Intel has once again reduced the price of its Core Ultra 7 265K and Core Ultra 7 265KF processors. 

 

46 minutes ago, tps3443 said:

I’m seeing much larger gains than 22% in Starfield with 5090 running native.

 

Maybe something have improved for Blackwell or Nvidia have forgotten previous gen cards. Nvidia won't improve the gaming performance for older gen cards. And all work into Geforce drivers have been for 5000 series cards. 

 

[Mr. Fox]

45 minutes ago, tps3443 said:

I’m seeing much larger gains than 22% in Starfield with 5090 running native. The RTX 4090 wasn’t smooth enough playing in native 4K because it was typically running 60-90’s.  I played the game enough where I tried to run native 4K, after getting in the zone, I always resorted to running DLSS Quality without FG with a 4090. 

If Starfield is a game that can use as many cores/threads that the CPU can provide as opposted the the typical game that chokes on too many your HEDT setup might be getting better than normal results for that reason.

[tps3443]

46 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

If Starfield is a game that can use as many cores/threads that the CPU can provide as opposted the the typical game that chokes on too many your HEDT setup might be getting better than normal results for that reason.

Take a look at any 4080 Super review and look at the 4090. The 4090 is “Barely faster on paper” however, the internet never mentions this. You’ll see 20-35% leads with the 4090 even smaller than that of a 4090 VS 5090. I think it’s like a +27% 4K gaming average that the 4090 beats the 4080 Super by. Who in their right mind would pay +600 dollars for that tiny upgrade? EVERYONE APPARENTLY lol. So, my point is, it’s definitely more than 27%. A LOT MORE. I upgraded from a 4080 Super to a 4090. It was a massive boost to gaming performance in 4K. Well, the 5090 lead over the 4090 is even larger than the 4090 lead over the 4080 Super.
 

So My point is, real world testing is the only way to go. 
 

4080 Super VS 4090 =27%

 

4090 VS 5090 FE= 35% (Astral= +42%)

 

[Mr. Fox]

1 hour ago, tps3443 said:

Who in their right mind would pay +600 dollars for that tiny upgrade? EVERYONE APPARENTLY lol.

We (enthusiasts) are definitely outnumbered by those that don't know, don't care, or exercise restraint when it comes to spending. While I think cost per FPS is valid and something to pay attention to, where we mislead ourselves or rationalize purchases is by thinking in terms of "I am paying for an upgrade" when we should think strictly in terms of "I am buying NVIDIA's current best GPU. Is their pricing in line with what the flagship product was last year, or am I getting screwed?" This should be the primary basis for the purchase decision rather than size of the uplift over last generation equivalent. The size of the performance uplift doesn't matter in the context of needing a new GPU. They need it to be priced based on what it is, not how much better it is or is not. If you think in terms of how much you are paying for an upgrade, an upgrade from what? Where one person measures is different than another. And, that could go the other direction and the price change would need to be smaller for those whose upgrade would be smaller. And, we know they wouldn't want to operate that way because it would be right.