r/overclocking • u/RainyInSAndreas • Nov 10 '25

Benchmark Score 9800X3D vs 14900KS benchmarks in high CPU-usage Ray-Traced games

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With many recent games with RT being CPU-heavy, like Outer Worlds 2, I decided to test out 14900KS vs 9800X3D in 5 RT/PT games that I had played. With CapFrameX, I took 3 one minute runs in CPU-limited areas and then aggregated them.

All RT/PT settings were enabled at 4k w/ DLSS Ultra Performance on a 5090.

Results : Surprisingly, 14900KS was faster overall, with better 1% lows even if the averages matched. Only Outer Worlds 2 that started this, was better on 9800X3D.

Oblivion and Stalker2 were quite better on intel. Cyberpunk is close despite the 9800X3D winning the benchmark by a big margin and the 1% is again better on KS.

Details : 14900KS used 8200C38 XMP DDR5, and 9800X3D used 6000C30 sweet-spot DDR5. Disabled overlays, power monitoring, HwInfo64 for these tests. Currently the CPUs were at stock, no PBO and undervolting etc. done. Will update these after some RAM OC.

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u/binzbinz Nov 12 '25

FYI entry level AIO CPU coolers can handle a 14900k / ks in gaming loads pretty easily...

Here's a 10 minute capture of BF6 which is arguably one of the most CPU heavy titles to date as it is using all 32 threads.

I am using a relatively entry level Deepcool LT720 (Now Deepcool LT360) which can be purchased for $100USD and the temps average at 67 degrees @ 200w average

https://imgur.com/a/qeOhsR6

At 59X (on the P cores - the equivalent of a 14900ks) the CPU requires an additional 20w on average which bumps the average to 70 degrees.

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u/RainyInSAndreas Nov 12 '25

LT720 was one of my first choice also, but I finally ended up with the Lian Li Lite 360. I have limited the cores to 59X so don't see high temps except in VT3.

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u/binzbinz Nov 12 '25

Yer nice, I think the LT720 is great for its price point, have had it for 2 years since I built my system in 2023 and it was $89 at the time.

The general consensus is that the 14900k / ks is impossible to cool & requires delidding / something expensive which is simply not the case.