We know that Zen 3 (e.g. 5800X) without V-cache is 10-11% slower than the 12900K in games, and we now know that the IPC of Zen 4 is 8-10% higher then Zen 3.
Zen 4 IPC info:
Zen 3 720p avg gaming performance:
So, even without increases in clock speed, Zen 4 will be roughly as fast as the top Alder Lake CPUs in games. But, there will also be clock speed improvements of around 10%, vs Zen 3 (e.g. 5800X).
So, Intel has got a bit of a problem, especially if there is no IPC gain for the 13th generation.
I would imagine that improvements in L2/L3 cache will help the 13th gen to keep up in games...
Zen 4 IPC info:
Zen 3 720p avg gaming performance:
So, even without increases in clock speed, Zen 4 will be roughly as fast as the top Alder Lake CPUs in games. But, there will also be clock speed improvements of around 10%, vs Zen 3 (e.g. 5800X).
So, Intel has got a bit of a problem, especially if there is no IPC gain for the 13th generation.
I would imagine that improvements in L2/L3 cache will help the 13th gen to keep up in games...
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