9800X3D: AMDip demo across multiple games

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Not an AMD hate thread, and not a member of the Frame Chasers community, but I do watch his videos.

I am probably still going to buy the 9950X3D because it should still be the best option for VFIO but it is disappointing to see this issue on the new series, and he warns about general desktop use lag he will demo on Saturday.

Posting as this is the most comprehensive demonstration of the AMDip I have seen and I value the opinion of the Level One community. If it is the case someone can point out that for some reason this is not an issue on VFIO or the testing methodology is flawed I would be happy to learn that. Some comments on the video complain the 14900K is overclocked and both running on tuned systems but I think it is a fair point that both CPUs are intended to be.

Testing is run at 1080p so the CPU is not bottlenecked and in game areas where resources are loading. The trend seems to be that when the dips occur the Intel recovers much quicker though after loading generally the 1% lows are then higher on the AMD. Video mentions but does not demonstrate this issue in Jedi Survivor, Hogwarts, Starfield and should occur on any game with pop in textures.

1% lows FPS and time values are approximate. If recovery is not listed it is because it was not demonstrated.

Apex Legends: No dip on either
Valorant: Dip on both

Rust

AMD:
185 to 56
Recovers in 23 seconds

Intel:
209 to 100
Recovers in 7 seconds

Kingdom Come Deliverance

AMD:
209 to 121
Recovers in 9 seconds

Intel:
221 to 191
Recovery not shown

Borderlands 2

AMD:
696 to 83
Recovers in 8 seconds

Intel:
804 to 138
Recovery in 4 seconds

Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail
Both dip to 117/118

Deadlock

AMD:
300 to 246

Intel:
300 to 265

Warzone

AMD:
260 to 219

Intel:
238 to 231

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So the Intel is massively overclocked (6GHz), direct die cooled, and RAM is faster (8000MT/s) and water cooled.
The AMD is not de-lidded, not overclocked as much as the Intel (5,5Ghz), and has the slower RAM (6400 MT/s).
So in my opinion not an apples to apples comparison.
Also good luck with the lifetime expectancy of the Intel with such an overclock.

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MSI Afterburner is known to cause issues with frame dips and stuttering with the AMD 3D v cache CPUs. The flck setting and other memory timings can also contribute to framerate issues as well. I’ve seen stuttering issues running 6400 MT/s on some systems without tuning and voltage adjustments. 6000 MT/s memory with 2000 MHz fclk and uclk 1:1 is best to start with to baseline the system. I currently own a 9800x3D and have none of the issues shown by Frame Chasers.