Episode 85

Battlefield 6, Intel Nerfing 14900Ks, OC Features vs Grifters, Zen 6 on AM5 "Confirmed"

The Hardware Unboxed Podcast · Hardware Unboxed

October 17, 20251h 18m

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Show Notes

Episode 85: We chat about Battlefield 6 testing and explore the difficulties with testing one-click overclocking features in benchmarks, such as PBO and 200S Boost. We also discuss the latest Intel graphics announcements including Xe3 and XeSS 3, as well as motherboard vendors beginning to say Zen 6 will be supported on AM5

SOURCES

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intels-xe3-graphics-architecture-breaks-cover-panther-lakes-12-xe-core-igpu-promises-50-percent-better-performance-than-lunar-lake

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-takes-the-wraps-off-panther-lake-first-18a-client-processor-brings-the-best-of-lunar-lake-and-arrow-lake-together-in-one-package

https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-xe3p-will-mark-arc-naming-switch-to-c-series

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/intel-announces-xess-3-with-multi-frame-generation-putting-it-ahead-of-amd-in-the-ai-powered-graphics-performance-race/

https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-confirms-b850-motherboards-to-directly-support-future-zen-6-cpus

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-officially-confirms-zen6-desktop-support-for-am5-based-b850-motherboard

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

00:43 - Battlefield 6 testing thoughts

09:11 - Battlefield 6 VRAM leak

11:31 - Questionable Battlefield 6 CPU benchmarks?

20:49 - Issues with overclocking CPUs

29:59 - Why we don't test with PBO or 200S Boost, but do test with XMP

40:45 - Overclock tweaking can be a grift

50:34 - Intel graphics updates, Xe3 and XeSS 3

58:32 - Motherboard makers confirm Zen 6 on AM5 publicly

1:09:10 - Updates from our boring lives

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