Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Ultra 7 265K + RTX 5090 — 12 Months Later, Who Wins?

Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Ultra 7 265K — after 1 year… who actually wins in real gaming? Testing both CPUs with the RTX 5090 across 12 demanding titles at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K to find out if Intel finally caught up — or if X3D still dominates. 📊 Quick results teaser: • 9800X3D leads in most CPU-bound games (up to ~15–25%) • 265K closes the gap in some modern titles • At 4K, performance is nearly identical • Power efficiency vs raw FPS — the real trade-off #Ryzen79800X3D #IntelUltra7265K #RTX5090 #AMDvsIntel #CPUComparison2026 #BestGamingCPU ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 Battlefield 6 1080p 0:54 Battlefield 6 1440p 1:36 Battlefield 6 2160p 2:30 Cyberpunk 2077 1080p 3:11 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p 3:47 Cyberpunk 2077 2160p 4:24 Spider-Man 2 1080p 5:05 Spider-Man 2 1440p 5:47 Spider-Man 2 2160p 6:26 PUBG 1080p 7:03 PUBG 1440p 7:38 PUBG 2160p 8:14 Forza Horizon 5 1080p 8:59 Forza Horizon 5 1440p 9:40 Forza Horizon 5 2160p 10:21 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 1080p 11:04 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 1440p 11:43 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 2160p 12:26 Counter-Strike 2 1080p 13:03 Counter-Strike 2 1440p 13:40 Counter-Strike 2 2160p 14:15 Star Wars Outlaws 1080p 15:03 Star Wars Outlaws 1440p 15:50 Star Wars Outlaws 2160p 16:36 Alan Wake 2 1080p 17:10 Alan Wake 2 1440p 17:42 Alan Wake 2 2160p 18:15 Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered 1080p 18:52 Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered 1440p 19:26 Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered 2160p 20:03 The Last of Us Part II 1080p 20:40 The Last of Us Part II 1440p 21:18 The Last of Us Part II 2160p 21:55 Black Myth: Wukong 1080p 22:34 Black Myth: Wukong 1440p 23:09 Black Myth: Wukong 2160p 🎮 Games Tested (12): Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, PUBG, Counter-Strike 2, Battlefield 6, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Star Wars Outlaws, Spider-Man 2, Forza Horizon 5, The Last of Us Part II, Black Myth: Wukong 💬 Comment below: Team AMD or Team Intel in 2026 — which one are you choosing and why? 👍 Like & Subscribe for more CPU battles and RTX 5090 benchmarks every week. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💻 AMD Test Setup: Windows 11 25H2 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (Default, no PBO) ASUS TUF GAMING B850-E WIFI BIOS 1087 | ADATA XPG DDR5-8000 32GB XMP Liquid Freezer III 360 | Gainward Phantom RTX 5090 32GB Kingston SNV2S 1TB NVMe | Toughpower GF3 1200W Gold 💻 Intel Test Setup: Windows 11 25H2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Intel Performance Profile) Gigabyte Z890 UD WIFI6E BIOS F17 | ADATA XPG DDR5-8000 32GB XMP Liquid Freezer II 420 | Gainward Phantom RTX 5090 32GB WD Black 2TB NVMe Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G7 Neo 32 4K | Capture: Elgato 4K X