Intel has admitted that its new flagship gaming CPUs won’t be able to compete with AMD’s next-gen X3D CPUs when they launch. The lid has just been lifted on the new Intel Arrow Lake gaming CPU lineup, with the company spilling the beans on the new Core Ultra 9 285K, as well as several other chips. However, Intel has had to be upfront when it comes to gaming – the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D will be faster. The performance deficit was revealed in an Intel Arrow Lake Q&A session we attended, where Intel VP of technical marketing, Robert Hallock was quizzed about the new CPUs’ gaming performance. Make no mistake, the new Core Ultra 9 285K will not be the best gaming CPU, even according to Intel. Continue reading Intel just admitted the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D beats its new Arrow Lake gaming CPU MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Ryzen 7 7800X3D review, Best gaming CPU, Radeon RX 7800 XT review