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Battlefield 6, Intel Nerfing 14900Ks, OC Features vs Grifters, Zen 6 on AM5 "Confirmed"
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- The Hardware Unboxed Podcast
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- Oct 17, 2025
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- 4695
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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 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Audio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcast Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfw SUPPORT US DIRECTLY Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/…