Intel about AMD X3D: Cache alone won’t win gaming 💁‍♂️

Intel’s Robert Hallock talks about the future of gaming CPUs, AMD’s X3D approach, cache, latency, Thread Director, software optimization and Intel’s desktop roadmap. In this full PCGH interview, we discuss why Intel sees gaming performance as a mix of hardware and software, how much performance may still be hidden in unoptimized games, what role Linux could play, and whether Intel can win back enthusiast gamers with future CPUs. For more videos, please check out our channel. Timestamps: 0:00 Robert Hallock Introduction 0:06 Intel about AMD X3D 0:57 Intel Gaming Performance Strategy 02:08 Intel Handheld Gaming Strategy 03:13 Nova Lake: Latency, Cache, Thread Locality 05:54 Intel Cache Hierarchy vs. X3D 06:57 Thread Migration and Thread Director 09:41 Is large cache the key of gaming in the long run or just one of many solutions? 11:18 Longer Intel Socket Lifecycles 12:30 Consumer CPUs vs. Embedded and Edge CPUs 14:55 Bartlett Lake vs. Panther Lake Strategy 16:38 Panther Lake Handheld Timing 18:15 Why Software Matters for Modern CPUs 24:01 CPU, GPU and NPU in AI Gaming 27:12 Intel Overclocking for Mid-Range CPUs 29:24 True Enthusiast Mid-Range CPUs 30:33 Intel Core vs. Core Ultra Explained 31:31 Wildcat Lake and Core 300 Explained 32:33 Gaming Problems: Hardware vs. Drivers 33:28 Intel on Linux Gaming, SteamOS and CachyOS 36:12Intel Linux Roadmap 37:56 Gaming Performance: Hardware vs. Software 38:54 Intel Gaming Roadmap for the Next 3 Years 41:41 Switching from Intel to AMD 41:50 How PC Games Need to Change 43:23 Interview Outro The best deals ▶ Jump straight to Amazon*: https://amzn.to/3zjW9Z9 ▶ Gaming chairs at Backforce*: https://www.backforce.gg/de/shop?affi... ▶ Gaming monitors*: http://amzn.to/2ttcJiW ▶ Gaming keyboards*: http://amzn.to/2sPD9d6 ▶ Gaming mice*: http://amzn.to/2tPCgVJ More news and information ▶ PCGH Website: http://www.pcgh.de ▶ PCGH @ Discord:   / discord   ▶ PCGH @ Facebook:   / pcgameshardware   ▶ PCGH @ Twitter:   / pcgh_redaktion   ▶ PCGH @ Instagram:   / pcgh.de   (*) Affiliate links are marked with an asterisk. We receive a small commission for a purchase via our link and can thus partially finance the free videos with this income. There are no costs for the user. #intel #roberthallock #interview