{"id":31644,"date":"2024-10-30T14:45:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=31644"},"modified":"2024-11-20T13:59:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T21:59:18","slug":"is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Worth Upgrading to Intel Core Ultra 200S Processors for Unreal Engine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine\/#Introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine\/#A_Note_on_Performance\" >A Note on Performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine\/#Intel_Core_Ultra_200S_for_Game_Development\" >Intel Core Ultra 200S for Game Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine\/#Intel_Core_Ultra_200S_for_Virtual_Production\" >Intel Core Ultra 200S for Virtual Production<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine\/#A_Note_about_GPU_Performance\" >A Note about GPU Performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/is-it-worth-upgrading-to-intel-core-ultra-200s-processors-for-unreal-engine\/#Who_is_the_Intel_Core_Ultra_200S_for\" >Who is the Intel Core Ultra 200S for?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t<center><h3>TL;DR: Should you use Intel Core Ultra 200S Processors for Unreal Engine?<\/h3><\/center>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t<p class=\"card-text\"><div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ecvsn-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-ecvsn-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"126bad9a-db6b-4027-b1b0-80a03fd03e2a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>The Intel Core Ultra 200S processors in this generation are designed with a focus on reducing power consumption rather than chasing record-breaking performance. They&rsquo;re still a worthwhile choice over recent Intel Core models, unless you find a particularly great deal on a previous generation chip. While the performance gains over the previous 14900K might not be massive, if you have a system that is more than two years old, you could see up to a 1.5x boost&mdash;or even more&mdash;depending on your hardware and workload. This makes them an excellent option for Unreal Engine users involved in game development or virtual production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-introduction\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the tech world, especially when it comes to computer hardware, there\u2019s always something new on the horizon. Staying up to date with new software and workflows is&nbsp;difficult enough, so many artists don\u2019t spend time keeping up with every single CPU or GPU launch. At Puget Systems, our aim is to break down these advancements and explain what they mean for different industries. This can get pretty complex, so we recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/contact\/\">speaking with one of our consultants<\/a> if you\u2019re considering a new computer and need advice tailored to your specific needs. In this article, we\u2019ll dive into Intel\u2019s latest Core Ultra 200S processors and their potential impact on Unreal Engine workflows, specifically game development and virtual production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intel Core as a brand has been around for 18 years, and they recently launched their latest product line, officially named Intel Core Ultra Desktop Processors (\u201cSeries 2\u201d), but they are also known as Intel Core Ultra 200S, Intel Core Ultra Series 2, or the pre-launch code name &#8220;Arrow Lake&#8221;. These processors use Intel&#8217;s new naming conventions, moving away from the popular Core i3\/i5\/i7\/i9 designations. While there are many models already released and more likely to come in the future, the primary CPU models that will matter to most 3D artists are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24 Core<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20 Core<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 14 Core<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also &#8220;KF&#8221; versions of the 265K and 245K, although those models lack an iGPU (integrated GPU) and are typically not as popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mod-img wp-block-image aligncenter\" data-target=\"single-image-modal-17944\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\">\n\t<!-- If image is not empty, print image, else, print from image URL -->\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/Core-Ultra-200S-for-Unreal-Engine.png\" alt=\"Core Ultra for Unreal banner\" ><\/img>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Displays caption if entered -->\n\n<!-- Displays modal upon click of an image -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/\/Using unique random generated id\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\t\tjQuery('[data-target=\"single-image-modal-17944\"]').click(function(){\n            jQuery('#single-image-modal-17944Modal').modal('show');\n\t\t\t});\n        });\n<\/script>\n\n<div class=\"modal fade popup-image\" id=\"single-image-modal-17944Modal\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\"> \n\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"modal-title\">Image<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- \/modal-header -->\n\n            <div class=\"modal-body inner-modal\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/Core-Ultra-200S-for-Unreal-Engine.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center full-res-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-light btn-lg full-res-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/Core-Ultra-200S-for-Unreal-Engine.png\" target=\"_blank\">Open Full Resolution <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/modal-body -->\n    \t<\/div><!-- \/modal-content -->\n    <\/div><!-- \/modal-dialog -->\n<\/div><!-- \/modal fade --> \n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>These new processors have several improvements over the previous generation, as well as some specialty features like the addition of an NPU (Neural Processing Unit). If you want a full breakdown of what is new with these CPUs and a detailed performance analysis for a range of applications (including Unreal Engine), we have an in-depth technical article available: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/labs\/articles\/intel-core-ultra-200s-content-creation-review\/\">Intel Core Ultra 200S Content Creation Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, in this post, we want to keep it high level and answer how much performance these new processors may give you if you are considering upgrading from a fairly recent system (~1 &#8211; 2 years old), or an older system (3+ years). Since we are talking about this from the perspective of multiple applications and workflows, there is a LOT of text in this article. However, we have it divided up, and we recommend jumping right to the section covering your primary workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to see how your system stacks up directly, we used the publicly available benchmarks from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxon.net\/en\/cinebench\">Cinebench<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaos.com\/vray\/benchmark\">V-Ray<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/opendata.blender.org\/\">Blender<\/a>, which you can run on your own system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Note_on_Performance\"><\/span>A Note on Performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Unreal Engine benchmark is still a work in progress. Given the many and frequent updates to Unreal Engine, we don&#8217;t have numbers that can be directly compared across numerous generations of CPUs. What we can do is look at the relative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/all-articles\/?filter=processors%2Cunreal-engine\">performance increase we saw in each generation in our previous testing<\/a>. This is by no means the most accurate way to do this, but it should be accurate enough to give us a general idea of how performance has changed in recent years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When talking about performance in Unreal Engine, it&#8217;s important to consider how often some of these tasks are performed. Not everyone will compile the source code for their engine or package the finished game. Everyone experiences shader compilation, while some may have daily builds, while others might only experience this on a project&#8217;s initial load. How much \u201cbetter\u201d any particular piece of hardware is will be different for every user. Hopefully, the sections below can help clarify that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-performance-vs-recently-released-hardware\">Performance vs Recently Released Hardware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mod-img wp-block-image aligncenter\" data-target=\"single-image-modal-33907\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\">\n\t<!-- If image is not empty, print image, else, print from image URL -->\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/UE_2year-1.png\" alt=\"Unreal Engine performace 2 year old CPUs\" ><\/img>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Displays caption if entered -->\n\n<!-- Displays modal upon click of an image -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/\/Using unique random generated id\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\t\tjQuery('[data-target=\"single-image-modal-33907\"]').click(function(){\n            jQuery('#single-image-modal-33907Modal').modal('show');\n\t\t\t});\n        });\n<\/script>\n\n<div class=\"modal fade popup-image\" id=\"single-image-modal-33907Modal\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\"> \n\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"modal-title\">Image<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- \/modal-header -->\n\n            <div class=\"modal-body inner-modal\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/UE_2year-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center full-res-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-light btn-lg full-res-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/UE_2year-1.png\" target=\"_blank\">Open Full Resolution <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/modal-body -->\n    \t<\/div><!-- \/modal-content -->\n    <\/div><!-- \/modal-dialog -->\n<\/div><!-- \/modal fade --> \n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While we can\u2019t directly compare results on older systems, these charts are based on the percent increase we saw with each generation in previous articles. So for example, we saw about 8% from the 14900K to the 285K, 1% from the 13900K to the 14900K, and a 24% increase from the 12900K to the 13900K. Based on these gains, it would be hard to justify upgrading from either the 13900K or 14900K. Even if you currently spend an hour a day waiting for shaders to compile, this would only save you 5 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-performance-vs-older-hardware\">Performance vs. Older Hardware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mod-img wp-block-image aligncenter\" data-target=\"single-image-modal-97949\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\">\n\t<!-- If image is not empty, print image, else, print from image URL -->\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/UE_3year-1.png\" alt=\"Unreal Engine performace 3+ year old CPUs\" ><\/img>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Displays caption if entered -->\n\n<!-- Displays modal upon click of an image -->\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/\/Using unique random generated id\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\t\tjQuery('[data-target=\"single-image-modal-97949\"]').click(function(){\n            jQuery('#single-image-modal-97949Modal').modal('show');\n\t\t\t});\n        });\n<\/script>\n\n<div class=\"modal fade popup-image\" id=\"single-image-modal-97949Modal\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\"> \n\t<div class=\"modal-dialog modal-xl\" role=\"document\">\n\t\t<div class=\"modal-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"modal-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"modal-title\">Image<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- \/modal-header -->\n\n            <div class=\"modal-body inner-modal\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/UE_3year-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center full-res-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-light btn-lg full-res-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2024\/10\/UE_3year-1.png\" target=\"_blank\">Open Full Resolution <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/modal-body -->\n    \t<\/div><!-- \/modal-content -->\n    <\/div><!-- \/modal-dialog -->\n<\/div><!-- \/modal fade --> \n\n\n\n<p>Now, if we look at older systems, we see a major uplift in performance. Going back this far, Intel has fewer CPU cores on the highest-end chips. Both Intel and AMD were on an older DDR4, compared to the much faster DDR5 used today. Newer systems can even support larger RAM capacity due to the greater density possible with DDR5. There are also a whole host of other upgrades that don&#8217;t directly impact performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of performance in Unreal Engine, upgrading from a 3-year-old 12900K can be 1.4x faster, and if you have an older Core i9 11900K, the performance gain is nearly 3x! For context, if you currently have that CPU and spend an hour waiting for shaders, an upgrade to the Core Ultra 9 185K would drop it down to just 20 minutes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intel-core-ultra-200s-for-game-development\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intel_Core_Ultra_200S_for_Game_Development\"><\/span>Intel Core Ultra 200S for Game Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to Game Development, there are many different workflows that all have different demands on the CPU. Every Unreal Engine user is familiar with the pain of waiting for shaders to compile. Some may experience this occasionally, while others might face it daily. Large projects may take hours, while small environments may take minutes. There are also numerous ways that this can be optimized, such as on-demand shaders that only compile when needed, Shared DDC for teams, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same can be said for compiling source code or baking lighting. Both are time-consuming tasks, but they may be infrequent or happen daily. This means there is no one best option for game development. The Core Ultra 9 285K is really good at all these tasks but doesn\u2019t come close to what a 32 or 64-core Threadripper is capable of. However, most artists probably don&#8217;t need to spend the extra money just to save themselves a few minutes a week. Conversely, a dedicated build server that is doing nightly builds is exactly where an investment into a very high-core count system would pay off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ideal use case for this CPU is for an artist in a studio where shared or network DCC is implemented. This does require a newer version of Unreal, as older versions (5.0 and earlier) did not include shared DCC in the engine. The DCC can be a very large file, meaning the artist would either need to download all this data or recompile it themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are also a great option for those doing programming and paired with a dedicated build server. Smaller iterative changes could be made on the workstation, which only takes a few moments. Then, when the day\u2019s work is done, it is submitted to the build server, along with everyone else\u2019s changes, and recompiled overnight for the next day\u2019s work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-intel-core-ultra-200s-for-virtual-production\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intel_Core_Ultra_200S_for_Virtual_Production\"><\/span>Intel Core Ultra 200S for Virtual Production<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Much like Game Development, Virtual Production is a broad umbrella with numerous different roles. It can involve anything from an artist making assets in the VAD to a cluster of nodes powering massive LED walls with real-time graphics and motion tracking.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/real-time-engine-workstations\/virtual-production\/buy-341\/\">LED nodes<\/a> would be built on Threadripper Pro, EPYC, or Xeon purely for RAM and PCIe needs. Theoretically, a node could be built on Core or Ryzen; however, they have much more limited PCIe capabilities. If the node needs to have multiple GPUs plus a SYNC card, Bluefield NIC, capture card, etc., Core and Ryzen don\u2019t offer enough physical PCIe slots, let alone bandwidth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Core is a great option for someone in the Virtual Art Department or a more simple greenscreen shoot. Often in these cases, shaders aren\u2019t compiled all that often, compiling source code is not something they do, and light baking can be done on the GPU if needed. 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