Intel Core Ultra 3 205 Arrow Lake CPU Runs Circles Around i3-14100 In Budget Benchmark Battle

A thesis that the author has been pondering for months now—ever since we reported on the Ryzen 5 5600G's surprisingly competent gaming chops—is the idea that computers have been 'fast enough' for a while now, and even enthusiasts might consider a lower-end processor if it suits their needs. Would you ever buy a "3" level CPU for your own use, dear reader?

What if we told you that the new Core Ultra 3 205 comes with four fast Lion Cove P-cores and four efficient Skymont E-cores, that it is capable of sustaining over 200 FPS in Valorant at native 1080p without a graphics card, and that you can find full systems based on this CPU for around $360?

Well, you can if you're in South Korea, anyway. That ...