Cpu upgrade, FPS increase guesses?

Rasseru · 22 Nov 2017 at 18:11

Im considering upgrading my processor, its a xeon x5687 3.6ghz

https://ark.intel.com/products/5257...r-X5687-12M-Cache-3_60-GHz-6_40-GTs-Intel-QPI

If upgrading to something more current, would I get any FPS increase at all?

ive got a PNY 1080 OC in there, and game at 4k - its ok but sometimes not as smooth as i'd like, and ive no idea if the new cpus do anything special compared to what I have

stulid · 22 Nov 2017 at 21:09

Yes I belive you will.

Rasseru · 22 Nov 2017 at 23:25

care to guess how much? as title?

andy_mk3 · 22 Nov 2017 at 23:59

At 4k you are GPU bound, so maximum fps isn't going to be massively higher. It's impossible to put exact numbers on anything though.

I'd expect your minimum fps to be the most noticeable difference though, which should mean that gameplay is smoother.

GinG · 23 Nov 2017 at 12:00

andy_mk3 said:
At 4k you are GPU bound, so maximum fps isn't going to be massively higher. It's impossible to put exact numbers on anything though.

I'd expect your minimum fps to be the most noticeable difference though, which should mean that gameplay is smoother.

I think it will be the minimums which will make the difference.

For example I went from a 8350 to Ryzen 1600. Whilst the fps increased by around 20fps at least, it is the minimums which has made so much difference in the BF1 experience now, the game is very very smooth now.

Rasseru · 23 Nov 2017 at 12:24

Yeah I was talking minimums, isnt the caching of new assets something that is CPU bound? or other processing out of the FOV? Something like that anyway

What would you guys recommend, going intel for a good bang for buck? I was thinking an i7 7820x skylake looked like a good option, £500 or something

Rasseru · 23 Nov 2017 at 13:31

Or would you just go for a 1080ti ? It's the cheaper option

mistersprinkles · 24 Nov 2017 at 00:19

If you upgrade your CPU to something modern, you will need a new board and RAM. That CPU is sandy based, 2011 technology. very obsolete, as is the board.
All systems now use DDR4, which you also do not have. This will be costly.

if you do upgrade look at a Ryzen 7 1700 or an i7 8700K, which are 8c16t and 6c12t parts respectively. The Ryzen 7 is more capable if you're able to push it hard, but the Intel chip clocks higher and should be a better gamer, due to optimization differences.