i7 4790 with 4070 Super

[frogzila]

I'm looking to do a big upgrade soon, ideally to 9800X3D if I can be patient enough. I recently saw a great deal on a 4070 Super and jumped on it, so in the meantime I'm on an i7 4790 (non k) with a 4070 Super. Coming from a 2060 Super I'm surprised at how little extra performance I'm getting with the 4070 Super.

I would say around +5% - +10% in fps but 1% lows haven't changed much. Mainly play GTA V, PUBG, Diablo IV @ 1440p.

There is obviously a major imbalance between the CPU and GPU but I am surprised at just how much. Does this sound about right or should I be getting more?

My existing board is a H81 (PCIe Gen 2)

 

[frogzila]

CPU utilisation sits around 80%

RAM (16GB DDR3 1600Mhz) utilisation is around 12GB/16GB

 

[frogzila]

For the same price as just the 9800X3D is likely to cost you could do a full AM5 upgrade right now, I doubt there would be a noticeable difference at 1440p on a mid range card like the 4070S compared to the much more costly 7800X3D/9800X3D.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-375-MS) = £164.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Six Core 5.10GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DW-AM) = £179.99
• 1 x G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo EXPO 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - B (SKU: MEM-GSK-01360) = £109.99

Total: £454.97 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

I've been sat with that exact same spec in my basket for the past week (however with the 7600x and the crucial PRO OC 6000MHz CL30 kit)

Does the G.Skill kit have any benefit over the crucial set?

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I think I'll probably just pull the trigger this weekend... Waiting is torture

 

[frogzila]

The speed of it will be limiting, the amount will cause slow down if not enough

Is there any way to measure this? Like an option within the rivatuner/afterburner software.

 

[frogzila]

I ordered the following over the weekend: 7600x, 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30, B650 Tomahawk.

in summary, the i7 4790 was completely hamstringing the 4070 Super (big surprise) but by how much was just astonishing.