Is this a CPU bottleneck?

[TallmanMikeUK]

Hi Guys,

As per the title; these two pictures show my CPU utilisation over the indicated periods of time whilst playing Battlefield 1. CPU usage is consistently in the mid-high 90% range, the big dips being round / server changes. I've recently been considering a GPU upgrade but I've begun thinking that the potential performance increase would be bottle-necked by the CPU.

Currently running Phenom X6 1100tBE OC @ 3.8ghz





Do you guys reckon this is a bottleneck and, if so, what would be a sensible upgrade with plenty of headroom?

Thanks

 

[TallmanMikeUK]

What resolution and settings, also what GPU are you running?

This is 1080 and everything on low bar mesh quality (for draw distance) and particle quality, which are both on high. The GPU is a Gigabyte Windforce Radeon 7850; it shows 300 core / 150 mem which I think was an OC I did a while back.