Why is my frame rate and frame time so unstable in every game?

Bounce · 28 Oct 2019 at 16:31

going from a 7600k to a 7700K, didn't seem the most logical upgrade.

Ryzen 3600 or a 8th/9th gen intel would have made more sense.

Quartz · 28 Oct 2019 at 16:46

ConorJDavies said:
Corsair Hydro 100i RGB Platinum Liquid CPU Cooler

There've been recent threads about similar problems saying that the control software (iCUE / Corsairlink) for this is the cause.

Threepwood · 29 Oct 2019 at 02:33

Did you do a fresh Windows install or did you clone your old drive?

Virus checked?

SonicSW20 · 29 Oct 2019 at 09:23

Quartz said:
There've been recent threads about similar problems saying that the control software (iCUE / Corsairlink) for this is the cause.

If you excuse the baity title:

ConorJDavies · 29 Oct 2019 at 10:16

Quartz said:
There've been recent threads about similar problems saying that the control software (iCUE / Corsairlink) for this is the cause.

I don't have any of those programs installed. So, it's not that either.

greatash · 31 Oct 2019 at 02:37

CPU bottleneck would be my guess, especially in BFV a quad core is not going to cut it with a 2080S

BFV uses 90%+ of all 12 threads on my ryzen 2600 with a vega 56

ConorJDavies · 31 Oct 2019 at 12:26

greatash said:
CPU bottleneck would be my guess, especially in BFV a quad core is not going to cut it with a 2080S

BFV uses 90%+ of all 12 threads on my ryzen 2600 with a vega 56

I don't think so, the 7700k is more than enough, and my friend has the exact same CPU with the exact same GPU and has zero problems. Plus, I had a GTX 1080 before and it did the same thing with the CPU, I don't think the CPU is the issue here. And again, its not just Battlefield V. Its every single game, even Minecraft is unplayable, I am not expert but the i7 7700k is more than enough.

Bounce · 31 Oct 2019 at 12:29

greatash said:
CPU bottleneck would be my guess, especially in BFV a quad core is not going to cut it with a 2080S

BFV uses 90%+ of all 12 threads on my ryzen 2600 with a vega 56

A 7700k is a faster cpu than a 2600.

Vidar · 31 Oct 2019 at 13:28

Having similar problems currently and trying to identify the cause also... watching this.

ColdAsIce · 31 Oct 2019 at 13:55

Have you tried lowering the settings to see if you get the same issue?

greatash · 1 Nov 2019 at 08:59

Bounce said:
A 7700k is a faster cpu than a 2600.

Singlethread sure, when a game actually makes use of all those cores/threads? Nope.

SonicSW20 · 1 Nov 2019 at 09:37

greatash said:
Singlethread sure, when a game actually makes use of all those cores/threads? Nope.

Meanwhile, in the real world:

In some titles, you'd be right. Battlefield V is not one of them.

OP could be having processor related issues still - bad power managment, thermal throttling etc, but with the processor working correctly this is not the issue.

greatash · 3 Nov 2019 at 04:46

SonicSW20 said:
In some titles, you'd be right. Battlefield V is not one of them.

I knew this one would get posted, my mate has a 7700k and it doesn't hold no where near those minimums in 64p multiplayer - especially in more demanding game modes like operations/frontlines. I also believe this was before the big ryzen optimization patch for battlefield 5 earlier in the year. Second one is singleplayer which is irrelevant and not demanding on the cpu, hence the high minimums on the 4 threaded cpus which drop to 40s in multiplayer. He did upgrade and commented:

"here is my experience. I had a similar setup, 7700k @ 4.8ghz, 3200mhz ddr4, 1080ti FE no OC, 1440p gsync 165hz. The gpu never hit 100% and never maintain constant 165fps even in low settings in 64 player maps). But after switching to 9700k & new z390 mobo (ouch) this game felt much smoother, with the occasional stutters / frame drops completely disappeared (no one ever talks about this which ruins the experience in the heat of battle). The 1080ti now always @ full % utilisation."

SonicSW20 · 3 Nov 2019 at 11:40

Every reviewer who has benchmarked both processors in that title have posted similar numbers. Seems much more likely there was an issue with your friends setup tbh.