Will this CPU increase performance ?

Zaphrod said:
Looks like Arma 2 doesn't even use 4 cores properly so 6 cores aren't going to help.
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what your saying is the opposite of what the reviews prove & Bi studio have developed in the arma 2 engine.

Here is another review mentioning the engine:http://www.channelpro.co.uk/reviews/6551/intel-sandy-bridge-e-review/page/0/11

I quote "Gaming performance
While many games developers are happy to take advantage of the advanced rendering power of modern GPUs, there are very few games that run faster on anything more sophisticated than a quad-core CPU. We only know a few with more than four threads (Arma II and Shogun 2 to name a couple)".

"Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the i7-3930K failed to match the frame rate of its higher frequency quad-core Sandy Bridge sibblings in Arma II: Operation Arrowhead. However, the i7-3930K did perform very well in Shogun 2: Total War, with an 11 per cent faster frame rate than the i7-2600K".
 
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stuntmanSLim said:
what your saying is the opposite of what the reviews prove & Bi studio have developed in the arma 2 engine.

"Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the i7-3930K failed to match the frame rate of its higher frequency quad-core Sandy Bridge sibblings in Arma II: Operation Arrowhead. ".
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How is that the opposite of what I said?
 
stuntmanSLim said:
A sandybridge 6 core with lower clock speed out performs the 4 core cpu on default clocks,so therefore Arma2/engine. The sandybridge quad core is just a better overclocker than the 6 core.
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Arma II: Operation Arrowhead
1,920 x 1,080, Very High settings, no AA, no AF

I5 2500k @ 3.3Ghz stock 4 cores 4 threads min FPS 86
I7 3930k @ 3.2Ghz stock 6 cores 12 threads min FPS 84

Not seeing any benefit with either 2 more cores or 8 more threads. the 100Mhz difference is negligible.

Edit: not to mention the price difference of £290
 
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stuntmanSLim said:
+1. You found a very important point for people who are buying hardware for Arma 2:OA.
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Arma 2 and Shogun Total War were the examples of games that take advantage of Multi-core/Multi-thread CPUs. The same is true for Shogun 2 Total War, No significant advantage to 6 Core CPUs.

Shogun 2: Total War CPU Test
1,920 x 1,080, default settings, no AA, no AF

I5 2500k @ 3.3Ghz stock 4 cores 4 threads min FPS 18 average 26
I7 3930k @ 3.2Ghz stock 6 cores 12 threads min FPS 20 average 26
 
DecoySA said:
I recently got a GTX 680 as an upgrade from a 6970 and haven't really noticed any performance increase on the two games i play the most, iracing and arma... presumably because these sims rely on CPU more than GPU.

So I'm thinking i should upgrade my CPU/Motherboard

I currently have

Intel Core i5-2400 3.10GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor
Gigabyte H67M-UD2H-B3 Intel H67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION **

Im looking at getting this to upgrade my system

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-080-OE

Would this offer a substantial performance increase over my current cpu/mobo combo ?
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The conclusion to the studies would be,buy an awesome CPU cooler & overclock the hell out of that i5 CPU you got already,wait for Haswell & broadwell CPU's,see if they rectify the frequency bottleneck.
The NZXT Havik 140 is the best air cooler & nothing can match its silent operation: http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/cpu_cooler/havik_140
 
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stuntmanSLim said:
The conclusion to the studies would be,buy an awesome CPU cooler & overclock the hell out of that i5 CPU you got already,wait for Haswell & broadwell CPU's,see if they rectify the frequency bottleneck.
The NZXT Havik 140 is the best air cooler & nothing can match its silent operation: http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/cpu_cooler/havik_140
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It hasn't got a unlocked multiplier so he can't overclock. And also that isn't the best CPU air cooler. :S
 
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