chocolatekarma

I know this is an old thread, but I found it while doing some research. I own both an AZ (SMR) and RZ (CMR) WD Blue 4TB. In my testing the AZ is a good deal faster, which I think is because its buffer is 4x larger. The AZ has a 256MB buffer and the RZ only has 64MB. Also, the AZ is much newer being released in 2021 and the RZ in 2015. You can see the results here - the top is the AZ and the bottom is the RZ.

AMD cards are cheaper for a reason. Because they offer a lesser experience, especially once you get into the surrounding tech.

Here's a wild thought.... ask steam!

They fixed that, so only old stock units have issues

750 would be a good wattage

Because you're horrifically CPU bottlenecked.

You have an 8 year old quad core CPU "trying" to power a GPU that nears 3090 performance. You need a new mobo and CPU. Minimum current gen 6 core.

Together they total 275 watt TDP. So as long as your CPU is 125-140 watts max or lower you will be fine.

That's the one I'm using which comes with Afterburner.

Also Riva Tuner.

I used Riva Tuner to lock it to 60 on both.

This makes sense.

Yes, the 12400F system is capable of a higher max framerate. I'm wondering why the same FPS like say when locked to the refresh rate of your display. It's not a massive difference, but frame timings at the same FPS are more stable with higher single core performance in my experience.

Everyone says 60FPS is 60FPS, but if that's so then why does it often feel smoother on a better CPU? I've used the same RTX 3060 on a 10400F system as well as a 12400F system, and both have 32GB DDR4 @ 3200. Some have said I'm delusional, but the same games feel smoother at the same FPS on the 12400F system. I've only been gaming on PC since 2019, so I just don't understand why it feels better at the same FPS, and how to explain this to others.

It must be because there is no WD Black 2.5".