Need help picking a cpu for Arma 3

[mushroomwater]

I have never posted on here before so please tell me if I am doing this wrong.

So I am in a Arma 3 milsim group about 40 players and 50mods and I want to get a stable 60fps when playing cause I usually get around 20-40 when we all do an opp/training together and I am stuck between these two CPUs 

I7 10700k 389.99cad
Or
I9 10900k 499.99cad
Normally the prices are higher in Canada but there is a sale right now

Would the i7 get me 60fps with no dips or should I spend the extra 120 to get the i9

My current set up- https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/nRfj9N

[Chris Pratt]

What CPU and graphics card do you have? A CPU upgrade alone isn't going to get you 33%+ more FPS, unless your current CPU is *severely* bottlenecking your graphics card.

[mushroomwater]

12 minutes ago, Chris Pratt said:

What CPU and graphics card do you have? A CPU upgrade alone isn't going to get you 33%+ more FPS, unless your current CPU is *severely* bottlenecking your graphics card.

I have a GTX 1080 and my current cpu is an i5 10400f, I also game on 1080p

Edited April 16, 2021 by mushroomwater

[Action_Johnson]

An i5 10400 should be PLENTY for Arma. Sounds like you need a GPU upgrade. 

 

How much RAM you got? FS2020 for example, doesn't really see an FPS boost when using more than 16GB of RAM, but it does see less stuttering and a generally less choppy experience when flying into populated areas when running 32GB. I've seen FS2020 use up to 28GB of memory before, could be a RAM thing? 

 

When you run something like MSI Afterburner + Rivatuner statistics, what does it put your RAM, CPU, and GPU usage at in a typical setting? 

 

[mushroomwater]

I have 32gb(4x8) 3600mhz cl19 also I only have fps problems when there are a lot of players and only in online

[mushroomwater]

5 minutes ago, Action_Johnson said:

An i5 10400 should be PLENTY for Arma. Sounds like you need a GPU upgrade. 

 

How much RAM you got? FS2020 for example, doesn't really see an FPS boost when using more than 16GB of RAM, but it does see less stuttering and a generally less choppy experience when flying into populated areas when running 32GB. I've seen FS2020 use up to 28GB of memory before, could be a RAM thing? 

 

When you run something like MSI Afterburner + Rivatuner statistics, what does it put your RAM, CPU, and GPU usage at in a typical setting? 

 

My gpu and cpu usage usually sit around 37% for cpu and 50-60% for gpu also Arma 3 only ever uses three threads at a time and those 3 usually sit at 90% usage 

[steelo]

Your CPU/GPU should be MORE than enough for that game.