Will a Sandy i5 bottleneck a 295X2?

[EcoBoost]

So 295X2 is too overkill for my friend, and he also wants a laptop just for schoolwork and general web browsing, he'd be willing to trade my laptop for his 295X2. Honestly, I don't need either of them, but I feel that it's a great deal for a 295X2 since it's worth more then my laptop is, and I'd be able to sell my 280 and get some money back as well. 

 

As far of the rest of my PC goes it'll be going in when everything else does, which will include a new case (either Define S, S340 or PS11), a nicer Cryorig H5 CPU cooler, an EVGA 750G2/B2 and a few other things. I'll be keeping my 1440p monitor so I feel the 295X2 will give me a good performance boost

 

The question I'm wondering is if my CPU will be a bottleneck for the 295X2. I have the i5-2380P which is basically an i5-2400 without the iGPU. Some of the more demanding titles that I play would be The Crew, COD:AW, GTA V and Skyrim. I'm looking to get games like The Witcher 3, Hardline and Project Cars in the near future.

 

Any ideas? Thanks!

[VG Docs]

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In bigger open world games and (especially) MMOs, there probably will be a CPU bottleneck. However, it may not be a big enough bottleneck for you to worry about once you start playing those games. 

[Interfectorem]

I think it will bottleneck, to what extent I am not sure. Though a bottleneck is not the end of the world. You're also playing at a higher resolution, so the bottleneck should be slightly less.

[Aniallation]

There'll probably be but I wouldn't imagine it being the end of the world. You'll still get great performance at 1440 even in those more demanding titles. A GPU upgrade will make a much bigger difference then a CPU upgrade for you right now so since you're getting a good deal on one then do that.

[EcoBoost]

In bigger open world games and (especially) MMOs, there probably will be a CPU bottleneck. However, it may not be a big enough bottleneck for you to worry about once you start playing those games. 

I can also get a good deal to upgrade to an i7-2600S, but I don't know if it's necessary since I commonly play more single-threaded games like League of Legends and CS GO where there's pretty much no difference in single-thread performance between the i5 and i7. Would there still be a performance difference?

[VG Docs]

I can also get a good deal to upgrade to an i7-2600S, but I don't know if it's necessary since I commonly play more single-threaded games like League of Legends and CS GO where there's pretty much no difference in single-thread performance between the i5 and i7. Would there still be a performance difference?

LoL and CS GO aren't very demanding on either component, so I don't know what kind of performance difference a better CPU would make with those games.

[Interfectorem]

I can also get a good deal to upgrade to an i7-2600S, but I don't know if it's necessary since I commonly play more single-threaded games like League of Legends and CS GO where there's pretty much no difference in single-thread performance between the i5 and i7. Would there still be a performance difference?

You should be fine. 3.4 GHz is a healthy boost clock for single threaded workload.

[EcoBoost]

You should be fine. 3.4 GHz is a healthy boost clock for single threaded workload.

Note that it's the i7-2600S, which is actually a slower 2.8GHz compared to my i5's 3.1. However it adds Hyper-Threading.

[Interfectorem]

Note that it's the i7-2600S, which is actually a slower 2.8GHz compared to my i5's 3.1. However it adds Hyper-Threading.

Yes, I was talking about the 2380P's boost clock.

[Aniallation]

Note that it's the i7-2600S, which is actually a slower 2.8GHz compared to my i5's 3.1. However it adds Hyper-Threading.

Yes, I was talking about the 2380P's boost clock.

 

The 2600S's boost clock of 3.8 seems to be promising though.

[EcoBoost]

Yes, I was talking about the 2380P's boost clock.

The 2600S's boost clock of 3.8 seems to be promising though.

 

Good point, didn't notice the boost clocks. I'll see how much it'll cost me to upgrade and then see if it's worth it or not. Thanks

[Maheshvara]

So 295X2 is too overkill for my friend, and he also wants a laptop just for schoolwork and general web browsing, he'd be willing to trade my laptop for his 295X2. Honestly, I don't need either of them, but I feel that it's a great deal for a 295X2 since it's worth more then my laptop is, and I'd be able to sell my 280 and get some money back as well. 

 

As far of the rest of my PC goes it'll be going in when everything else does, which will include a new case (either Define S, S340 or PS11), a nicer Cryorig H5 CPU cooler, an EVGA 750G2/B2 and a few other things. I'll be keeping my 1440p monitor so I feel the 295X2 will give me a good performance boost

 

The question I'm wondering is if my CPU will be a bottleneck for the 295X2. I have the i5-2380P which is basically an i5-2400 without the iGPU. Some of the more demanding titles that I play would be The Crew, COD:AW, GTA V and Skyrim. I'm looking to get games like The Witcher 3, Hardline and Project Cars in the near future.

 

Any ideas? Thanks!

There's no real way to overcome a bottleneck, it'll always be there, but some games aren't usually powerful enough to get to that point (that's why people see a bottleneck after a few years).

 

Get 295x2. It'll be a great upgrade. For higher resolution a new GPU is FAR more important than a CPU. It'll also last you a long time, especially that 295x2 It'll last you for atleast another 2-3 years (an estimate)

[FruitBasketSilex]

It shouldn't be a bottleneck.