athlon 860k bottleneck 950/370

[H4RDW4R3]

would athlon 860k bottleneck gtx 950 or r7 370

[Hieb]

Depends on the game, but on average I'd say it's a pretty good matchup. Just a heads up, Nvidia's drivers are optimized to require less CPU horsepower than AMD's in DirectX 11 games... so you would probably get much better performance with the GTX 950.

[Morgan MLGman]

Not really, I had a GTX 660 previously paired with my old Athlon II X4 750k and there was no bottleneck at all, the 950 is more powerful than the 660 so is 860k over the 750k, you'd be good with the 950.

[PlayStation 2]

You could run anything up to a 960/380 with an 860K and see no major bottlenecks.

[i_build_nanosuits]

would athlon 860k bottleneck gtx 950 or r7 370

that's the type of GPU you are supposed to match with this processor, it's ok.

[Nena Trinity]

In most cases a 860K works fine with a 380 BUT! Some games may eat the CPU alive!

[i_build_nanosuits]

In most cases a 860K works fine with a 380 BUT! Some games may eat the CPU alive!

check this video here, Austin tested both the G3258 and 860K overclocked with R9 285 which is the same as the R9 380 i think (correct me if i'm wrong, but i thing those perform about the same) as you can see the 860K bottleneck the card in just about every games tested, the G3258 also limit the card but to a much lesser degree:

That said, i wouldn't worry with a 370 or 950 though.

But as you can see, 2 maxwell cores outperform 4 of these weak ass AMD cores in everything, it even match it in handbrake which is fully multi-threaded so 2 haswell cores > 4 steamroller cores.

[Prysin]

check this video here, Austin tested both the G3258 and 860K overclocked with R9 285 which is the same as the R9 380 i think (correct me if i'm wrong, but i thing those perform about the same) as you can see the 860K bottleneck the card in just about every games tested:

That said, i wouldnt worry with a 370 or 950 though.

the G3258 is shitty due to it stuttering in modern games....

 

I have posted shitloads of counter-evidence when it comes to "how awesome the G3258" is.... it is NOT A DAILY DRIVER CPU... ITS A OVERCLOCKING TOY...

 

Do not ever, ever, ever try to tell anyone anything else.

 

Athlon 860k / Intel Core i3 is the "lowest" you should go.

 

benchmarks doesnt show you stutters. They show you average FPS numbers. They do not show you frame pacing. Only FCAT does that, and there is PLENTY of test proving how the G3258 isnt nearly that good when paired with a high end GPU. Austin arent intentionally misinforming, he just isnt showing the whole picture, and i do not blame him for that....

[i_build_nanosuits]

the G3258 is shitty due to it stuttering in modern games....

 

I have posted shitloads of counter-evidence when it comes to "how awesome the G3258" is.... it is NOT A DAILY DRIVER CPU... ITS A OVERCLOCKING TOY...

 

Do not ever, ever, ever try to tell anyone anything else.

 

Athlon 860k / Intel Core i3 is the "lowest" you should go.

 

benchmarks doesnt show you stutters. They show you average FPS numbers. They do not show you frame pacing. Only FCAT does that, and there is PLENTY of test proving how the G3258 isnt nearly that good when paired with a high end GPU. Austin arent intentionally misinforming, he just isnt showing the whole picture, and i do not blame him for that....

I KNOW' again here is my testing of the G3258:

Stuttery mess...but the 860K isnt really better.

i think you seriously have NO IDEA who you're talking too...10 000+ posts made in the CPU section of this forum son.

i've owned AMD FX...tested with 2 modules (FX-4300) 3 modules (FX-6300) and 4 modules (FX-8350) both at stock and overclocked...tested haswell with 2 cores, 2 cores with HT, 4 cores, 4 cores with HT, overclocked and stock clocks...tested everything so i DO have a VERY good and accurate idea of how these chips perform in modern games.

Here is for example the testing i did with watchdogs when it came out (only intel CPU's though) i know i have no life..15 000 views on this video though!

The Athlon 860K perform about the same as the FX-4300...slightly better throughput but nothing you would notice and the L3 cache on the FX-4300 makes it a slightly better performer overall...this site is VERY good it's user submitted results and this has also been proven to be accurate:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-860K-vs-AMD-FX-4300/3265vs2879

[Nena Trinity]

check this video here, Austin tested both the G3258 and 860K overclocked with R9 285 which is the same as the R9 380 i think (correct me if i'm wrong, but i thing those perform about the same) as you can see the 860K bottleneck the card in just about every games tested, the G3258 also limit the card but to a much lesser degree:

That said, i wouldn't worry with a 370 or 950 though.

But as you can see, 2 maxwell cores outperform 4 of these weak ass AMD cores in everything, it even match it in handbrake which is fully multi-threaded so 2 haswell cores > 4 steamroller cores.

Its Haswell not Maxwell(Nvidia architechture...) duh! And 860K is a CPU meant to be there longer while Pentium is just a place-holder CPU before a i5 or i7 replace it!

 

I personally consider a FX-6300 to be a better CPU overall cause it wont hold back it as much a the 860K does but if 860K manage over 60 then its good.

 

 

the G3258 is shitty due to it stuttering in modern games....

 

I have posted shitloads of counter-evidence when it comes to "how awesome the G3258" is.... it is NOT A DAILY DRIVER CPU... ITS A OVERCLOCKING TOY...

 

Do not ever, ever, ever try to tell anyone anything else.

 

Athlon 860k / Intel Core i3 is the "lowest" you should go.

 

benchmarks doesnt show you stutters. They show you average FPS numbers. They do not show you frame pacing. Only FCAT does that, and there is PLENTY of test proving how the G3258 isnt nearly that good when paired with a high end GPU. Austin arent intentionally misinforming, he just isnt showing the whole picture, and i do not blame him for that....

I do also feel like the Pentium is a piece of shit but its a nice place-holder before a i5 replace it...

[i_build_nanosuits]

 

860K manage over 60 then its good.

check video, it DOES NOT.

[Nena Trinity]

check video, it DOES NOT.

If he used a 285 or a 380 then the FPS seems about right for Bioshock and Metro...

 

And yes Grid thing is probably a case where both CPUs cant do much it seems or its the GPU again...

[Mikjul]

I KNOW' again here is my testing of the G3258:

Stuttery mess...but the 860K isnt really better.

i think you seriously have NO IDEA who you're talking too...10 000+ posts made in the CPU section of this forum son.

i've owned AMD FX...tested with 2 modules (FX-4300) 3 modules (FX-6300) and 4 modules (FX-8350) both at stock and overclocked...tested haswell with 2 cores, 2 cores with HT, 4 cores, 4 cores with HT, overclocked and stock clocks...tested everything so i DO have a VERY good and accurate idea of how these chips perform in modern games.

Here is for example the testing i did with watchdogs when it came out (only intel CPU's though) i know i have no life..15 000 views on this video though!

The Athlon 860K perform about the same as the FX-4300...slightly better throughput but nothing you would notice and the L3 cache on the FX-4300 makes it a slightly better performer overall...this site is VERY good it's user submitted results and this has also been proven to be accurate:

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Athlon-II-X4-860K-vs-AMD-FX-4300/3265vs2879

And this is why I now dislike you.

 

You were on track until that shit came out.

 

 

The Athlon is a good little CPU, it could theoretically handle up to say a R9 380 4GB (best of 1080p).

[i_build_nanosuits]

And this is why I now dislike you.

You were on track until that shit came out.

The Athlon is a good little CPU, it could theoretically handle up to say a R9 380 4GB (best of 1080p).

not denying that, if on a serious restricted budget with no intentions to upgrade in the next 6 months or so...the 860k is still a nice little chip and will play many if not most games relatively well...if there where only 2 CPU's on the face of this planet to choose from i would still pick the 860K over the G3258 myself, the penitum is not ok for modern demanding games as shown in my G3258 testing video, i don't know why you spout that there must be some miss-understandind. The 860K is overall a better CPU than the G3258 unless you play stricktly MMORPG's and RTS.

 

In any cases, saving up for an i3-4160 or better yet an i5-4460 is ENTIRELY worth it if you're any serious about getting good gaming experience.

Are we friends now?

 

Was my first answer to the op okay that the R9 370 or GTX950 was  : ''that's the type of GPU you are supposed to match with this processor, it's ok.'' the good answer to give? i think so.. it's a good entry level CPU which is a good match for current lower end GPU offerings from both AMD and Nvidia.

[Morgan MLGman]

not denying that, if on a serious restricted budget with no intentions to upgrade in the next 6 months or so...the 860k is still a nice little chip and will play many if not most games relatively well...if there where only 2 CPU's on the face of this planet to choose from i would still pick the 860K over the G3258 myself, the penitum is not ok for modern demanding games as shown in my G3258 testing video, i don't know why you spout that there must be some miss-understandind. The 860K is overall a better CPU than the G3258 unless you play stricktly MMORPG's and RTS.

 

In any cases, saving up for an i3-4160 or better yet an i5-4460 is ENTIRELY worth it if you're any serious about getting good gaming experience.

Are we friends now?

 

Was my first answer to the op okay that the R9 370 or GTX950 was  : ''that's the type of GPU you are supposed to match with this processor, it's ok.'' the good answer to give? i think so.. it's a good entry level CPU which is a good match for current lower end GPU offerings from both AMD and Nvidia.

The X4 860k is a pretty good CPU to be honest, I've had a 750k for two years paired with a GTX 660 and this setup ran The Witcher 3 on medium settings @45FPS average

There was some micro stuttering with it though, it was barely noticeable but there was such phenomenon, I assumed it's due to lack of L3 Cache but I dont know much about caches in the CPUs, it overclocked effortlessly from 3,4 to 4,5 ghz even on a stock cooler, it was an awesome CPU for its price, and when it comes to the G3258, I personally don't like it cause of it being a dual core without hyperthreading, the 860k is a more powerful CPU overall as far as I know, but it's a little different than my old 750km I believe it features Steamroller cores while my 750k was a Piledriver architecture loved this little Athlon, really one of the best price/performance CPUs i've ever seen