CPU Bottleneck

[xRosana]

How do i check my cpu for bottleneck ???
Game Debate and Can You RUN It says my cpu is bottleneck but i need some signs so how i can check it out ? 

When i turn on some game cpu frequency is on max but load is just 25%. 

[pckid]

1 minute ago, xRosana said:

How do i check my cpu for bottleneck ???
Game Debate and Can You RUN It says my cpu is bottleneck but i need some signs so how i can check it out ? 

When i turn on some game cpu frequency is on max but load is just 25%. 

If the gpu is at 90-100% and the cpu is lower then you probably are not bottlenecking.

[xRosana]

2 minutes ago, pckid said:

If the gpu is at 90-100% and the cpu is lower then you probably are not bottlenecking.

But i have GTX 960 4GB and on american truck simlator i get only 40fps .... 

[VincentiusIV]

Your CPU only might be bottlenecking when it's at 90-100% load. 

 

What are your pc specs?

[xRosana]

Just now, VincentiusIV said:

Your CPU only might be bottlenecking when it's at 90-100% load. 

 

What are your pc specs?

AMD FX 6100 and ASUS GTX 960 4GB i know it's old processor....

[VincentiusIV]

Just now, xRosana said:

AMD FX 6100 and ASUS GTX 960 4GB i know it's old processor....

Then it really depends on what game you are running.

 

If it's a CPU intensive game like GTA 5 or Guild Wars 2, then yes your CPU is bottlenecking.

 

In a less CPU intensive game, your CPU wouldn't be bottlenecking.

 

Which games did you check with Game Debate/Can you run it?

[xRosana]

1 minute ago, VincentiusIV said:

Then it really depends on what game you are running.

 

If it's a CPU intensive game like GTA 5 or Guild Wars 2, then yes your CPU is bottlenecking.

 

In a less CPU intensive game, your CPU wouldn't be bottlenecking.

 

Which games did you check with Game Debate/Can you run it?

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=20911&game=American+Truck+Simulator+2015&p_make=AMD&p_deriv=FX-6100&gc_make=Nvidia&gc_deriv=GeForce+GTX+960+Asus+Strix+DirectCU+II+OC+4GB+Edition&ram=8&checkSubmit=#systemrequirements

[Moonzy]

try check usage of each individual cores, perhaps the cpu is not working hard, but the thread that the game is using is capped

[VincentiusIV]

2 minutes ago, xRosana said:

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=20911&game=American+Truck+Simulator+2015&p_make=AMD&p_deriv=FX-6100&gc_make=Nvidia&gc_deriv=GeForce+GTX+960+Asus+Strix+DirectCU+II+OC+4GB+Edition&ram=8&checkSubmit=#systemrequirements

Okay, what game-debate basically does is change one of your three given components to give the most extra FPS.

 

You have the recommended specifications, so you should be able to play the game fine.

 

There is always going to be a bottleneck. Whether it's the software or the hardware. The trick is to minimize it as good as possible.

[incarnate]

Yes your cpu will bottleneck in cpu intensive and poorly optimized games. You can try saving up for a new cpu or you can try overclocking your cpu. Those are your only real options.

 

If you want to upgrade, an fx-8320 would make a decent difference and would be a relatively cheap upgrade, but you will still encounter bottleneck problems in some demanding games. An Intel upgrade would be ideal, you could save some money by looking for used haswell or ivy bridge cpus and motherboards and use the ram you have now.

 

If you have a decent cpu cooler, I'd recommend trying to overclock first. It's free and might get your performance to an acceptable level for you.

 

Good luck