DOES A CPU IMPACT FIRESTRIKE SCORE???

[johnwshek1218]

SoOoOoO, i once upon a time had 3 gtx 780 ti's and a i7 5820k which we all know it can be overclocked modestly to 4.5, and it was ballin, scored about a 19,600 ish on firestrike. Then i was like, no that is not enough cores or not enough graphics power or cuda perforformance. So i upgraded to 2 gtx 980 Ti's and a Xeon E5-2628L v4 cpu and which we know cant be overclocked and has a boost clock of i think 2.5 or 2.9, and my scores are like highest like 17,500 ish, when i see others that have around 23,000 to 25,000 ish with a 5820k or 5930k etc. Now of course those cpu's have a way higher clock speed than my xeon. So i am assuming firestrike just like gaming loves to have faster cores, than many slower ones correct? Someone pleasee tell me that i basically ansered my own question hahaa. But also wanted to add, does having multi monitor setup affect firestrike as well?

[Skiiwee29]

Yes your CPU affects it. Before the final screen through is a dedicated CPU only, Physics run and the final scene is both GPU and CPU so it plays a significant role.