Unexpected FPS

[Qwright10]

When I'm playing BF1, my FPS sits around 40. I'm playing at 1360x768 on ultra settings with an overclocked ASUS ROG Strix 1070 ti. My Intel i5-4440 usage is at 100% the whole time I'm in a match and the FPS drops regularly to 25-35 when I'm around a lot of fighting. Even if I play on low settings, I get around 40 FPS with no improvement in the drops. What's happening?

[Lathlaer]

You are being bottlenecked by your CPU.

[Mira Yurizaki]

When there's a lot of stuff happening in the game, the CPU has to spend more time processing the game logic. That takes time away from the CPU building commands for the GPU to render the game.

[Qwright10]

Just now, Lathlaer said:

You are being bottlenecked by your CPU.

That's what I was thinking, but I don't really have $700 to buy a motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

[Firewrath9]

get a new cpu. a 4690k or i7-4xxx should be better or upgrade to coffee lake/ryzen.

a new i5-4690k is about 150$. a 4790k is about 200$.

turn up your resolution.

[Crunken]

Just now, Qwright10 said:

That's what I was thinking, but I don't really have $700 to buy a motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

if you wanna upgrade for less money see if any stores nearby or that you use online has used parts, or check something like craigslist (depending on where you're from)

[Lathlaer]

Just now, Qwright10 said:

That's what I was thinking, but I don't really have $700 to buy a motherboard, CPU, and RAM.

What is your monitor btw.? I know the resolution you are playing but is that the native?

[Qwright10]

Just now, Firewrath9 said:

get a new cpu. a 4690k or i7-4xxx should be better or upgrade to coffee lake/ryzen.

a new i5-4690k is about 150$. a 4790k is about 200$.

turn up your resolution.

Why would changing the resolution help?

[Firewrath9]

Just now, Qwright10 said:

Why would changing the resolution help?

at higher resolutions, more load is placed on the GPU. you will get the same fps, but mabye at 1080p.

[Qwright10]

Just now, Lathlaer said:

What is your monitor btw.? I know the resolution you are playing but is that the native?

I just moved, so my 4k monitor is in storage, but I have a Furrion 1360x768 TV.

[Princess Luna]

4 minutes ago, Qwright10 said:

Why would changing the resolution help?

It is not that it would help it's just that since your limitation is the CPU, not the GPU, increasing the resolution would only increase work on the GPU which has headroom meaning your fps is likely to remain the same either ways.

 

BF1 on multiplayer is one of the most CPU intensive games out there right now, it does drops 4c/4t CPUs to their knees and yours being a locked entry level 4th gen i5 certainly doesn't happen.

[Qwright10]

6 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

get a new cpu. a 4690k or i7-4xxx should be better or upgrade to coffee lake/ryzen.

a new i5-4690k is about 150$. a 4790k is about 200$.

turn up your resolution.

BF1 required a minimum of an i5-6600K or FX6350. I'm thinking fo just getting an 8700K or waiting until the next tick.

[Firewrath9]

Just now, Qwright10 said:

BF1 required a minimum of an i5-6600K or FX6350. I'm thinking fo just getting an 8700K or waiting until the next tick.

imo 8600k is better value for gaming.

[Qwright10]

1 minute ago, Firewrath9 said:

imo 8600k is better value for gaming.

I also do F@H. https://foldingathome.org/

[Firewrath9]

Just now, Qwright10 said:

I also do F@H. https://foldingathome.org/

are you willing to pay 100$ for 20% increase in perf?

but it's your choice.

ryzen 7 is good for productivity.

[xAcid9]

Try type render.drawscreeninfo 1 in console and check how many threads the game set it to use by default. 

[Qwright10]

Just now, xAcid9 said:

Try type render.drawscreeninfo 1 in console and check how many threads the game set it to use by default. 

Okay. I'll reply in a couple of minutes

 

[Qwright10]

4 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Try type render.drawscreeninfo 1 in console and check how many threads the game set it to use by default. 

Job Threads is set to 3