performance

Forum discussion tagged with performance.
  1. jnjnilson6

    Question Arrow Lake and Meteor Lake Performance Predictions

    Will Arrow Lake be faster than Meteor Lake? How much faster do you think it would be than 12-14th gen. CPUs and what would be the decrease in temperatures? Would it be better (in terms of animation) to get a Core i7-14700 and Noctua NH-U12S (cooler) today or wait until Arrow Lake hits the...
  2. Luka Vuk

    Question Performance issues in multiple games ?

    Hello guys. So basically i have an issue with my PC. Last year i bought a prebuilt and since then I realised that there were performance issues and fps stutters/drops in multiple games. I tried overclocking and undervolting my gpu firstly in AMD panel then in MSI Afterburner,i watched a lot of...
  3. olliek2

    Question CPU heat completely off-whack, with seemingly no cause.

    Hi all. I've been having a heating problem with my custom PC for a while. The gist of the problem is that the heat of my CPU gets incredibly high (like, between 85-100°C high) for no apparent reason. I'll have Discord and a couple of Chrome tabs open, or just one app, and my fans start blowing...
  4. Lebanan

    Question Which RTX 4070 Super to get ?

    Hello! So first I want to mention that I am new here and also in the PC stuff but I am learning fast. So with that out of the way,I want a opinion on which RTX 4070 SUPER to get, like from what brand? I came down to these options since they are in my budget so: Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER...
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    Question PC with ryzen 5 2600 and Radeon 5700 XT has terrible performance with games

    Idk what is going on. My brother's pc is as follows: - Ryzen 2600 - Radeon 5700 XT - 16 RAM As you can see, it is a decent PC that should be able to handle most games. My brother doesn't play much these days apart from fifa and the ocasional Black Ops 3. I sometimes play some SMITE on his...
  6. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Thoughts on Hyper-Threading removal ?

    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arrow-lake-series-to-feature-up-to-4-xe-cores-no-hyper-threading-and-ddr4-support Hyper-Threading - the revolutionary Technology Intel has kept going ever since the Pentium 4 days. AMD were able to employ it only as of latterly. It was a huge deal back in the...
  7. kingcs2

    Question PC performance with Counter-Strike 2 ?

    Hey everyone, I've used Tom's hardware for a long time for questions but never made a post myself. So if I'm asking this question in the wrong section then please direct me! My issue is with Counter-Strike 2. I have now for a while after fully reinstalled windows 10 on my PC and cleaned all...
  8. mrmaruniversal

    Question 7900 XTX only 70-80% usage

    Hopefully you guys have some answers, could just be because It DOESNT need to be at 100%. But anyways picked up a i9 14900k with a 7900xtx. Plays games great at 1440 and 4k. Usually play at 1440. However I noticed that it will only use 70-80% usage in games. Like to sit at 75% to be precise. It...
  9. R

    Question SSD Type and Bandwidth as Cache Drive for Adobe Suite

    Hi guys, here for some help and recommendations from you. Current situation: My pc is a mini-itx FF with these components: i7-13700k 32GB (2x16) ddr5 6600mhz Asu Rog Strix B760-I GAMING WIFI 1st nvme ssd: 500GB 970 evo (GEN3 3,5GB/S) 2nd nvme ssd: 1TB Sabrent Rocket (GEN3 3,5GB/S) RTX 3070...
  10. OLphotos

    Question Erratic frametime when GPU load is high

    Using X-Plane 11 as an example (although this has been observed in other demanding games). When my gpu usage is nearing 99% i notice the frametime becomes very erratic and spiking at a very short near-regular interval. This causes the feeling of stutter even at higher fps. I've tried many...
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    Question ASUS TUF RTX 4070 fluctuating memory clock?

    Hi everyone, I was just wondering if this was normal behavior or not. While playing certain games my memory clock continuously fluctuates between 5002mhz and 10502mhz. There are no performance issues while this is happening, thankfully, but it's just weird. I've never seen a GPU do that before...
  12. R

    Question FPS is okay, but RAM/GPU/CPU are not being 100% utilized ?

    Hello, Made an account to post this as my new PC build hasn't been performing to its fullest. Specs: MB: MSI PRO B650M-P CPU: Ryzen 7 7800x3D GPU: MSI RTX 4070 Ti Suprim X PSU: EVGA Supernova 1000 GT RAM: Corsair Vengeance 6000 CL40 32GB OS: Windows 10 PRO 64-bit Been playing games like the...
  13. aranhadev

    Question Upgrading driver cards after 3 years

    hi! so recently my PC performance has worsened and it was only recently as well where i found out about updating drivers card. I was thinking it could solve the issue since my PC sometimes blackscreens and cant even run most games anymore. I've already scanned for viruses and there was nothing...
  14. jnjnilson6

    Discussion 14 Gen - What Are Your Opinions?

    https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-core-i9-14900k-vs-13900k/ It seems that we're witnessing an effect which shouldn't have been there from the beginning. Throughout the past there have been innumerable instances of the beauty of newer generations covering an unpremeditated space -...
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    Question GPU Performance on PCIe 4.0 vs 5.0 Motherboard

    GPU Performance on PCIe 4.0 vs 5.0 Motherboard I am planning of building a gaming PC with a motherboard that supports PCIe 5.0 16x for the GPU. But, I would like to know if the future RTX 7000 series GPU would have a negligible performance loss on a mother board with PCIe 4.0? If the...
  16. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Alder Lake - The Resurrected Sandy Bridge?

    It seems that we haven't had such a cardinally huge upgrade (core count / performance) since almost Sandy Bridge in the case of Alder Lake. Looking at 13 and 14 gen CPUs it seems they will definitely not present a notably higher leap than that provided by Alder Lake. What do you think? Will...
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    Question Terrible performance from 6950xt in game

    just set up my new rig. I have been having a lot of issues with my MSI b650 gaming plus mobo. It wont boot with EXPO and i have a 6000 kit running at 4800. However, that is a different thread. I wanted to chill after a long day of building by firing up some Hell let Loose on my new rig and 1440p...
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    Question RTX 3060 Ti running twice as slow ?

    Recently I upgraded from GTX 1070 to an Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti Gaming Oc. I started noticing that in most games my GPU usage with 1070 was around 100%, while with 3060 Ti it hovers around 60%. It results in a very similiar performance between these two cards. In the games I tested - Armored Core 6...
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    Question Graphics card

    Hello, I have a problem, I don’t know what’s causing it but I’ll try to explain. I bought a PC that I builded, after we installed The OS and all the drivers I started testing games, and the problem appeared. Games have very bad graphics (blurry, foggy and greasy). Let’s take for example the...
  20. R

    Question Upgraded from rtx 1060 to rtx 4070 but now have SIGNIFICANTLY worse FPS in games

    Hello, I have recently bought a new monitor and a RTX 4070 graphics card in hopes that I might be able to improve the graphics and performance of some games. Since the upgrade, without changing the resolution or any of the graphics settings of the games I play, things that use to run at 60...
  21. Seabass101

    Discussion 5800x3D Bios Settings?

    Question: What dose everyone use for best performance and great undervolting? Is this a good and safe settings for Ryzen 5800x3D for longevity PPT @ 140W TDC @ 95A EDC @ 140A Thermal Limit: 80c And Curve Optimizer -20 to -30 per core Is that good for safety and longevity of the Ryzen 5800x3D...
  22. wittypixel

    Question How do i verify performance is acceptable on a used 3080 Ti I have just bought ?

    title is pretty straight forward. the reason why is because it's used. i have 30 days to return it and a 1 yr warranty so i have confidence but want to make sure this one isn't worn down. there a benchmark I can and should run? and what numbers do i compare it to? I do have the card on the...
  23. WillWallB

    Build Advice New System Build Help

    Long time user, lost old profile... But could use some help. I remember the prebuilt system lists that have this the best place for computer information, and I also adored the best GPU in each price range articles. Please help me with suggestions for anything that you think can help my...
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    [SOLVED] Seeking Counters Data for Specific HDD Models:Methods to Measure HDD Counters and Online Sources for Accessing Counter Data

    I have encountered a situation where I possess multiple HDDs, and I am in need of specific performance counters to effectively monitor their operations. The counters I require are as follows: Average Disk Sec/Read Average Disk Sec/Write Average Disk Sec/Transfer Average Disk Queue...
  25. NovaInfernus

    Question Can I force a game to run in 720p while still having it cover my entire screen?

    Changing resolution makes the game smaller which I don't want. I wan't the game to cover the entire screen but run in 720p instead of 1080p for better performance.
  26. Iver Hicarte

    Discussion Performance Between Repaired CPU Pins vs. Untouched CPU Pins?

    [Moderator edit to break up one continuous paragraph of text.] I've read somewhere on the internet that even if someone manages to repair a CPU's pin, that it will never ever match the feel and performance of a CPU's pin that has never been touched or damaged. And I believe this could be true...
  27. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Sandy Bridge VS Alder Lake

    I am generally talking about the times. The opulent moment, breathlessly reserved and mentioned variably through over a decade, appearing in the beginning of 2011 when Sandy Bridge became available, strewed a gilded polish over that generation of machines. It was a great shift in performance...
  28. Iver Hicarte

    Question FPS Starts to Drop when 3 or more games are simultaneously open, what system component should I upgrade?

    I have this habit of opening 3 or more games simultaneously so that way if I ever get tired of playing a game, I just move onto the next one open. I've noticed that when there are 3 games open, specifically Yakuza 6, Team Fortress 2 and Resident Evil 4, the FPS drops especially in RE4, so the...
  29. Iver Hicarte

    Question My C: Drive won't let some programs/games write some files to it ?

    So I downloaded a game called Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (a classic by the way, loved and addicted to it since it was released), and throughout the many years that I have spent playing this game, I have come to notice that it acts like Minecraft, there are some files that will only...
  30. Iver Hicarte

    Question Difference of 5950X and 5900X, architecturally speaking?

    We all know that on paper the 5950X has four more cores and twice the threads compared to the 5900x, but when it comes to how each core was architectured, engineered and made, is there a difference there? Because if the only difference is that AMD decided to just add four more physical cores...
  31. Iver Hicarte

    Question Why Does Nvidia Keep Making GPUs that Have Low VRAM?

    I read and heard somewhere (I can't recall exactly where) that Nvidia can get away with lower VRAM with their GPUs compared to their AMD counterparts since they have mastered something in relation to "Lossless Image Compression". If I'm not mistaken and from how I understand it, it works just...
  32. Iver Hicarte

    Question What does "Green Market" mean when it comes to GPU's or other PC Components?

    2 years ago I bought an Asus TUF RX 6700XT from a very reputable shop I always buy my parts from, never had an issue with them. Anyways, when I bought this particular GPU, an employee of the store said that it came from a "Green Market" supplier, and since I was adamant that I'm not coming home...
  33. PC_GEEK391

    Question Will i7 -6700k be able to run Starfield?

    I have a system with the following Specs: I7-6700k Rtx 3060ti 64GB DDR4 500GB SSD I played rdr 2, shadow of the tomb raider, with no stuttering whatsoever( Both at 60fps).. I also didn't experience any bottlenecks on my PC. But based on the tech specs that Bethesda released on Steam, would...
  34. Iver Hicarte

    Question Can Your Refresh Rate Setting for your Monitor affect GPU Temperature?

    Hey guys, All of a sudden I just got curious, so as the title says, can a monitor's refresh rate affect a GPU's temperature? Does it affect it on a huge margin if it's maxed out on 144hz or 240hz etc. for example. And how much of a difference is there on the temperature on each refresh rate...
  35. LukeAdkins

    Question Frame Drop when Playing Any Game

    Hello, Currently I am facing mass frame rate drop recently, I have done multiple test to resolve this issue such as: - Clearning clutter and freeing up space on SSD's - Uninstalling any useless programs that might run in the background - Monitored Task manager for any odd spikes - Updated...
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    [SOLVED] Kingston M.2 NVMe SSD is slow, need some help

    Hello, I hope some can help me or give me some advice. I bought a new SSD (Kingston M.2 NVMe NV1 1TB S8H40104) for my Laptop but the new SSD is very slow (around 500 mbps). It's slower than my 2nd SSD (around 2000 mbps). View: https://imgur.com/3e5ZPfY I tried already some things like...
  37. itzhalo

    Question Inconsistent GPU Usage on RTX 4070 Ti ?

    Hello everyone! Recently I've been concerned with the performance of my 4070 TI in some games. Take for instance Warzone II, the GPU doesn't seem to want to operate at full tilt. Instead, it seems to fluctuate between 70-97% usage all throughout gameplay. Now and then while I play this...
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    Build Advice PC build under 60k (India) for video-editing and coding ?

    want to build a editing pc; budget around 55k to 60k Indian Rs. (INR) I need - processor (intel/amd), motherboard, graphic card, psu, m.2 nvme ssd (250/500gb)ram (8gb x 2), cpu cooler (If you suggest me amd processor),Monitor (24 or 27 inch) please suggest me high productivity/performance...
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    Question Need Assistance! Performance Issue

    I've some serious problems with my laptop's performance and I've don't everything almost trying to fix it, I need an expert in this field to talk with to tell the details, id be thankful for whoever would respond to my request and help me!