best CPU paired with GTX 1050TI

[Jordan2703]

My build currently is an i3 7100 3.9 GHz, GTX 1050TI 4GB with 8GB RAM but i am currently not getting the best performance out of my 1050ti and my uncle said its probably bottle neck so my question today is what is the best CPU to go with my 1050ti to get my GPU's best performance and to stop the bottleneck? BTW i prefer to go with Intel rather than AMD

 

[Barty1884]

What motherboard do you have currently?

When you say you're not getting the best performance, have you definitely confirmed a bottleneck is the cause?
Ie is your CPU hitting 100% usage in game, while your 1050TI is nowhere close? If so, what titles?

You can upgrade to an i5 or i7 from either the Skylake or Kabylake lineup..... but I'd suggest we confirm 100% that the CPU is the issue before recommending anything.

An i3-7100 paired with a 1050TI is a pretty common (and reasonable) pairing.

 

[geofelt]

A good rule of thumb is to budget about 2x the cost of the cpu for the graphics card.
You are spot on there.

You need to determine if your limiting factor is graphics or cpu.

Some games are graphics limited like fast action shooters.
Others are cpu core speed limited like strategy, sims, and mmo.
Multiplayer with many participants tend to like many threads.
a) Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

b) Limit your cpu, either by reducing the OC, or, in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.

 

[BierdopjeNL]

Maybe this video can clear things up for you. From what i am seeing you wont be seeing higher framerates when upgrading to an i5. Even in highly cpu bound games like bf1 the framerates are nearly identical. https://youtu.be/R__mKpm2bgw

 

[geofelt]

Maybe this video can clear things up for you. From what i am seeing you wont be seeing higher framerates when upgrading to an i5. Even in highly cpu bound games like bf1 the framerates are nearly identical. https://youtu.be/R__mKpm2bgw

Interesting video.
One might conclude that a I5-7400 will beat a I3-7100.
And it does, but not by very much.
Then, the i3-7100 is a $137 list price chip but the I5-7400 is a $182 chip.

On the graphics side, the RX470 is somewhat better than the GTX1050ti.
But then, the RX470 is a $300 card and the GTX1050ti is a $160 card.

I guess, this all means that price/performance is competitive and you mostly get what you pay for.

And...
There is no such thing as "bottlenecking"
If, by that, you mean that upgrading a cpu or graphics card can
somehow lower your performance or FPS.
A better term might be limiting factor.
That is where adding more cpu or gpu becomes increasingly
less effective.

What is the OP to do???
Find out what his limiting factor is for HIS games.

 

[Barty1884]

Maybe this video can clear things up for you. From what i am seeing you wont be seeing higher framerates when upgrading to an i5. Even in highly cpu bound games like bf1 the framerates are nearly identical. https://youtu.be/R__mKpm2bgw

Averages are only one factor though - not saying the i5 would be dramatically better etc, but I'd be more interested in highs & lows opposed to a strict average of the two.

For example (a very loose, pretty bad example, admittedly), depending on the specific criteria used to capture "average" FPS, highs of 120 and lows of 20 could net the same "average" as 60FPS constant.

There is no such thing as "bottlenecking"
If, by that, you mean that upgrading a cpu or graphics card can somehow lower your performance or FPS.

A better term might be limiting factor.

Totally agree that "bottlenecking" is overused but, in context, it's would be near interchangeable with "limiting factor" .

What is the OP to do???
Find out what his limiting factor is for HIS games.

Totally agree.

have you definitely confirmed a bottleneck is the cause?
Ie is your CPU hitting 100% usage in game, while your 1050TI is nowhere close? If so, what titles?

You can upgrade to an i5 or i7 from either the Skylake or Kabylake lineup..... but I'd suggest we confirm 100% that the CPU is the issue before recommending anything.

An i3-7100 + 1050TI w/ 8GB RAM is a pretty solid pairing - albeit closer to the budget end of the scale. I doubt a CPU upgrade to an i5 is going to net you much gains overall, when paired with the same GPU.

Different games/requirements though, make it a little hard to make broad statements. What matters here is the games *you* play OP, settings & resolution etc - and monitoring your hardware usage.

 

[Jordan2703]

What motherboard do you have currently?

When you say you're not getting the best performance, have you definitely confirmed a bottleneck is the cause?
Ie is your CPU hitting 100% usage in game, while your 1050TI is nowhere close? If so, what titles?

You can upgrade to an i5 or i7 from either the Skylake or Kabylake lineup..... but I'd suggest we confirm 100% that the CPU is the issue before recommending anything.

An i3-7100 paired with a 1050TI is a pretty common (and reasonable) pairing.

I currently have a GIGABYTE H110M-S2H Motherboard, im assuming its bottleneck cos my card cant even overclock when i try it gets like 1 FPS more than usual and btw yes my 1050ti does overclock cos i have a WF2 OC 4GB Version, i normally play games like playeruknowns battlegrounds, squad, and RTS games but i do also like open world games like GTA and Mafia, my CPU used ruffly 80-90% on battlegrounds and squad and my GPU only uses around 70% on battlegrounds i get 40-50 FPS on medium settings and on squad i get around 50- 60 with V-SYNC on on medium settings, most games i play though my CPU glows red in the settings cos its only a 2 core CPU and it says we recommend a 4 core but my GPU glows green as if its fine so im assuming it does bottleneck, ive seen game play on squad and battlegrounds with the same GPU but paired with an i5 6600k and its nearly double performance which again brings me to believe my i3 is not allowing my card to get its best performance and it wont allow my card to get any better via overclocking.