Better FPS upgrading from 3.2 ghz to 4?

[Kiddwikked]

This may be a game issue ( poorly optimized, 7 days to die) but I think I should be getting more FPS than I am getting based on videos and posts I have seen..getting 30-45 right now on high, I have seen people get 60 on ultra with same processor. Don't know a ton about computers..

Currently I have an AMD FX-8320E processor running at 3.2ghz base..would moving to an 8370 with a 4.0 base make any difference at all.. I do not want to overclock because I have no experience doing that and no money to swap out the AMD parts..

FX-8320e
Asus 970 pro gaming mobo
GTX 1060 6b card
basic liquid cooled ( not sure brand, came from cyberpower pc)

I do know that I can overclock to make it run the same as the 8370..I just dont want to deal with stuff like that

 

[Corwin65]

Changing to that CPU will not help.

Learn to overclock or get a new build, or lower your settings.

 

[Kiddwikked]

Hmmm..so overclocking to 4 will help but getting a 4 cpu will not? Not sure I follow that logic but thanks

 

[Corwin65]

Would you spend $100 for 5 FPS? when you could get that for free if you overclock?

 

[urbancamper]

The logic is that the FX series is a fail. move on to Ryzen or if all you do is game a 4 core intel would be better.

My last cpu was an 8 core FX 8350. I had it overclocked to 4.7ghz. My current cpu is a 4 core i5 6600k. I gained at least 20 fps over the FX with it. The new Ryzen are almost as efficient gaming, and if you also stream and record at the same time they are superior. So Ryzen or Intel.

Your gpu by the way is nice.

 

[Kiddwikked]

I never mentioned anything about buying it. I simply asked if it would improve or not..your answer contradicted itself. I also stated I didn't want to overclock or buy anything new. But thanks

 

[Kiddwikked]

When I get more into pc gaming then I will switch, at the moment it isnt worth swapping everything out..I can switch to a better CPU without swapping our mobo and ram and all that jazz...or paying for it..I can trade for one..

I dont stream or record either but thanks for the info

 

[Kiddwikked]

The logic is that the FX series is a fail. move on to Ryzen or if all you do is game a 4 core intel would be better.

My last cpu was an 8 core FX 8350. I had it overclocked to 4.7ghz. My current cpu is a 4 core i5 6600k. I gained at least 20 fps over the FX with it. The new Ryzen are almost as efficient gaming, and if you also stream and record at the same time they are superior. So Ryzen or Intel.

Your gpu by the way is nice.

An upgrade to a Ryzen CPU would involve going to ddr4 mem right? is that same for i5 as well?

 

[urbancamper]

yes

 

[synphul]

It may improve fps a little but overall it's not really worth it. The problem with the fx series, clock speed isn't everything and is really only a metric for comparison among similar cpu's. You can compare 3ghz to 4ghz from an fx 8320 to fx 8370, but you can't compare 3ghz on the fx to ryzen or intel. Fx cpu's suffer from lower ipc (instructions per clock) so even with higher clock speeds they're getting less accomplished.

To try and explain it, say the ipc is measured in gallons of water and the ghz represent the speed at which a person is hauling buckets of water from point A to point B. The fx is like moving 2gal of water per bucket and ryzen and intel are like moving 4-4.5gal of water per bucket. It doesn't matter that the fx may be a little quicker if it's moving so little water at a time. Speeding up how fast those buckets are carried helps a little, but it's still stuck moving 2gal of water at a time.

In order to really gain improvements what needs to happen is a way to carry more water in each bucket (improve ipc performance). That's exactly what ryzen did. The biggest improvement they made was addressing their ipc problems with fx. Moving from 3.2ghz to 4ghz will have a more noticeable impact on ryzen and intel cpu's because they have higher ipc - moving larger bucketfuls combined with a faster pace.

Another way to think of it is pedaling a bike in a low gear. Will you go faster if you pedal as fast as you can? Maybe a little but not significantly. Picking a higher gear is a real solution, less pedaling but moving much further/faster. If you pedal at a slightly faster rate in a higher gear you'll move markedly faster than peddling fast in a low gear.

Not wanting to overclock is perfectly fine, not everyone wants to. Dishing out more money on a slightly faster cpu in the same line of cpu's isn't a good investment, especially when there are better options available from both companies.

 

[jeffredo]

I recently had an FX-8320E system that I gave to a family member just this week. For her I left it at the stock 3.2 Ghz, but when I was using it I had it OC'd to 4.4 Ghz on an air cooler. there is a fairly pronounced difference in gaming performance and even browsing "snappiness" between those two speeds. Overclocking an FX processor is about as easy as it gets. The only difference between the FX-8320E and FX-8370 is clock speed - they're the exact same chip. Since you have decent cooling I would recommend looking into some online guides as to how to overclock.