Question Bottleneck, need upgrade ?

[Modduss]

I recently upgraded to the Asus RTX 4070 Super from the 1660 Ti but the problem is that my CPU can't keep up with it. I have an Intel i5-9400 along with an Asus Rog Maximus XI mobo, and with the new market and so much scope for upgrades I dont know what to get since I'm going to need a new CPU and mobo.

Also, I'm not even getting the full potential out of my GPU since I'm on a PCIe gen 3 and i think its only x8 so I just need some advice on what's good. I don't have a preference on platform, but I have a decently limiting budget but not absurd.

I hope i gave all the information needed and I hope you guys can help, thanks!

 

[geofelt]

I5-9400 was a great processor in it's time.(2018)
Run the cpu-Z bench test on your i5-9400
You should get a score of 481:
https://valid.x86.fr/bench/qbciuf
Your single thread performance is the key metric for most cpu limited games.
To do significantly better you will need a motherboard upgrade.
For intel, look for a i5-13400 or i5-14400 class processor which will score 700 or so.
Motherboards come in both DDR4 and DDR5 with equal performance.

If you set the motherboard bios to currency, the 13/14 gen issues have been fixed.

 

[QyInvoLing]

Budget?