CPU i5 7500 performance

[marques-1998]

Can I increase the performance of my i5 7500? How?

Ty guys!

 

[volkgren]

There are a handful of games that a 4C/4T CPU will limit performance on a GTX 1060 and up, and AC Origins is one of them. Recommended requirement is an i7-3770 for both AC Origins and AC Odyssey. The only thing other than upgrading CPU and maybe RAM is doing what @boju said along with getting rid of any background tasks using the CPU.

I've heard the pagefile on the hdd being used when the RAM isn't enough, but I'm not sure that's an issue with most games.

and threads make very little difference, especially in gaming.

That depends very much on the game. It can make a huge difference in a lot of games. 4 threads just isn't enough for every game now if absolute maximum performance is a priority.

With Assssin's Creed Origins, the game simply requires a lot of hardware. You will need both an i7 and a GTX 1070 to stay above 60fps on high-very high all the time.

 

[volkgren]

I just played AC Odyssey and yes it uses up to 100% of my i7-7700K at times and at 1440p very high settings I barely stay above 60fps with my 1080 Ti (60-80fps). So, I would say either lowering settings to maintain desired frame rate or upgrading both CPU and GPU is required.

 

[2sidedpolygon]

I just played AC Odyssey and yes it uses up to 100% of my i7-7700K at times and at 1440p very high settings I barely stay above 60fps with my 1080 Ti (60-80fps). So, I would say either lowering settings to maintain desired frame rate or upgrading both CPU and GPU is required.

Wow, not a chance I'm going to buy a game that lazily optimized. That's absurd. Ubisoft didn't even try.

 

[volkgren]

Yeah, the opening battle I was getting like 53fps. But, this is with mostly maxed settings (whatever it defaulted to).

 

[2sidedpolygon]

Yeah, the opening battle I was getting like 53fps. But, this is with mostly maxed settings (whatever it defaulted to).

That sucks. Hardware Unboxed does have a good video on setting optimization for it, though, if you want to get some extra frames without potato-fying it.

 

[volkgren]

Well, the thing about it and that I wanted to mention is, I had no issue with getting 50ish fps. The game runs smoothly at that framerate. I'm sure G-Sync helps, which I have. FreeSync should help also if you have AMD. But, 35fps might be a different story though I do remember playing AC Unity at 35fps on Ultra with my old GTX 970 and it was definitely playable, and that was when I had a regular monitor.

I had also just recently watched this video from Hardware Unboxed
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYfeDhUbWVg"][/video]