i5 4690k + Geforce GTX 1060 Bottleneck?

Harrison2017

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This is my first time asking a question on a forum so please bear with me. I just purchased the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1060 Windforce OC 6gb and have been having some FPS drops to about 45-55 in games such as The Division and Miscreated (I know its in Alpha). So I decided to search for information about my CPU, which is an i5 4690k, but everywhere I looked, people said (including other forums on this site) that there would be no bottleneck between the GTX 1060 and an i5 4690k. I ran some test and found that my CPU is running at 100% with temps around 65 degrees Celsius and my GPU running at 75% without exceeding 80% while getting a constant 60FPS (Vsync on). Is this considered a "bottleneck?" Is any way to fix this problem, buying a new CPU, purchasing an SSD (I've heard this can be a fix in some cases)? I'm kinda new to pc building so any help would be appreciated, thanks!
 
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Yes, it does.

Bottlenecks aren't simple. There is always a bottleneck, either the GPU or CPU will hold back the other if your framerate is uncapped. If you turn down your graphical settings, your framerate will rise and you'll see CPU utilization go up with it linearly. Once your CPU hits 100%, you can't get a higher framerate by dropping graphical settings. However, if your framerate is already enough that you're happy with it, it's kindof irrelevant what your CPU utilization is.


But when I ran a The Division with MSI Afterburner, it said that my CPU was at 100% and my GPU was at 80% doesn't that mean it was a bottleneck?
 
Yes, it does.

Bottlenecks aren't simple. There is always a bottleneck, either the GPU or CPU will hold back the other if your framerate is uncapped. If you turn down your graphical settings, your framerate will rise and you'll see CPU utilization go up with it linearly. Once your CPU hits 100%, you can't get a higher framerate by dropping graphical settings. However, if your framerate is already enough that you're happy with it, it's kindof irrelevant what your CPU utilization is.
 
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