i5 6500 Bottleneck GTX 1070?

[0h6i_Geemo]

What are the chances that an i5 6500 will bottleneck and GTX 1070? if there is a bottleneck how bad would it be? and how would you avoid it?

 

[Ecky]

100%, because there's always a bottleneck in any setup. A better question to ask is, "Will an i5 6500 provide the framerates I want in the games I play?"

 

[jwcrellin]

Umm, no you'll be just fine, there's no bottleneck. Both the i5 6500 and the gtx 1070 are considered upper mid-tier components and are a good match for each other. I'd hesitate to pair a titan x-pascal with an i5, but a 1070 is perfect for a $1200'ish build.

Btw... i'm running an i5 6600k and a gtx 1070 with a 525GB ssd and i'm super happy. I'm running a 1440p g-sync monitor and I get 75-95 fps, buttery smooth and lightning responsiveness.

 

[Ecky]

Define "bottleneck", I suppose.

If you're looking for 120 or 144hz gaming, you'll find the i5 very inadequate in many modern titles, and the 1070 is very inadequate for 4K gaming. So, there will be cases where each is the "bottleneck", depending on the resolution you run, what your expectations are and what games you play.

 

[jwcrellin]

Define "bottleneck", I suppose.

If you're looking for 120 or 144hz gaming, you'll find the i5 very inadequate in many modern titles, and the 1070 is very inadequate for 4K gaming. So, there will be cases where each is the "bottleneck", depending on the resolution you run, what your expectations are and what games you play.

Yes, best case scenario, we'd all have enough money to build octo-core i7 and sli 1080's and run 4k monitors.

Managing expectations against price-performance ratios and addressing all variables, most will end up with an i3/i5 and an rx 480. 4k isn't a big deal right now, most go with a 1080p ultrawide with freesync.

A 1070 will not run 4k with good framerates even with the best cpu's, but 1070's in sli will outpace a titan x. Getting a 1070 now and saving up for a second down the road to run sli is probably the best bang for your buck route to go playable 4k.

 

[Ecky]

I've just seen too many people come back to this forum asking things like, "Why am I not getting 60fps in Battlefield? I was told there would be no bottlenecks." I wanted to make it clear to OP that both have their limits, and they'll limit each other in different scenarios.

 

[Mangotango]

I own a i5 6500 with a GTX1070 and for the most part it's fine, there are a few games and scenarios where the 6500 is a bottleneck.

Battlefield 1 is one example, my CPU sits at 98-100% load all the time but my GPU never goes above 70%. Causes some annoying frame drops at times.

VR is another example, most games are fine, but stuff like elite dangerous in VR needs a hefty CPU to keep the frames up, especially in populated areas and around stations.

I have just upgraded to a i7 6700 as a result of this.