i5 7500 a bottleneck for my system? RX 580 GPU. FPS 60 - 144

[madsamjp]

Hello all. I'm building a new system. My budget allows for mid-high end. So far I'm thinking of this:
CPU: i5 7500
GPU: AMD Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ 8GB
RAM: Crucial 16 GB (8 GB x 2) Single Ranked DDR4 2133 MT/s
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H B250 Chipset 7th Gen Intel Core Processor - Black
PSU: Seasonic S12-II 620W 80+
Monitor: Asus MG278Q 27" (TN Panel 144hz, Freesync range 40 - 144hz)

I'm aiming to play most modern games at 60FPS+ at 1080 - 1440p resolution on high or ultra settings (I'm happy to lower graphics settings to high to allow FPS to fall within this range). I've done extensive research on the GPU, RAM and monitor, but I'm worried the i5 7500 (which I already have, but it's unopened so I can send it back for a refund) will be a bottleneck for modern games on high-ultra. Can anyone shed some light on this? Do you own one? Is the i5 7500 more than adequate to play most modern games, regardless of the GPU? Hypothetically if I had a GTX 1080 (I wish!), would this CPU limit that? Or is it future proof?

Thanks for reading.

 

[hdgaming]

The i5 7500 is fine for 60+fps so no worries about that.

It wont bottleneck a gtx 1080, only in cpu heavy games the 1080 wont reach 99% usage but you will still get more than 60fps.

It will definetly not have any probles with a rx580

 

[J_E_D_70]

Depends on the game. Battlefield 1 would be framerate limited by that cpu even with a more powerful gpu, as it needs 8 really fast threads. I'm stuck in the 80s-90s with a gtx 1070 at 1080p even with an overclocked quad.

But, in most games you should be fine.

 

[madsamjp]

Depends on the game. Battlefield 1 would be framerate limited by that cpu even with a more powerful gpu, as it needs 8 really fast threads. I'm stuck in the 80s-90s with a gtx 1070 at 1080p even with an overclocked quad.

But, in most games you should be fine.

Thanks for the insight. What processor do you use for Battlefield 1? Is it a better one than the i5 7500? Honestly I'm happy with 80-90 FPS 1080p as the monitor I ordered is freesync anyway so it should be smooth as butter 😀

 

[Ecky]

A locked i5 is adequate for 60fps in most modern games, but will fall well short of 120-144fps in the more demanding titles, and even below 60 at times in a handful. The CPU you want for 144hz gaming is the i7 7700 or 7700K.

 

[madsamjp]

A locked i5 is adequate for 60fps in most modern games, but will fall well short of 120-144fps in the more demanding titles, and even below 60 at times in a handful. The CPU you want for 144hz gaming is the i7 7700 or 7700K.

i7 7700 is a bit pricy for me, like I said I'm not looking for a high end rig. The RX 580 would struggle to play newer games over 100FPS anyway. The Asus MG278Q has freesync down to 40hz so that will help keep it smooth. Thanks for the input!

 

[Ecky]

In that case, I'd recommend AMD's Ryzen 1600, it's closer in price to the i5.

 

[madsamjp]

In that case, I'd recommend AMD's Ryzen 1600, it's closer in price to the i5.

So you're saying the i5 7500 is a poor choice for mid range gaming? I'm tempted to send it back in that case.

 

[Embra]

In that case, I'd recommend AMD's Ryzen 1600, it's closer in price to the i5.

So you're saying the i5 7500 is a poor choice for mid range gaming? I'm tempted to send it back in that case.

Not a poor choice, but will age much faster in the next year. Multi-threading is quickly becoming more important.

 

[RateCheggs]

I have an i5 7500 and a gtx 980. So far I've had no problems and I can run games on high-ultra 60fps minimum at 1080p