i7-8700(non k) GTX 1080Ti performance issues

[sukho204]

I've recently bought a new computer (pre built pc) which has an i7-8700 a GTX 1080Ti 16 gigs of DDR4 ram. it has a z370 motherboard and 600w of power. the graphic score on fire strike is 29000 so I guess it's fine, but the problem is, that it doesn't show the performance I was expecting when it comes to gaming. I've seen videos of 1080ti running overwatch on 220~250 fps, ghost recon wildlands on 90~100 fps, and farcry 5 on 90~130 fps. all options maxed out of course. but for me, overwatch ran with 170~220 fps, wildland on 60~90 fps(even on med-high setting) and farcry 5 on 80~100 fps(also med-high setting). first I thought it was temperature problem of the cpu so I got a new cooler and installed it but it didn't change a thing. is this because the cpu is a non-k cpu? I need solution to this!

 

[photonboy]

Your CPU is not the problem (unless it's somehow running at a low frequency which is unlikely).

If the Fire Strike score is correct or close then I doubt you have a problem at all, thus I'd suspect it's your expectations of what you should get are off.

*A different resolution, lower GPU frequency than over 1080Ti's, or some other game setting can significantly change the FPS.

**You should use a tool such as EVGA Precision to put on-screen the following two data points:
1) GPU frequency, and
2) GPU usage

If the GPU frequency is the expected for your overclock (i.e. 1950MHz or whatever), and GPU Usage is high (95% or close) then everything is fine. The graphics card is working about as hard as it can so there's no way to run any faster.

If however the GPU frequency and/or GPU usage is lower then you have two main likelihoods:
a) CPU bottleneck
- run CPU tests to confirm frequency
(even the best CPU can be overloaded depending on the game and settings so a CPU bottleneck doesn't mean a problem... there's ALWAYS a bottleneck somewhere and it can shift from CPU to GPU to storage drive), or
b) FPS cap is set (manually or via VSYNC... that's not what is going on with you though)

But...
I found a video that's a year old where OVERWATCH appears maxed out at 1080p and he got 237FPS average. CPU was an i7-6700K at 4.6GHz so your CPU at 4.2 to 4.4GHz should give similar results... your numbers being different for this game specifically suggest to me it's either:
a) game has CHANGED over time so is more demanding (maybe better lighting or something), or
b) the settings are different somehow

Summary:
May or not be an issue. I doubt it.

 

[sukho204]

Your CPU is not the problem (unless it's somehow running at a low frequency which is unlikely).

If the Fire Strike score is correct or close then I doubt you have a problem at all, thus I'd suspect it's your expectations of what you should get are off.

*A different resolution, lower GPU frequency than over 1080Ti's, or some other game setting can significantly change the FPS.

**You should use a tool such as EVGA Precision to put on-screen the following two data points:
1) GPU frequency, and
2) GPU usage

If the GPU frequency is the expected for your overclock (i.e. 1950MHz or whatever), and GPU Usage is high (95% or close) then everything is fine. The graphics card is working about as hard as it can so there's no way to run any faster.

If however the GPU frequency and/or GPU usage is lower then you have two main likelihoods:
a) CPU bottleneck
- run CPU tests to confirm frequency
(even the best CPU can be overloaded depending on the game and settings so a CPU bottleneck doesn't mean a problem... there's ALWAYS a bottleneck somewhere and it can shift from CPU to GPU to storage drive), or
b) FPS cap is set (manually or via VSYNC... that's not what is going on with you though)

But...
I found a video that's a year old where OVERWATCH appears maxed out at 1080p and he got 237FPS average. CPU was an i7-6700K at 4.6GHz so your CPU at 4.2 to 4.4GHz should give similar results... your numbers being different for this game specifically suggest to me it's either:
a) game has CHANGED over time so is more demanding (maybe better lighting or something), or
b) the settings are different somehow

Summary:
May or not be an issue. I doubt it.

Thanks for the relpy!
I'll go ahead and check my usage rates

 

[sukho204]

Your CPU is not the problem (unless it's somehow running at a low frequency which is unlikely).

If the Fire Strike score is correct or close then I doubt you have a problem at all, thus I'd suspect it's your expectations of what you should get are off.

*A different resolution, lower GPU frequency than over 1080Ti's, or some other game setting can significantly change the FPS.

**You should use a tool such as EVGA Precision to put on-screen the following two data points:
1) GPU frequency, and
2) GPU usage

If the GPU frequency is the expected for your overclock (i.e. 1950MHz or whatever), and GPU Usage is high (95% or close) then everything is fine. The graphics card is working about as hard as it can so there's no way to run any faster.

If however the GPU frequency and/or GPU usage is lower then you have two main likelihoods:
a) CPU bottleneck
- run CPU tests to confirm frequency
(even the best CPU can be overloaded depending on the game and settings so a CPU bottleneck doesn't mean a problem... there's ALWAYS a bottleneck somewhere and it can shift from CPU to GPU to storage drive), or
b) FPS cap is set (manually or via VSYNC... that's not what is going on with you though)

But...
I found a video that's a year old where OVERWATCH appears maxed out at 1080p and he got 237FPS average. CPU was an i7-6700K at 4.6GHz so your CPU at 4.2 to 4.4GHz should give similar results... your numbers being different for this game specifically suggest to me it's either:
a) game has CHANGED over time so is more demanding (maybe better lighting or something), or
b) the settings are different somehow

Summary:
May or not be an issue. I doubt it.

The gpu usage is around 50~60% when playing farcry 5. is this okay? or should I do something to ramp it up to 100%?