Question Is my i7 6700 bottlenecking my new RTX 2060 Super?

[Abdullahx9000]

My new GPU (RTX 2060 Super) is not getting utilized much, I think I am experiencing a CPU bottleneck. CPU usage is usually around 70-90% while GPU is only somewhere between 40-60%. Compared to my old GPU (R9 390) I am getting a few extra FPS, and a little smoother experience.

FPS in games:

• Modern Warfare Warzone: I am getting around 80-100 Fps only with a few times where FPS goes to 120. Feels very unsmooth
• Modern Warfare Multiplayer: +144fps all the time with a few drops here and there. Usually a very smooth experience.
• Valorant and Overwatch: Very light games which run at 144+ fps no problem. Very smooth
• Apex Legends: fps is around 130-150, feels smooth sometimes, but often get fps drops which causes the game to become very unsmooth and laggy. While dropping, the FPS is only at around 60-80.

These are my specs:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-6700
• GPU: AMD R9 390 -> RTX 2060 Super
• RAM: 2x8GB Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB
• MBD: Asus PRIME B250M-A
• PSU: 750W

My Questions:

1. If this is a CPU bottleneck, would I benefit from upgrading the CPU?
2. Which CPU should I buy, that would make the RTX 2060 Super run at full performance? (I am looking to play at atleast 144fps in all games while streaming/recording)

 

[Stocky1984]

Yes more than likely. There are a few bottleneck calculators out there. Here's the result: https://ibb.co/N1rVGCb

 

[Stocky1984]

Woops I entered 2070S instead of 2060S, here is the result for the 2060S which is a 18% bottleneck as well: https://ibb.co/c1SgtcK

 

[herrnanditovsk]

1. Yes.
2. I'd say anything with significantly higher single threaded performance and more cores, starting with something three generations above like a Core i5 9600K. I lack knowledge in your current platform, but it seems that you won't be able to game at 144 Hz + stream with a 6th or 7th generation Intel quad-core processor.

 

[Abdullahx9000]

Woops I entered 2070S instead of 2060S, here is the result for the 2060S which is a 18% bottleneck as well: https://ibb.co/c1SgtcK

Hey there Stocky, thank you for showing me this tool! Though I noticed in the screenshot you sent, you had chosen the K version of the i7 6700 CPU, so it only showed a bottleneck of 18%. When I inputtet the correct CPU, it showed a Bottleneck of 27% !!

Core i7-6700 and GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER | General Tasks Bottleneck Calculation | PC Builds

Bottleneck calculation for Intel Core i7-6700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER with screen resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels for General Tasks.

pc-builds.com

My old GPU (R9 390 8GB) + the i7 6700 CPU only had a bottleneck of 3%, which is why it had a good usage compared to my new RTX 2060 Super: https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Core_i7-6700/Radeon_R9_390/0FU0TSf2/8/

I know this is a big bottleneck, but I am wondering how big of an impact that is on performance.
Also do you have any suggestions for a CPU that I can upgrade to, that can hopefully solve this issue?

 

[Abdullahx9000]

1. Yes.
2. I'd say anything with significantly higher single threaded performance and more cores, starting with something three generations above like a Core i5 9600K. I lack knowledge in your current platform, but it seems that you won't be able to game at 144 Hz + stream with a 6th or 7th generation Intel quad-core processor.

I have no knowledge about CPUs, I am just looking for one that will solve this bottlenecking issue.

I lack knowledge in your current platform, but it seems that you won't be able to game at 144 Hz + stream with a 6th or 7th generation Intel quad-core processor.

I bought the RTX 2060 Super for this reason, I have been told that I can use the NVEC (Nvidia) encoder to help stream, so the GPU handles the streaming part as well as gaming so CPU can focus on GPU.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes more than likely. There are a few bottleneck calculators out there. Here's the result: https://ibb.co/N1rVGCb

Hey there Stocky, thank you for showing me this tool! Though I noticed in the screenshot you sent, you had chosen the K version of the i7 6700 CPU, so it only showed a bottleneck of 18%. When I inputtet the correct CPU, it showed a Bottleneck of 27% !!

Sorry, but that "tool" is absolutely useless.
Seriously.
Actually, worse than useless, because people think it is actually accurate, and may base buying decisions and $$ on its output.

You cannot calculate a "bottleneck" like that.

This is the exact same system (mine), a few months apart.

And just now, June 2020

 

[John Chesterfield]

^^^ Spot on, bottleneck calculators are nothing but snake oil.

 

[Techguy46]

Ah <Mod Edit>, I was just about to comment that this tool is great, been wondering about my CPU bottleneck! Too bad it doesn't work =/