[SOLVED] Upgrade from i5-9400f to i7-8700?

[SgtSlaughter]

Hello All,

I am currently playing on a 1080p, 144 hz monitor with an i5-9400f and a 2070 Super that I just recently upgraded to. I play mostly COD Warzone, and I like to stream my game play. However, I know that my CPU is bottlenecking my GPU's performance, and I think I might want to upgrade.

When I stream, I currently use NVENC encoding and stream at 720p60, but I know the quality isn't as great as using the CPU's if the CPU is good enough. I was wondering if upgrading to an i7-8700 to use x264 encoding would be worth it or not? Do you think there is a big enough difference for me to make the upgrade happen?

Thanks so much in advance! I am new to all of this

 

[Mooons]

I have the same CPU and GPU and I don't notice any bottle necking. What are you seeing?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

I have the same CPU and GPU and I don't notice any bottle necking. What are you seeing?

It's mostly that when I'm streaming and playing at the same time I see a noticeable drop in my FPS in-game, and I know it's my CPU limiting it because I'm always at 100% usage, so I figure I might need to upgrade my CPU to try and keep up. Without recording or streaming in at a consistent 144 fps, but as soon as I turn it on I tend to dip to around 120.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

I only ask because I have a friend who is willing to sell me an i7-8700 for $200, but wanted to see if the move from an i5-9400f would be worth it to increase stream quality and in-game FPS since I know 1080p is more dependent on CPU than higher resolutions.

 

[Gmoney06ss]

It's possible it may help slightly. You will gain 6 threads, more cache as well as a higher frequency. Both base and boost clocks.

Whether or not it's worth the 200 bucks is kind of up to you and your budget. While not streaming there's a good chance it wont help much at all, maybe a couple fps. The extra threads should help while streaming though.

I'd say if its within your budget, give it a shot. You can always resell as intel chips tend to hold alot of their value.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

It's possible it may help slightly. You will gain 6 threads, more cache as well as a higher frequency. Both base and boost clocks.

Whether or not it's worth the 200 bucks is kind of up to you and your budget. While not streaming there's a good chance it wont help much at all, maybe a couple fps. The extra threads should help while streaming though.

I'd say if its within your budget, give it a shot. You can always resell as intel chips tend to hold alot of their value.

Another thing I am considering is just saving up more money and investing in a more powerful CPU to make sure the move it worth it. If I wanted to stream at 720p60 and use my CPU to encode, which CPU do you think I should aim for? Or am I better off just using NVENC unless I build a streaming PC since it has minimal impact on my gameplay FPS?