Question Upgrading CPU increase in game FPS

[colin.oconnell93]

Hi all!
Currently I have an i3-2120 @3.3GHz and a 1050ti GPU and I am experiencing in game studdering and lag on certain games. I was just wondering if I was to upgrade to the i7-3770 if that would help me out. I am not looking for maxed out settings or the best setup, but just want to be able to keep up with newer games. Thank you!

 

[RodroX]

Hi, what motherboard brand and model do you have?

Also, just in case what power supply brand and model do you have?

 

[colin.oconnell93]

Hi, what motherboard brand and model do you have?

Also, just in case what power supply brand and model do you have?

I have an HP H61-uATX motherboard, and a CoolMax CX-550B 550W ATX12V Power Supply

 

[Swarzenegger]

It will increase performance for sure.

But first look at your CPU/GPU usage in task manager while gaming, if your gpu is running at max and you still have stuttering it might not be the cpu that's the problem.

 

[SamirD]

Even if you just jump to the i5-2500 you should see a difference because of the extra cores. The 3770 would be a really nice jump:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i3-2120-vs-Intel-i5-2500-vs-Intel-i7-3770/752vs803vs896

 

[dstln]

3770/k would definitely give you more headroom, if your system can handle it.