what's the best CPU for CPU intensive games?

[simonz93]

I have an i7-6700K, Asus 1080 and 16 GB of Ram, but I still get 30 FPS often times playing big battles in CPU-intensive games like the Total War series. I haven't OCed the CPU.

Is there a better CPU that would give better performance in these games without needing to OC anything?

Thanks

 

[Supernova1138]

You already have it. The only CPUs that are better than what you have are the i7s on the LGA 2011v3 platform, which have 6, 8 or even 10 cores plus hyperthreading. Problem is there are virtually no games that scale across that many cores and threads, so gaming performance on those chips is at best similar to the 6700k and at worst worse due to the high core count chips being clocked considerably lower than the 6700k.

The Total War series is known for being very CPU intensive and also not being all that well optimized. Expecting 60FPS solid in massive battles with thousands of soldiers on each side may not be realistic. I'm also pretty sure Total War doesn't scale very well beyond 4 cores and 8 threads so moving to LGA 2011v3 won't provide much of a benefit. If you want a performance boost in Total War, all you can do is overclock.

 

[simonz93]

You already have it. The only CPUs that are better than what you have are the i7s on the LGA 2011v3 platform, which have 6, 8 or even 10 cores plus hyperthreading. Problem is there are virtually no games that scale across that many cores and threads, so gaming performance on those chips is at best similar to the 6700k and at worst worse due to the high core count chips being clocked considerably lower than the 6700k.

The Total War series is known for being very CPU intensive and also not being all that well optimized. Expecting 60FPS solid in massive battles with thousands of soldiers on each side may not be realistic. I'm also pretty sure Total War doesn't scale very well beyond 4 cores and 8 threads so moving to LGA 2011v3 won't provide much of a benefit. If you want a performance boost in Total War, all you can do is overclock.

Thank you for your answer. That's unfortunate to hear though, having a super smooth Total War experience has always been my dream 🙁
I never liked the idea of OCing, voiding the warranty, reducing the life span, and potentially damaging to the parts.

 

[manleysteele]

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/total-war-warhammer-directx-12-pc-graphics-performance-benchmark-review,1.html

That's the benchmark you need for answering your question. Your framerate is low for the hardware you have unless you have a 2160p monitor.
Total War is a solid 8 thread game. It doesn't much matter where the 8 threads come from. You would get a small bump from having an 8 core processor, but nothing that indicates you should have the problem you are experiencing.

My advice is to continue working the problem, until you find the solution.

 

[simonz93]

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/total-war-warhammer-directx-12-pc-graphics-performance-benchmark-review,1.html

That's the benchmark you need for answering your question. Your framerate is low for the hardware you have unless you have a 2160p monitor.
Total War is a solid 8 thread game. It doesn't much matter where the 8 threads come from. You would get a small bump from having an 8 core processor, but nothing that indicates you should have the problem you are experiencing.

My advice is to continue working the problem, until you find the solution.

I'm playing at 1440p. The in-game benchmark is completely useless though. I get 90 FPS in the benchmark, so it's not at all reflective of actual gameplay in major battles.

 

[manleysteele]

I'm sorry I was no help. If I had your hardware, I would be really aggravated by your situation. Short of some kind of heat or power problem, I have no idea. Pretty vague advice, but it's all I have.

 

[simonz93]

I'm sorry I was no help. If I had your hardware, I would be really aggravated by your situation. Short of some kind of heat or power problem, I have no idea. Pretty vague advice, but it's all I have.

no worries man, I guess the game is just not optimized :/ thanks for your answer

 

[Gilbertify]

You have one of the best i7's, if not, THE best i7. No need.