7900 XTX 1% Lows specification
7900 XTX 1% Lows specification
Hello, I’m trying to figure out what’s going on with my friend’s gaming setup. We mostly play R6 and CoD, and he has a powerful rig: an I7 13900K, Z690 MEG Ace, 64GB Corsair Dominator 6400, and a Kingston Gen 4 NVMe SSD with 7GB read and 2.5GB write speeds. He also uses a Seasonic Vertex GX1000 PSU. During play, his average FPS is around 400, but his lows dip into the mid-40s, which seems unusual for this configuration. Anyone have any suggestions? We’ve already checked NVMe temperatures and moved the drive to a Gen 4 slot below the GPU. We’ve done a CrystalDiskMark test showing NVMe temps between 70-71°C during testing, and we relocated the drive to a cooler spot. Right now we’re unsure what to try next since his game feels sluggish. We aim for 1440p at 240Hz, mainly on R6, but even at 1080p all low settings hit around 60%. He also bought the GPU recently, but it’s over a year old and we can’t return it if this is the issue. All temperatures look normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated—I’m not very confident with R6 and he’s pretty good at it. Thanks!
What are the CPU and RAM temperatures? Does his MSI MBG include any CPU overclocking features? These specs are significant for the 13th and 14th generation chips. I came across this article while searching for RAM speeds online. I’m not sure why it turned up. Look into his OC settings, perhaps check if the motherboard supports automatic overclocking and see how it affects lows. Even though auto overclocks aren’t advised, it might be worth a try. You could also disable Hyper-Threading; I’m certain it improved my low scores in Escape from Tarkov. 13900kf
CPU temperatures remain typical, staying between 60-65°C under heavy load (Kraken Z73). RAM readings were 35-40°C. The average case temperature was about 36°C (around 97°F—we’re using Celsius since it’s German).
Celsius, yes I’m from the Baltics. The temperatures feel really nice. I think it’s not the GPU that makes the drops so big—it’s usually CPU, RAM, or sometimes the game itself. You might want to limit the frame rate to 240hz, especially if your monitor supports it. That can boost performance by about 0.1%, though it may slow down the timing a bit. If you’re using G-Sync, that won’t help much. Still, it’s not a huge issue. Some games are sensitive to Windows HAGS (hardware acceleration scheduling) together with features like Reflex or Ultra Low Latency. Turning one off could help. Hags are useful when using DLSS or FSR in games. Try the hyper-threading setting and, if you’re not comfortable with BIOS changes, use Process Lasso (many tutorials online). Honestly, sometimes we overlook small details even when we think we’re set.
Thanks for the assistance. We removed the frame limits to achieve a better 1% improvement. Gsync or Freesync (since it's AMD) didn't help much. I'll try Hags tomorrow and check back later. Hyperthreading showed some improvement from 50-60 to 130-140%. He prefers not to do an overclock himself and lives far away, so I'll consider it when we meet next Sunday. XMP is enabled with Windows Power set to Max Performance because he saw it on TikTok.
Hyperthreading proved useful for me on EFT despite initial doubts. You might also attempt to turn off e-cores and rely solely on p-cores, though some programs depend on e-cores—so you can see if it makes a difference. The optimal setup seems to be disabled hyperthreading with active e-cores. If you're comfortable with hardware tweaks and overclocking, I recommend saving your xmp profile (including speed, latency, cache, etc.) and adjusting it manually to reduce CL latency. I changed my 5600 cl36 to a stable 6400mhz cl30 simply by raising the voltage. This boosted power consumption to 1.45w, which is acceptable for DDR5 and works fine with xynix chips. It improved my overall FPS by 20-30% and also helped with lows. However, this performance gain is mainly limited by CPU and RAM constraints. Honestly, the GPU should handle the game better, so the issue likely lies in CPU and memory restrictions.