Advice required for CPU upgrade or overclocking.
Advice required for CPU upgrade or overclocking.
I have an Intel® Core™ i9-10900K CPU @ 3.70GHz, upgraded from a 3070 ti to a 5080 because the 90s don't exist and I'm not seeing a noticeable FPS boost in games at medium settings (1920 1080). I'm wondering if my CPU is limiting performance or how I can check this. I thought the 5080 would be about ten times faster, but I was hoping for more than a tenfold improvement. Should I upgrade my CPU or overclock it? Please advise, and thank you.
Just upgraded from a 3070 Ti to a 5080. Did you run DDU to eliminate all GPU drivers (Intel, AMD, Nvidia) in Safe Mode? Then manually install the newest GPU driver from Nvidia's support site using an elevated command, such as right-clicking the installer and selecting Run as Administrator? When sharing a troubleshooting thread, it's standard to provide your full system specifications. Please list them clearly: CPU, CPU cooler, Motherboard, RAM, SSD/HDD, GPU, PSU, Chassis, OS, Monitor. Also include the age of the PSU along with its make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this time.
My apologies
CPU: Intel® Core™ i9-10900K at 3.70GHz
CPU cooler: Corsair Titan 360 rx aio new
Motherboard: Asus Prime Z590-A
Ram: Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB (4x8)
SSD/HDD: two Samsung 2GB SSDs
GPU: Asus TUF GeForce RTX 5080
PSU: Corsair RM1200X new
Chassis: Corsair 7000x ATX
OS: Windows 11
Monitor: Sceptre 24-inch 144Hz
I’m not very familiar with PC setup or DDU, but I used the NVIDIA app to update drivers after swapping components. I’ll try to determine the BIOS version later.
I would say your CPU is starting to hold you back. Frankly there is no reason you shouldn't be able to do ultra 1080p with that GPU, which would help alleviate said bottleneck, but it will still be present. What is the speed of your ram? It can also be holding you back if it is slower ram, and/or XMP is not enabled.
You have some upgrade options, but it depends on your budget.
When you're playing with lower graphics settings you're placing much more of the load on your CPU. The 5080 should be around twice as fast as the 3070 Ti when not facing some sort of bottleneck. As long as your video card is getting all 16 lanes of PCIe from the primary slot the CPU is the most likely suspect for performance limitation.