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CPU performance issue Bottleneck in Xeon processors Limitations affecting speed

CPU performance issue Bottleneck in Xeon processors Limitations affecting speed

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Cadejoe
Member
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04-05-2021, 06:38 PM
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Hello everyone, I'm looking for some guidance on whether my CPU is limiting performance on my 3060 Ti. I'm considering upgrading from the Xeon 2667 v2 to an i5-12600K and want to know if that would improve frame rates. I have the specs and a recording from a game session with MSI Afterburner. Thanks for your assistance!
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Cadejoe
04-05-2021, 06:38 PM #1

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some guidance on whether my CPU is limiting performance on my 3060 Ti. I'm considering upgrading from the Xeon 2667 v2 to an i5-12600K and want to know if that would improve frame rates. I have the specs and a recording from a game session with MSI Afterburner. Thanks for your assistance!

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Nexio_
Member
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04-07-2021, 10:03 PM
#2
Your GPU is at full capacity, not your CPU. It’s the GPU that’s limiting performance.
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Nexio_
04-07-2021, 10:03 PM #2

Your GPU is at full capacity, not your CPU. It’s the GPU that’s limiting performance.

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ShaderWave
Member
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04-09-2021, 11:38 AM
#3
Hi, thanks for your input! I was considering checking some benchmarks on YouTube to see if the full CPU load counter might show a low usage (20-30%). However, since many games don’t fully utilize multiple cores, I might get limited by single-core performance, which isn’t very impressive on an older Xeon like this.
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ShaderWave
04-09-2021, 11:38 AM #3

Hi, thanks for your input! I was considering checking some benchmarks on YouTube to see if the full CPU load counter might show a low usage (20-30%). However, since many games don’t fully utilize multiple cores, I might get limited by single-core performance, which isn’t very impressive on an older Xeon like this.

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AnttoZz
Member
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04-09-2021, 07:31 PM
#4
However, you're displaying the load for each of your cores, and the most stressed one is only 52% while your GPU is at 98%. This strongly indicates a GPU limitation. If there were just a single bottleneck, all cores would hit 100%.
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AnttoZz
04-09-2021, 07:31 PM #4

However, you're displaying the load for each of your cores, and the most stressed one is only 52% while your GPU is at 98%. This strongly indicates a GPU limitation. If there were just a single bottleneck, all cores would hit 100%.

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Symph
Junior Member
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04-10-2021, 11:24 AM
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It looks like you're relieved you won't have to pay, and that's great news! Thanks for letting me know, Blue!
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Symph
04-10-2021, 11:24 AM #5

It looks like you're relieved you won't have to pay, and that's great news! Thanks for letting me know, Blue!

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Anselhero
Senior Member
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04-10-2021, 01:01 PM
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Hi, I’m still not convinced the CPU was limiting the GPU performance. I gave it another shot by switching platforms—specifically an i5 12600k with 3600ddr4—but kept the GPU and NVMe drive unchanged. The outcome was clear: the CPU was indeed a bottleneck. Let me know if you want more details!
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Anselhero
04-10-2021, 01:01 PM #6

Hi, I’m still not convinced the CPU was limiting the GPU performance. I gave it another shot by switching platforms—specifically an i5 12600k with 3600ddr4—but kept the GPU and NVMe drive unchanged. The outcome was clear: the CPU was indeed a bottleneck. Let me know if you want more details!