Finding the best configurations for maximum frame rate
Finding the best configurations for maximum frame rate
Hi
Here are your details:
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 3070 Ti
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Neo (2x16GB)
Display: 144Hz, 2560x1440 resolution
Game usage examples: 7 days to die – CPU ~18% load, GPU ~70%, VRAM 80%
Adjusting settings like overall graphics to medium instead of ultra doesn’t change usage but boosts FPS by ~10. I’m hoping for more than 80 FPS but unsure what to tweak. Could it be the game itself is not optimized?
Also, why isn’t my GPU using more percentage to get higher FPS? Are there general NVIDIA configurations that help improve performance?
My reading indicates that 7dtd relies on only a few threads and is mostly single-threaded. Be mindful when assessing Task Manager CPU usage. Windows distributes the workload of a single thread across all available threads. Therefore, a game that is single-threaded and CPU-intensive would appear as 25% utilization across all four threads. This may mislead you into believing the bottleneck lies elsewhere. It suggests that most games cannot effectively utilize more than 4 to 6 threads. Your 5900X offers solid single-thread performance, so little can be done. To understand how sensitive a game is to CPU speed, conduct a reverse experiment. In Windows Power Options, lower your maximum CPU usage from 100% to 80%. Observe the changes.
Executing userbenchmark provides insights, and you can view the public results via the shared link.
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It might be useful to review the performance data for all CPU cores. The breakdown is as follows:
My reading indicates that 7dtd relies on only a few threads and is mostly single-threaded. Be mindful when assessing Task Manager CPU usage. Windows distributes the workload of a single thread across all available threads. Therefore, a game that is single-threaded and CPU-intensive would appear as 25% utilization across all four threads on a quad-core processor. This can mislead you into believing the bottleneck lies elsewhere. It suggests that most games cannot effectively utilize more than 4 to 6 threads. Your 5900X performs well in single-thread scenarios, so limited adjustments are needed. To evaluate sensitivity to CPU performance, conduct a counterintuitive test. In Windows Power Options, lower your maximum CPU usage from 100% to 80%. Observe the effects on performance and consider how a 20% improvement in IPC could help.
I rely heavily on that platform often and it is commonly asked here for an initial assessment of possible performance problems. The provided link can address many queries that would otherwise require extensive investigation.