Nowadays, core speed is more important than count.
Nowadays, core speed is more important than count.
I own an older gaming setup with an RX 480, a Z77 motherboard, and a 3570K processor. This chipset is well-suited for overclocking and currently runs at 4.5GHz with 16 gigabytes of RAM. Recently I tried playing Devil May Cry 5 on it and noticed significant microstutter. I also have an idle Xeon E3-1275 with four cores and eight threads, which can turbo boost up to 3.5GHz on four cores or 3.8GHz on one core. I’m curious which would be more beneficial for running newer titles now. The 3570K offers a higher base speed but lacks overclocking potential, while the Xeon provides more threads but limited boost capability. Since my current game is experiencing stutter at 4.5GHz, I’m wondering if adding another Xeon would help or if upgrading to a faster CPU would be wiser. The setup is connected to a 1080p monitor for streaming purposes. My preference has always been speed in cores, so I’m surprised the 4.5GHz performance is affecting gameplay so noticeably.
High thread count for Xeon significantly improves performance in contemporary games compared to simply overclocking.
I discovered this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPnI9aSOfk
For gaming what really counts is the core count. Multithreading can help a bit, but only modestly. Certain titles run smoother without it. You might want to give it a shot since you already have it. The clock speed will definitely outpace HT in performance. Switching from an i5 to a slower but powerful xeon 2670 makes sense.