s about World of Warcraft performance
s about World of Warcraft performance
I've been considering assembling a PC for World of Warcraft at high settings, aiming for MSAA 2x or 4x. A desktop seemed like a better choice for performance compared to a laptop. I evaluated options like the Pentium G4400, i3 6100, and AMD Athlon X4 860K. If I chose Intel, I'd need an AMD GPU (R7 370 or R9 380) unless Nvidia cards worked much better. For AMD builds, a GPU would be necessary, while the CPU might run on an Nvidia card. The i3 6100 likely wouldn't provide much extra speed over the G4400.
The upcoming update for WoW will allow six threads, whereas currently there are only two. A Pentium would seem sufficient now, but in the long run an i3 or i5 would perform much better. An FX 6350 could also work, though I’m not suggesting purchasing it.
WoW still only has two threads, could that affect performance more than a newer Skylake 6700K compared to a 5820K? I’m planning to buy a whole new system soon and am weighing options. My main focus is gaming, especially playing WoW regularly. I plan to expand later and try newer titles, but right now I need solid performance. I want at least 2x the clock speed and higher IPC for smooth gameplay—whether I’m running 120fps/1080p or 60fps/1440p. I also want to keep benchmarks in mind and optimize my setup quickly, even though I don’t handle heavy tasks. I’ve heard about upcoming X99 chips and a Z170 that won’t support Skylake-E upgrades. Is that accurate? If so, I might need to go with X99 for future CPU upgrades. Please let me know what you recommend—I’m stuck trying to decide.
Running WoW as I described really demands a lot of power. I tested it on a 6700k with 4.5ghz, a 970 GTX at 1450mhz, and managed smooth 1080p playback. When switching to a 1440p display, my FPS dropped significantly from 90-200 to just 25-30 while I was moving around. I wouldn’t want to experience that in a tough 40-man raid with those settings. I’m also curious about trying a 4k version scaled down to 1080 or 1440 using the new feature cards support.
Legion's potential use of more cores could indicate improved performance from processors like the AMD A8-6410, allowing smoother gameplay at higher settings compared to older models. The FX 6300 may handle demanding tasks better than the i3 6100 due to its multi-core efficiency, especially when leveraging multiple cores over single-core limits. Conversely, the i3 6100 benefits from its two cores and four threads working together more effectively than the FX 6300’s six cores and six threads.
You just saved the file again, so after reactivating your account you’ll explore various locations, checking performance at 5980x1080p with SLI 970’s and an i7 @ 4.8ghz on 144hz displays. . . It’s been a while, but during your last session I was running at 980m @ 1080p with maximum settings and no super sampling, maintaining steady 60 fps.
I don’t have a clear picture of the current state, but back then benchmarks showed WoW performed better on similar Nvidia cards and struggled with AMD chips. It works well with high IPC and fast Intel CPUs, showing little variation between similar processors.
It seems the upcoming update could use additional processing units or threads.