This setup offers strong performance for a 1080p TV, gaming, and streaming.
This setup offers strong performance for a 1080p TV, gaming, and streaming.
In addition, I've observed variations even at 60hz between my 5ghz 8700k and i3-10105F—similar to a 4770k, actually slightly quicker. In certain games, the i3-10105F tends to struggle with stutters while the 8700k runs smoothly. This is especially noticeable in Days Gone. At any graphics setting I choose, loading towns and expansive areas cause noticeable stutters on the i3-10105F, though it doesn't crash the game. Its GPU usage during those moments stays below 80%.
Several titles run poorly on the PC, especially CODBOCW. A Core i5 3570k handles full 60 fps on COD:MW 2019 with high settings, but with CODBOCW it struggles at low settings, dropping below 30 fps when CPU reaches 100%. On my main machine with a Ryzen 5 2600, there’s no such lag. This might explain the issue you’re seeing with Days Gone—it could be more dependent on CPU cores and threads.
Unfortunately, numerous games are essentially re-releases. Days Gone falls into this category. It's playable, but it doesn't quite impress on the 4 core. The main issue with console ports appears to be a lack of sufficient resources to compensate for the porting process. There might even be some DRM complications involved.
It really depends on the port. For instance, Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Rainbow Six Siege, Back 4 Blood and others all perform smoothly at 60 fps on the Core i5 3570k. The only titles that have struggled to keep up are Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War and Battlefield 2042. I’m not too surprised by CODBOCW since Treyarch’s games usually aren’t well-optimized for PCs, and even with heavy optimization it still lags significantly. Personally, I’d rather accept the performance until I upgrade to a Ryzen 7000 and move the older Ryzen 5 2600 to my gaming console PC, after which I’ll retire the Core i5 3570k.
NVIDIA GeForce 2080 – it’s clear you’re planning a future upgrade, even though it doesn’t quite match your current setup.