Prime 95 or Battlefield 4, what's more cpu intensive?

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The title says it all. I do not have bf4 yet, and i am looking to see what sort of temps i get by doing a prime95 test and then i will be able to get a rough idea. But my question is, which is more cpu intensive and would therefore create hotter temperatures?
 
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hmmm, yes I would say that's high. But which test? Prime or running the game? If its prime, then those numbers are to be expected. in general gameplay no.

If you have a stock cooler and your CPU is at stock, then the temps will be just about manageable. If you are overclocking your CPU you should get a better cooler than stock. Is your II5 the 3570 or the 'k' version? The case, and fans can have an impact.
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Prime is designed to stress your CPU to the max (well depending on which test you select - Small FFTs is the one that stresses only CPU and cache). Although some games can give you near 100% CPU utilisiation, Prime will always get your CPU hotter than a game. Saying all of that, I believe Intel Burn test, brings the CPU temps even higher than Prime, but I don't use it and never have.


Edit: |I play BF4 on my rig, it never gets above 90% load.
 
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After a 30 minute test, my Intel i5-3570 reached a maximum of 75 degrees on a stock cooler and stock paste. Could my case be a factor contributing to why it gets that got? Its just the case of a prebuilt pc and i was looking at getting the Cooler Master N200 with two case fans. Would i see a temperature drop?
 
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hmmm, yes I would say that's high. But which test? Prime or running the game? If its prime, then those numbers are to be expected. in general gameplay no.

If you have a stock cooler and your CPU is at stock, then the temps will be just about manageable. If you are overclocking your CPU you should get a better cooler than stock. Is your II5 the 3570 or the 'k' version? The case, and fans can have an impact.
Most certainly you would see a temp drop with a decent cooler on the CPU, just make sure you get a good thermal paste if your replacing the cooler, and apply the paste as per instructions to get a good seating. Max load temps would drop by 5-10 degrees!

 
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This was the Prime95 test (the middle option that targets the cpu). Also, this is the locked version of the 3570, and it is all at stock with no intention of overclocking. When i said i was getting a new case with fans, i meant case fans not an aftermarket cpu cooler. With the stock cooler and case fans as well as a new case that has better airflow, would this drop the temperature of my cpu?
 
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yeah, you'll see a drop. not a substantial one though, perhaps up to about 5 degrees. It depends on where you put them, and whether it allows more air to flow through the case. ideally you want one at the front sucking cool air in, and one at the back taking all the warm air out, with one on the side if the case allows (ive a large one on the side, puling in cold air, as well as one at the front of the case. Typical CPU temps max load with prime would be about 59 degrees, depending on which core your looking at. My GPU never gets above 70 (think that's the benefit of the side fan)
 
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