Saint's Row 4 FPS drops

Pro-Payne

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My Specs:
MSI GTX 780 3 gb vid mem.
AMD 8320 8-core processor
8 gigs of ram.
Windows 7
800 watt power supply

It only seems to lag when looking towards the middle of the map (where the ship is). And while running it will fluctuate between 45-55 fps. It doesn't help if to much if I change my settings to low or ultra, I will always drop to 45 fps in the same spots, or looking in a direction. I think it may have to do with the poor performance of the the cores in the AMD processor, or just a console port to PC.

P.S. I was looking into upgrading my processor anyway, what's a good one for a decent price? Somewhere below $600.
 
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Sounds like a cpu bottleneck.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $409.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 19:37 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $329.98
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bignastyid

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Sounds like a cpu bottleneck.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($279.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $409.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 19:37 EST-0500

or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $329.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-16 19:38 EST-0500
 
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