Does an i7 processor allow gamestreaming without loss of frame rate?

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I keep reading about all this hyperthreading technology that hardly any games will ever make use of. In that case, would a sufficiently powerful i7 CPU be able to stream gameplay using another thread, thus not affecting frame rate?
 
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It's not that hyperthreading is or isn't used by games - hyperthreading makes an i7 (4 physical cores) look like 8 processors to software. Software that uses more threads will benefit having more "logical processors". Some games do benefit from having more than 4, and run much better on an i7 than on an i5. Others, which don't use more than 4 (or not very well) will have a smaller penalty from running other software at the same time (such as streaming) because part of the i7 is sitting idle, available for that use.
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It's not that hyperthreading is or isn't used by games - hyperthreading makes an i7 (4 physical cores) look like 8 processors to software. Software that uses more threads will benefit having more "logical processors". Some games do benefit from having more than 4, and run much better on an i7 than on an i5. Others, which don't use more than 4 (or not very well) will have a smaller penalty from running other software at the same time (such as streaming) because part of the i7 is sitting idle, available for that use.
 
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Nope. Nada. Uh uh. The user also needs to have 16GB, preferably. They then need to have a GFX card capable of handling higher end streaming. 8GB of VRAM is preferable. Then the i7 can then have a better chance of having less of an FPS? impact. The ISP then enters the picture. What's your upload speed? Some people have a tunnel you drive the empire statebuilding through. Others have a teeny tiny straw. Have the straw and the stream will obviously suffer. The i7's benefit in your situation lies in the streaming side of things. It handles productivity tasks so much better than your neighbor who is streaming with identical hard and software except he is using an i5 7600. If both of you were only gaming the i7 wouldn't really be worth it. Because you are going to stream it may be worth it. But would the 1700x be "better"?
 
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I do have 16 GB of RAM, and 8 GB of VRAM on my RX 480. Upload speed is probably my only concern, with 15 Mbps Up and 150 Mbps down.

I bought my PC as a prebuilt, I didn't really care for the i7, but the overall cost was significantly cheaper than building it myself. Right now I'm just trying to find some use for the i7 CPU



 
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It can handle it. Your up and down speeds are pretty good.

480? That's the 6700K?

Another area where the i7 has added value is your upgrade path. Let's say that one day you purchase a 1070, 1080 or an AMD card that performs at similar levels. The 67700K/7700K would be in a better position to take full advantage of the upgrade. Going out on a limb here. Let's say you purchase a 1080 Ti. Rob, your hypothetical neighbor has the 6600/7600. Your framerates will be better.

Why don't you much care for the i7? Just curious. Just wondering what faults it has or if you didn't do the appropriate research prior to buying the PC.
 
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It's the regular locked i7-6700 with AMD RX 480, and I don't plan on overclocking because it's foreign to me. As one tutorial puts it, "if you don't know what overclocking is, you probably shouldn't do it."

I did the research and knew this before buying, but it was my first desktop PC and I couldn't describe to you how excited I was. The i5 option did not go on sale, so I went with the i7. To be honest with you, I don't have any gripe against i7, but I would have been equally happy with a Skylake i5 with similar clock speed.
 
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