CPU bottleneck in BF1 ??

[smokefest]

OK so in battlefield 1, my cpu reach 100% and many spikes lag appears..

I've blocked my fps to 60 with the command fix, and it worked well, mmy cpu usage droped in the 50-60%...

but in some maps, I still get high cpu usage close to 100% ( the biggest city maps ) so I was wondering...

Do you guys think its a CPU usage issue in the game ?

Or games now tend to be very cpu intensif and a i7 is needed?

Because i've experienced the same spike lag in rise of the tomb raider, it runs smooth, but in the forest, the cpu usage top at 100% and at that time I see the gpu usage dropin a lot and I get over 60 fps still but I experience a lot of spike lag when the cpu is @ 100%..

What you guys think ? Is the i5 dead from now and i7 is essential for ultimate gaming ?

 

[st3v30]

Well BF1 is really CPU intensive game and it will eat up i5 if you have stronger GPU.There are few other games where i5 also struggles with high end GPU's like Crysis 3, Assassins Creed Unity and Syndicate, GTA V, BF4. If you want better performance you could sell your i5 and buy i7 if you feel need for it.

 

[smokefest]

I dont have any issue with BF4, crysis 3, assassin creed syndicate, gta V

Only in BF1 and rise of the tomb raider I see my CPU up to 100% and creates lag spikes..

My i5 is 4690k @ 4.5 GHZ

gpu is gtx 1070 @ 2126 mhz

 

[st3v30]

Oh you didnt tell us your PC specs, so i though you had locked i5.
Yea OC does help but still it cant beat i7 when it comes to raw compute power. Used i7 4770k will do the trick for you and if you can get it to 4.5 Ghz like your i5 it will be even better. Insted locking FPS to 60 you can try and increase Resolution scale to 134% what will give you 1440p resolution so it will tax GPU more and maybe remove those lagg stuttering problems you are having.

 

[smokefest]

I already run the resolution scale to 135%,

In the map that cpu create spike lags, I set it down to 100% because its not playable at 135% , lot of lag, but my gpu is never maxed, and my FPS are good, always over 60, but the cpu is close to 100% and theres spike lag here and there, easily noticeable for me and annoyin as fu.... when i raise the res scale to 200% the cpu can't take it..

In other maps, I set the res scale to 180% and no problem, no lag at all, cpu chills @ 70% , and I enjoy the game a lot in this situation...

Question is now :

Will I be able to run @ 180% in all maps with an i7 4790k or 6700k

 

[st3v30]

Im sure you will be able to run at native 1080p without any spikes with 4790k and since it have boost to 4.4 Ghz you wont even need to OC.
Getting 6700k will cost you more since you need to buy new mobo, CPU and RAM and maybe new Windows.

 

[THE_CYB3RFLOW]

i use an i7 4790k. First round runs great, after the end of the first i have to restart the game and it works fine in 50-75% area. My PC: i7 4790k@ stock/4,7Ghz 16GB RAM (1600Mhz) Asus STRIX GTX 970 Win 10 Pro 64bit. On 1080p "ULTRA" with "HighFXAA" it runs at 65-105FPS. But still those CPU lags after the first round. Really needs to get fixed!