Cores vs Threads: The Point of Diminishing Returns for Gaming?

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Testing my Ryzen 7 1700 with 4C/4T up to 6C/12 to see where exactly today's PC games start to see diminishing returns on core count.

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CPU Architectures: Why Best for Productivity is NOT the Best for Gaming! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLgBKswROGc&t=25s

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Test Notes:
CPU:Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.9Ghz 1.35v
-Setup with 4C/4T, 4C/8T, 6C/6T, and 6C/6T
Motherboard: MSI X370 SLI Plus
Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) TEAM Night Hawk DDR4 @ 3200Mhz
GPU: Evga Geforce GTX 1060 SC 6GB (Stock)
Game Settings: All Games 720P Maximum Settings, No AA

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4C/4T:
Crysis 3
Min 43 Avg 54

Arkham Knight
Min 77 Avg 117

ROTTR:DX11
Min 48 Avg 68
ROTTR: DX12
Min 37 Avg 66

Ryse: Son of Rome
Min 62 Avg 101

Witcher 3
Min 38 Avg 79

BF1:
Min 91 Avg 111

DOOM:
Min 124 Avg 190

ME:A
Min 71 Avg 99

Gears 4:
Min 57 Avg 90

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4C/8T:

Crysis 3
Min 71 Avg 81

Arkham Knight
Min 86 Avg 126

ROTTR: DX11
Min 43 Avg 65
ROTTR: DX12
Min 41 Avg 83

Ryse: Son of Rome
Min 80 Avg 104

Witcher 3
Min 64 Avg 88

BF1: DX11
Min 100 Avg 124

DOOM:
Min 138 Avg 194

ME:A
Min 78 Avg 130

Gears 4:
Min 64 Avg 106

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6C/6T:

Crysis 3
Min 70 Avg 84

Arkham Knight
Min 91 Avg 137

ROTTR: DX11
Min 48 Avg 71
ROTTR: DX12
Min 42 Avg 87

Ryse: Son of Rome
Min 76 Avg 109

Witcher 3
Min 74 Avg 94

BF1:
Min 106 Avg 128

DOOM:
Min 149 Avg 197

ME:A
Min 89 Avg 117

Gears 4:
Min 85 Avg 121

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6C/12T:

Crysis 3
Min 90 Avg 104

Arkham Knight
Min 88 Avg 128

ROTTR: DX11
Min 45 Avg 68
ROTTR: DX12
Min 41 Avg 87

Ryse: Son of Rome
Min 82 Avg 112

Witcher 3
Min 77 Avg 96

BF1:
Min 98 Avg 124

DOOM:
Min 147 Avg 195

ME:A
Min 70 Avg 129

Gears 4:
Min 82 Avg 109

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10 Game Averages:

4C/4T
Min 65 Avg 98

4C/8T
Min 77 Avg 110

6C/6T
Min 83 Avg 115

6C/12T
Min 82 Avg 115



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