Gaming PC Bottleneck Calculators?

[@deliriouszora]

Instructions unclear, i have a 100% bottleneck

[@TrevorBiggers-ow6yy]

It's ok Helga, Arnold will love you one day

[@mythydamashii9978]

bro is using The Intel 4004 😂

[@TakenWithout]

You completed PC

[@Mrmothxd]

Wtf

[@farheenathar5250]

do u have a 4090 and i 3 1st gen ?

[@Nvidia_GeForce_RTX4090]

i have a 0% bottleneck. perfect

[@justaguy2023]

But you have 0% money too

[@Nvidia_GeForce_RTX4090]

@@justaguy2023 yeah i had

[@Rekdon]

​@@Nvidia_GeForce_RTX4090 I have 9.9

[@Zlysess-zh4nz]

3.3 this makes me want a better cpu

[@Leo1995ful]

0% bottleneck? Rly 😂 With my 14700K i bottleneck my 4090 (6.7%) I9 14900K = ~3% Amd Ryzen 9 7950 =2.1% Crazy, threadripper or lower ~ 4090

[@aaronmorder1965]

"Bottleneck" is an overblown buzzword. It varies highly depending on what you're doing, even game to game. Don't lose to much sleep over it, the worst that'll happen is you're cpu or gpu won't be running at 100%

[@randomname2914]

Especially game to game. Bottlenecking is so misunderstood and that he even recommends this trash calculator is an embarrassment.

[@ishakadriansyah8085]

yeah, but these kids literally wasting their lifetime saving from their christmas money just to buy 6600xt, kinda makes sense because it is probably their current most important purchase.... same like us researching for property to buy

[@DomenG33K]

Yes but if he tells you that it wont be interesting. How will he use buzz words for his own content then?

[@randomname2914]

@@DomenG33K easy solution: dont be ignorant and make good content instead

[@issacarwustrow7325]

I believe you are right. I have a ryzen 7 1700, and a RX480 (old ass card) they say i have almost 0 bottleneck. But, If i put a better GPU, i get much better FPS in any game, even if the GPU says my processor will give like 30% bottleneck on said GPU. But since my monitor is 1080p with 75hz I don't care that my CPU is holding my FPS at 100, and it could reach 200 with a new processor.

[@mastermahime]

CALCULATORS ARE SO INCORRECT

[@profesionalshark2253]

Instructions unclear: I have an 85% bottleneck 💀

[@DJBillionator]

25 dollar display cable: i have a 60% bottleneck.

[@pranav10805]

I got 77.2

[@BaS522]

i have 50

[@marlo8850]

It told me that my 5800x3d is causing a 30% bottleneck, it’s literally randomly generating the results. This CPU doesn’t bottleneck anything but a 4090

[@VenoXj1]

You wish.

[@tyler6971]

@@VenoXj1 He's right

[@planetaryescape5794]

X3d is not very reliable

[@marlo8850]

@@planetaryescape5794 I have had one since release, it’s been the most reliable and reliably performant CPU I have ever had. It also survived a few transfers from one MB to the next. Can’t say I’m as happy with my 7900xtx, it’s been the most unreliable GPU I’ve ever had.

[@birnabear9247]

Yeah apparently my 7800x3d is a bottleneck to my 4070. I would love to know what CPU it thinks I should be upgrading to.

[@Foottube710]

Instructions unclear,amd athlon is getting 999% bottle neck with 4090

[@tycho1129]

Overclock the amd athlon and undervolt the 4090. Get a cinema screen.

[@lentas4921]

Maybe athlon xp 2600+ gets that amount

[@Foottube710]

@@tycho1129 same could be done for intel 4004🔥🔥

[@Emir_Johansson]

Amd athlon 3000 is??

[@Ben_YTT]

My parts dont even show up some times, what does this mean

[@francisphillipeck4272]

You will never find a combo that is 0% bottlenecked on some tasks. Thats just the way it is

[@shadowfox1609]

13600k w/ 4070TI is 0% for GPU stuff, at 4k for the games i play its at 0-5%

[@grego10r]

7 7700k with 4080 0% i have perfect

[@CazRaX]

@@grego10r The calculator says that combo has 44% bottleneck.

[@kyleenderle6538]

@@CazRaX Bro I just did it and you're right lol. 44% processor bottleneck.

[@spiikesan]

my i9-14900KF and rtx 4090 are 0% in GPU intensive task (WQHD 3440 × 1440)

[@Jacob_war]

Instructions unclear: You skipped over 0.1%-4.9%

[@askaboutsocha]

The first step should be skipping the calculator. Are you going to ask a random guy in a McDonald’s parking lot and you decide your next purchase based off what he says cause it sounded good. Deciding on a cpu or graphic card for your specific needs and then build around that honestly. If you’re buying popular pc parts or not someone asked on a Reddit thread or forum at-least once . A simple search of is “this” compatible with “that”. Reviews, manufacturing recommendations. I mean there is a plethora of info out there. I’m sure if you scroll down the comments someone is asking users if their idea combination is a good one. Don’t let that be your deciding factor either. Plenty of people out there willing to help without bogging down the comment section.

[@-M.A.K-]

Yes but i have an i5 4950 and i want to buy an rx6600 i log in this site and i will have 31.9 bottleneck

[@MPblackpride6950]

He said it's the first step of research. It doesn't mean that it's the only thing to consider

[@lilblade69]

​@@-M.A.K-sry to say but honestly just get a new CPU too, because that thing will not run much longer

[@FNAF_TESTING]

​​@@-M.A.K-God wants you to believe in Jesus to be saved to heaven accept his sacrifice on the cross because none are righteous and you'll repent and start to sin less the more you repent but works don't save you tho ephesians 2:7-9 live and die for Jesus

[@User-12947I]

​@@FNAF_TESTING God will judge all of us why he died for u ? He will be the judge do u understand my point?

[@mandarinkalesni15]

My i7 3930k: exists My RTX 3070ti: exists My i7: *chuckles* I'm in danger

[@mandarinkalesni15]

@@arqamisOK not really. I was thinking that I'll have problems with some games, but I didn't catch anything. Maybe just a bit lower FPS count, but when you have like 100+, you don't really care.

[@tristanhartford7701]

@@mandarinkalesni15 Why are you using a 3070 Ti on a 3rd gen intel i7? The 3070 is not going to get the best performance it could possibly get

[@mandarinkalesni15]

@@tristanhartford7701 actually? I can get the best performance from games that I need it to. At least according to benchmarks 😁

[@tristanhartford7701]

Yes, but the 3rd gen cpus will be stuck on Windows 10 because even if you bypass the requirements, Windows 11 runs really bad even on newer hardware.

[@mandarinkalesni15]

@@tristanhartford7701 until then I'll buy something newer. It serves me well and I paid like 10€ for it as someone just scraped one resistor off and I fixed it. And in the worst case scenario I can install Linux, I've had some gaming sessions on it and for my kind of games it works well 😁

[@GREYREAPER10]

Eh, having a gpu bottleneck is ok. Having extra cpu helps with other stuff

[@NP_Com]

I agree. For future gpu upgrade the best is to have a good cpu.

[@nikoheino3927]

agreed. and also you should almost always be able to fully utilize the gpu just by increasing graphics settings.

[@milescarter7803]

Disagree, its easier and cheaper to upgrade the CPU later, and the GPU absolutely needs to be able to perform. And the price difference vs FPS is shocking as you go up in price with a GPU. CPU bottlenecks are piddly. Example: 12100F is great to start, can put a 12400-13600 in later (and cheaper). But if you start with an RX6400/RX6500 your experience will be very terrible. Same with Ryzen3400/3600 OK to start with, but can upgrade easily to 5500/5600 later. Get the best GPU is always more future proof, and if the CPU can't hack it (it'll probably do OK anyway), it can upgrade later.

[@GREYREAPER10]

@milescarter7803 Think of it this way: What if you're streaming and have discord with music? That all uses the cpu. I'd rather have lower details in games than have constant studders. Sadly, I know this pain first hand

[@vladitnt7576]

Agreed, having a good CPU and RAM is just so nice. You have quick load times, can run all the background stuff you want, your games never stutter, esports games run at like 500 FPS, productivity tasks will run well and you have a good upgrade path. Idk why the PC building community has the "cheap out as hard as you can on everything and focus only on the GPU" mentality, a heavily GPU focused build will only be good for modern AAA games at max settings and not everyone is gonna want to play all of those especially when a 2TB drive is only gonna fit like 5 of them.

[@CarlosSanchez-en6mr]

You know this calculator is useless when it says my 4090 has a 17% bottleneck caused by my 7800x3d 💀

[@arketsjenkins5016]

No cap😂

[@Pawcio2115]

You think so? Now look at this video (comparison between the 7800X3D and 14700K) kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn_Pi6SqZt54qsUsi=Zdk-cT_OnJnnI-Qz They both are basically the best CPUs for gaming and the 4090 usage is usually 80-90% max which means bottleneck. The 4090 is too powerful for this generation of CPUs.

[@XxCrazZyNo0oBxX]

13% with my 4080 😂 I feel you haha

[@fatidicusaeternus6498]

What resolution are we talking about? It's certainly possible on certain games and resolutions.

[@parentshateme_]

I think you’re forgetting you have a 4090

[@HaniMS-d2u]

thanks for the info about specifying the task

[@vasilisgreen]

I'm convinced people do not even understand the meaning of the word bottleneck and what it does. You cannot have any hardware combination to have no bottleneck anywhere and for everything to run at perfect equilibrium. Go ahead and pick an i5 and a 4090 and run a game at UHD 4k, you'll get around 80 fps. Take that same game and turn it down to 1080p, all of a sudden you're hitting 300fps. In both cases the game is running PERFECTLY smoothly and it's perfectly playable but at 4k the GPU is the bottleneck while at 1080p the CPU is the bottleneck. You will never get a combo of a CPU and GPU to work at perfect equilibrium and you shouldn't have to. Running at perfect equilibrium now is one driver update away from not running at all. Also, if both gpu and cpu are at 100% utilization and you're running at 5fps, guess what, there's no bottleneck yet your performance is a big steaming pile of shit. What matters is playability at the graphical level you want to play at and an fps count makes the game enjoyable for you.

[@MrBlacksight]

There is always a bottleneck. however, you can decide to move it around.

[@Boofski]

Nope mine is literally 0%, because I actually thought my build through instead of most of the people in the comments

[@FantasticKruH]

​@@Boofskiin reality 0% bottleneck is not a thing. Also i dont know what the website considers to be 0% bottleneck, but having truely a 0% bottleneck between the cpu and gpu is actually horrible as youll have stutters because of the cpu. Cpu shouldnt use all its power on gaming, as it will stutter, and you will also not be able to run any background tasks at all, like discord, chrome ect...

[@XkasaldoX]

1060gb 14700k 0% bottleneck ez

[@Boofski]

@@FantasticKruH Source: trust me bro

[@FantasticKruH]

wdym source? its literally common sense, its physically impossible for a system to have no bottleneck. as for the cpu part, search for benchmarks, videos and topics about the cpu using everything it can in gaming and you will see that it will bring stutters. its not like gpu bottleneck, a cpu bottleneck is way worst. gpu bottleneck will just lower fps, while cpu bottleneck will interduce stutters. I highly doubt your pc reaches 100% gpu utilization and 100% cpu utilization, so no, you do not have 0 bottleneck. and even then a cpu and gpu are not the only parts that can bottleneck a system. if you system does reach 100% utilization on both gpu and cpu, ill be happy to see this one a billion system. @@Boofski

[@amevethebeaver]

Try MSI afterburner's "limit" stat in the overlay or Intel HWmon. This shows an actual bottleneck and the cause of it

[@tyler6971]

I don't see this limit stat in the overlay you're talking about.

[@BugsBunny99]

I tried the same calculator and for the same parts and tests, it showed different bottleneck percentages on different days I'm not saying a small difference, it was like from 5-10 to 25+ for the same parts and tests

[@SONYSIKE]

You selected different modes

[@drew2626]

I tried it too, found it to be less than a reliable resource

[@Davinmk]

@@joshuastannard4055are you stupid? they will always tell you you have a bottleneck since it’s literally impossible to not have a bottleneck lmao

[@fluffy_mango5026]

​@@joshuastannard4055i have a system which is a few years old, selected everything correctly (ryzen 9 3900x, 2080super on 2560x1440 | mode gpu intensive) and it shows 0% no matter how often or when i try. Youre just lying to yourself

[@redditshorts7803]

It is true. I have done the same. This site was okay before. Now this site is just messed up.

[@RayenHajbi-k1m]

I have just discovered 37% bottleneck

[@Reaper_ZL1]

STOP USING BOTTLENECK CALCULATORS!!! This is serious, they are all full of shit and none of them should be taken seriously, there are ALWAYS bottlenecks no matter your components albeit slight ones. Anyways, these sites literally generate random numbers sometimes and there’s no actual way to calculate a bottleneck yet. Stop using these sites, and don’t listen to people who tell you to go to them. Talk to a professional if you think you have a bottleneck. And if they use a bottleneck calculator, they probably aren’t professional.

[@icarusthefly5458]

I agree. I have a ryzen 2600x and a rx 5600. Though the bottleneck mostly seems to be my cpu. However the website recommended me a better gpu.

[@mahadyhashanshorker7284]

I think I'll agree too.I already know my current gpu is not that good so yeah It's bottlenecking my cpu.I just tried some other gpu for fun & It's telling me arc a380(6gb) will also bottleneck my cpu but the rx 5500xt(4gb) won't.

[@danielmarch8435]

Mine says 0%

[@illegalopinions4082]

​@@icarusthefly5458Run friggin taskmanager and see what is hitting max. There's your bottleneck.

[@gabrieldivinity]

very true

[@dontmatter4423]

Never use these websites They're almost always wrong qnd don't give you context

[@the_irs_real]

it gives context bro

[@dontmatter4423]

@@the_irs_real no it does not. It just shows you a percentage figure and a simple 2-row bar graph of utilisation in "general tasks" whatever the hell that means A proper bottleneck estimation would be showing benchmark comparisons between chosen components and the best hardware available in specific tasks. Thats called context

[@the_irs_real]

@@dontmatter4423 have you gone to the website or are you relying your info on this video

[@dontmatter4423]

@@the_irs_real yes i did check it myself

[@parkame1]

No context is better than having zero semblance of knowledge regarding PC build. One can at least use it as a launchpad.

[@Koshmar-13]

This is an entirely inaccurate calculator and is complete nonsense. First off, it doesn't even have an option for RAM, let alone the speed of the RAM, or the timings/subtimings of the RAM. Secondly it has no option for clockspeeds for anything at all. Third, it has no option for refresh rates for the monitor resolutions. This tool will do nothing but mislead people.

[@Predator999able]

I don't know the site but i was about to write the same thing, ram, ssd are essential to determinate how your performance will be in that pc

[@maxvassar9575]

It’s only comparing the processor and gpu, it doesn’t factor in other bottlenecks, it only sees if the cpu is limiting what the gpu can do and vise versa

[@maxvassar9575]

Although yeah without ram, motherboard, hard drive, internet connection, monitor, and ALL data transferring cables, the calculation will be incomplete.

[@34unreal]

It does have ram in consideration, thats where it gets data from, if you scroll down from the result it shows ram size, utilization etc so from peoe who already have the components, they will put their results on there and it will give an accurate calculation. There is also game bottleneck calculations below if you scroll down on the result.

[@Koshmar-13]

Ram size is only like a 1/5 of what is important about your ram. Is it Single Rank or Dual Rank, What is the MT/s of them? What are the timings and subtimings? You can even start getting into who the manufacture of the ICs were and what bin are they for ocing purposes. And a good memory OC can greatly improve a cpus performance, in some games it can get as high as 40%+ improvements depending on the oc and the cpu. Other times it's maybe a 2% increase. This calculator is missing too many variables to be accurate, and it could easily mislead people into spending unnecessary money , or more money than necessary. @@34unreal

[@williamjoseph432]

Life saver, i have been looking for this video explanation, thankx zach ;)

[@RAGE_VEGETA]

Favorite pc build youtuber for a reason

[@sebabeda5496]

LMAO my first pc I ever had had a 75% bottleneck by gpu. I'm dying

[@KingdomRepublic]

Thats good though at least that means the CPU was powerful

[@sebabeda5496]

@@KingdomRepublic no. I5-2400 GT710

[@asjmpickle]

​@@sebabeda5496my system is about the same maybe they just automatically give a GeForce 710 a 75% by default lmao.

[@rrtttfthxg2143]

@@sebabeda5496The website is fake they lie to you so they can sell u shit If you have a higher number of fps the hrtz on your monitor it dosen’t matter because you can’t see the extra fps it is useful having more fps though

[@dragonman910]

I9 10850k and a 3070 is a 10.5% bottleneck at 1080p. Go to 1440p keeping everything the same, the bottleneck is only 1.5%.

[@1RnSghT]

13900k and 3080 and it said 10% bottle neck on general tasks lmao. Then. It said solutions is to upgrade the cpu…

[@purrlumen]

got the same when comparing a ryzen 9 5900x with a rtx 4090 1080p was 20% bottleneck, 4k 0% bottleneck like bruh

[@RagingBadger68]

⁠​⁠@@1RnSghTgeneral tasks utilize your CPU more than your GPU, so the calculator is testing everything at its max, something you likely will never experience unless you keep 250 google chrome tabs open. The calculator is a hypothetical, not realistic comparison.

[@RagingBadger68]

@@purrlumenhigher resolutions rely more on the GPU than the CPU. This can change the ratio of CPU/GPU use

[@purrlumen]

@@RagingBadger68so your saying running high specs components on a low resolution provides less fps?? That makes no sense

[@duck6966]

I would rather believe in "trust me bro" over this site, there are no tests.

[@broken-boringchannel5387]

Instructions very clear. I have a 30 percent bottleneck on a 1070

[@dgkallday897747]

I've been following along last couple weeks I'll tell ya all your is killer thanks!

[@koyomiararagl]

this website said my 13700kf is WEAK to use with a 4090 at QHD, thats bs

[@Reaper_ZL1]

Exactly, they’re all bullshit and you should steer people away from those sites because they literally generate random percentages

[@quchanyay3114]

The 4090 is meant for 4k😅

[@VenoXj1]

@@quchanyay3114 No GPU is made with a resolution in mind. Some people prefer refresh rate over resolution, so it's certainly not wrong to use a 4090 for 1440p for example. Cry about all you want.

[@Synful_]

it says 8.4% what's the problem? do you think 13,700kf is a top tier cpu or something? the 7800x3d which gets better fps than the 13700kf shows a 16.9% bottleneck at 1440p which is insane. I only see the 14900k having a 0.5% bottleneck at 1440 and the 7900x3d 6.1% wild

[@frankwong9486]

The true bottleneck： your wallet depth or how much you willing to pay Unfortunately when i work hard and able to afford the decent rig , getting old and slower reaction is the new bottleneck 😂

[@DizO_11]

I have a 32% bottelneck, and zach... I TOLD YOU TO STOP USING THESE STUPID BOTTELNECK CALCULATORS

[@Nyxon10]

thanks alot for that info dude ... so useful

[@officialch3rry]

THANK YOU I BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS

[@Yehuda_Zohar]

POV: * me using 13 years old laptop with i7-3623QM and GT 620M with 81% bottleneck *

[@iYuqi]

I've been planning to build mine using the 7800X3D and RX 7900 XT, but funnily enough, the calculator says 2.5% on 1440p and 10.5% on 1080p with the phrase: "AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is too weak for AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT on 1920 × 1080 pixels screen resolution for Graphic Card Intense Tasks." 😭 although the 7800X3D is outperforming even the current flagship 7950X3D

[@simoneserafini7917]

Well i think it is right, lower resolutions reach high frames to the point where the GPU isn't working to the full because the CPU can't keep up. Also buying a 7900XT to play 1080p is a waste of money

[@noahoraporfavor2432]

Why would you want to play at 1080p with that build? You are wasting money

[@iYuqi]

@noahoraporfavor2432 I didn't even say that I'd play on 1080p with that build, though. 🗿

[@akio-n5o]

of course its 1080p, that gpu is meant to played at 1440p or 4k. also, the bottleneck is useless in 1080p coz it will play 200-300 fps in best case scenario

[@HideNameMe]

That build is high end 1440p. U need to upgrade ur monitor. 5600x rx6700xt is the best for 1080p

[@acgkcy]

I have a 100% bottleneck because my pc is powered by a potato

[@nodudelikeme]

my wallet is the bottleneck

[@OptimalTechZone]

@@nodudelikeme yeah bro me also my wallet is the botleneck lol

[@nodudelikeme]

@@OptimalTechZone I be sticking to upgrading once a decade 🤣 still got my I5 4th and Rx 580

[@OptimalTechZone]

@@nodudelikeme celeron inside 🤣🤣🤣🤣 lol celeron is runnning at 100% allways

[@nodudelikeme]

@@OptimalTechZone bro my chromebook got a celeron🤣

[@sparq8957]

Swapped from bottles to flasks...

[@foodgradeH2O2]

Instructions unclear, I have a 500% bottleneck

[@MysterWacht88]

Thank goodness mine isn't too bad, only 79%

[@Daniel37parker]

bottleneck, proceeds to miss out ram, storage. and temps.

[@gooovy1452]

Real

[@TheGonza6829]

42% 💀. i knew i needed a new graphics card but deeeaam

[@renex39]

i got 47% bruu

[@2much4you97]

Oh hell nah 💀

[@daicava]

you need a new cpu man, not gpu

[@blackmoongaming9542]

30% (gaming) for my 3050 6gb mobile version 😂😂😂 But the good part is I use my laptop for VMS

[@bimmerschemer]

its all nonsense, do not use these bs calculators

[@julianc691]

The worst thing to calculate bottleneck is using a bottleneck website

[@Ismandenudenis]

I Reading on google that under 50% bottleneck is totally fine but I have been skeptical so thanks for the knowledge👍

[@ggximenez]

Bros making a PhD thesis about gaming PC bottleneck

[@tdm3bros]

*Intel Arc has left the chat* no seriously, why is there no GPU such as Intel's in the selection??

[@justjake8095]

No wonder the site isn’t working, everyone is using it now 😂

[@besticouldget]

Just tried three different sites and error 500 everywhere :D

[@dontmatter4423]

Unfortunate considering how bs these websites are

[@ISAK.M]

The truth is just ditch all these "bottleneck calculators" because they are all shit and will not tell u anything.

[@pratikhinge8378]

Very important information provided thanks alot!!😊😊

[@himanshurd258]

I also have a 26% bottleneck on graphic intense tasks and it is running games just fine .😊

[@unexpectediteminbaggingare8074]

Bottleneck calculators are dumb, do not recommend these. They do not take into account use-case which is different on a case by case basis and is fundamental to determine whether the specs are correct.

[@eliplawner682]

I’m thinking of building my first pc is a 6700 xt and 5 5600x and 32 g or ram good for a 800 dollar build

[@abdullaalmasum4945]

Its perfect. (I have 5600 tho, non X version) I have the exact same build + Samsung NVME and A 1440p ultrawide. Works smooth

[@eliplawner682]

Is their a way I can find out if my monitor can even do 1440 p beacause it’s rlly old

[@imapirate1013]

@@eliplawner682try setting it to 1440p in settings and see if anything happens

[@Wonka1776]

​@@eliplawner682 maybe in the setting right click on background, click display settings then advanced settings then there should be something that says which display is plugged in then click the expand arrow But if it's not plugged in then maybe look for something on the back of the monitor that says the brand then look for something that looks like a product serial number/snid and search it on Google

[@shanroderasmus6532]

Do you really need a 5600x? I mean its a great cpu, i use one, but why not just step it down a bit and get the 5600 non x? In most cases its a lot cheaper than the 5600x, and the 5600x doesn't give enough of a noticeable performance boost in games to warrant the extra cost. With the money saved after buying the 5600 you could upgrade other components that will actually be noticeable (ie. more storage/more ram/eyecandy rgb)

[@GreymanWalking]

It's also the motherboard that causes the bottleneck because that causes the slowdown in communication. It's got less to do with the CPU or GPU, it's a combination of CPU, Motherboard AND GPU.

[@spiikesan]

And RAM, because of the latency and bandwith

[@about12hobos41]

*Laughs in 31.3% bottleneck

[@H0R1Z0NGAM1NG]

At 1440p 1.3% bottleneck At 1080p 0% bottleneck 😅👌

[@achour.falestine]

A 10% bottleneck isnt really a problem anything above that is

[@Ræyyveil]

Do bottlenecks even matter very much? I've heard people say that even a 40% bottle neck doesn't matter but you've always been adamant about it being important.

[@jtenorj]

Yes, they matter. For the vast majority of games, you don't want to pair a really fast CPU with a really slow GPU or the GPU won't be able to take advantage of the CPU's speed. The opposite is also true. You don't want to pair a really fast GPU with a really slow CPU or you won't be taking advantage of the full power of the GPU. The KZbin channel Tech Deals did a video showing how an RX 6600 could beat a RTX 3090(Ti?) in a game if you pair the former with a faster CPU and the latter with a slower CPU. The game was Far Cry(5, 6 or New Dawn. Can't remember which atm) at 1440p resolution using high settings(so not just at like 1080p low or something, but higher resolution and settings). Granted the 3090(Ti) was paired with a Ryzen 7 1700 while the RX 6600 was paired with an i9 10900K(which was actually a bit of a bottleneck to the RX 6600 only letting reach like 80% utilization or so).

[@Ræyyveil]

@jtenorj thanks for the help! I was unsure mainly because I was told by one of my friends that bottle necks aren't important when making a parts list with a 7800 xt, and got told to use a much less powerful CPU than the 7800x3d

[@generalshrooms]

You will never find a use case where both cpu and gpu are at 100% usage

[@DJBillionator]

25 dollar display cable: i have a 60% bottleneck.

[@GoldenGunsZA]

Thanks for this! Been actually wanting to know cause I just picked up an Rx 6800xt and have a 3700x

[@dutchman5653]

The video does a good job explaining when it becomes an issue, so I'll just add to the conversation. Bottleneck is not a percentage, it's a ratio. Let's assume that you used a 2060 super for a while and just bought a 3060 TI for gaming. According to the site, you would have a 6.5% bottleneck with a ryzen 5 5600 when playing in 1080. But, not only will you not feel this bottleneck as it is barely significant, this "issue" would be rapidly fixed by, for example, turning up your texture settings, or adjusting the resolution to QHD, as it will demand more of the GPU. All of a sudden the bottleneck is gone, but the game is running at a lower framerate either way because you turned up the quality, so you discover that it wasn't even a problem to begin with, because it's not a fixed characteristic of your rig, it's a ratio. Plus, the GPU and CPU are not the only parts in your PC that can cause a bottleneck. That being said, if you don't use a computer for gaming and/or a calculator shows that you have a bottleneck of anything higher than 15% I would say that is a moderate issue that should be looked into.

[@Ryan_Wiseman]

It is near impossible to get a build where the CPU and GPU faces no bottleneck. Even if you have a top of the line build, you can still face bottleneck problems in the most extreme environments. Coming from someone that will eventually be building a PC after getting an almost maxed out MacBook Pro, even the best possible builds have their limits. However, when you have a computer that handles most tasks, it becomes less of a problem.

[@Slimmeyy]

0.7%, I'll happily take that.

[@Aljam10000]

Ive got a 68.6% bottleneck since my graphics card was 20 bucks and my cpu was 200 something

[@lucakun3455]

well, idk if it was out at the time but you can actually just click on a button there and there you see which graphiccard would result in which bottleneck, starting from your current one, going into the 0% range with typicly like 20-30 cards and then going up again but then the cpu is the bottleneck so the percentage goes up again

[@kyoai]

"You need to select graphics intense task because that's gaming" except for games that are are very CPU heavy and less GPU-bound. It highly depends on what games you are playing and I think you are making too broad generalizations. "You have a bottleneck and you should choose different part" ah thanks, but it doesn't say whether it's CPU or GPU that's the issue. Very helpful indeed!

[@dasnogood2051]

My pc ain't been updated since 2009, I don't even wanna check

[@touma-san91]

I have apparently 11.3% bottleneck due to my CPU but for gaming, it doesn't even matter which they don't mention. Majority of games rely more on GPU rather than CPU so that kind of bottleneck is not important in that use case usually.

[@k2cloudy215]

I have a 50.4% bottleneck

[@pintendo1407]

When I used this site I had a 56% bottle neck, I have a Rtx 3070 with an Intel i7-860. And yes I know I should upgrade my cpu (and motherboard for a modern socket) but I don’t really have the money to spare so don’t bother telling me that I need to upgrade (because I know)

[@elmoterminator6969]

I have a 7% bottleneck. Eh I’ll upgrade my cpu sometime in the next 2 years

[@JeremyLeePotocki]

It's nothing more than a marketing scam to make you think you need to upgrade your PC (mostly to the most expensive parts).

[@slashriz5913]

Me who is currently lurking for cheap parts but to impatient to wait to build a new pc having a 39.7% bottle neck with my i7-7700 and 4070

[@psi_snipurr]

instructions unclear, i have 57,4% bottleneck

[@blackcatooow]

i have a 15% and i definitely see it, CPU caps at 100% while GPU relaxed

[@lazyinvadershiya8320]

Got myself a ryzen 5600x and a 3060 seems like a matchmake in heaven

[@LeBronyaJames]

If the games I play get the FPS I’ve built my pc for, I don’t care about a “bottleneck”. Checking compatibility of parts is way more important.

[@LightiNovel]

instructions clear, i have 10% bottleneck

[@rederos8079]

Yup, researching and perhaps trying is the most important part. Running an i5-9600K and GTX1080, the calculator states I have 12% cpu bottleneck, which is totally not true judging by the fact my cpu, most of the time squeezes out more than double "potential" frames than the gpu. And when it doesn't, the overlap is minimal. That is in DCS though, so a really gpu-heavy game.

[@Marder_IFV]

Instructions unclear, i got a 53% (52.8%) bottleneck lol

[@ice_man1117]

9700 with a arc a750

[@dariomorelli09]

Yes man, but that calculator isn’t very accurate. Ryzen 7600 and 4070 super have a 11% bottleneck but this is actually ah amazing combo

[@RedElixer]

Let's gooo, got a 70.5% bottleneck

[@connerbryant7215]

Rocking a 0.4%

[@BiggieCheeks]

1.5% bottle neck is good for me 😂

[@Bene_62]

I have 5% Bottleneck Think pretty good

[@dumby2175]

Mine said 0% lmao, I have a 5700x and a 3060

[@artofdrinking]

Imagine trusting an online bn calculator

[@ENFEX1887]

Did he just say "graphics intense tasks, cause thats Gaming"? My man…

[@jagzey]

fortnite is processor intensive like wtf

[@IamFrost]

I have 40% with a i7-9700k and a 3070it, but it's not worth the upgrade, I would be spending around 800 euros if I wanted to fix because I'm still on ddr4, so I just overclock and it helps a little and I can feel the difference

[@HDXLH1200YT]

Fortnite is using 100% on a single core and 20% on GPU, but is it still considered a graphics intense task? Or is the 13900hx just the bottleneck for me?

[@Pooya1484]

my GPU is bottlenecking my CPU it's 43.3%💀

[@soj_89]

Imagine not having a 40% bottleneck...

[@christopherschmeltz3333]

It's obvious that PCIe 3.0 bottlenecked my NVMe 4.0 severely, but older CPU and newer GPU claims 24.7% for graphically intense and 39.5% for general tasks. It doesn't really change my plan to save for a new motherboard and CPU, but getting a number was interesting.

[@-Honored-]

It even says "This configuration has 0.9% of graphic card bottleneck . Everything less than 5% should not be concerned major bottleneck."

[@dodoempire244]

You leave my 57% bottleneck alone. My 1050ti loves my i7 8700

[@nukeamx]

I have 0% for my first pc build. I'm actually impressed

[@crowofjudgment]

I searched mine up and it has a zero percent bottleneck im so proud

[@stephenyoung3909]

My Ryzen 5 2600X and 3060 OC work together just fine. Sure it might be a bit bottlenecked, plays all the games I play with high FPS.

[@CatCread16]

I bought all my parts and it just happened to have a 0% bottleneck after I checked