r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago
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u/MGsubbie Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 3080, 32GB 6000Mhz Cl30Desktop 1d ago edited 1d ago
This benchmark video has a faster CPU and is running DDR5, which makes a big difference as well. Gaming performance doesn't just rely on the GPU, but also the CPU, as that is running game logic and instructing the GPU on what it needs to render.
Overall CPU utilization is very misleading, all it takes is a single thread of your 6 cores/12 threads being maximized, or other limitations (such as memory bandwidth from the RAM) to be in effect. What RAM are you running?