Intel CPU Bottleneck / Horrible Performance
The BF6 Open Beta is very unoptimized for Intel CPU's. I've verified it for both 13th and 14th gen Intel CPU's so far, and it potentially is a major issue for Ultra as well. Essentially, you can have an absolute monster PC with an RTX 4090 that is cranking out 200+ fps on the BF6 Beta, but an Intel i9 13900K bottlenecks the card and you only end up getting 90 to 120 fps even on low game settings. Using the game's performance log setting, you can see the fps made by GPU and CPU. My 4090 is constantly making more than 200 fps, but my 13900K is only able to process about half of those frames. I've compared performance to PC users using AMD CPUs. Even with significantly weaker graphics cards, PC users that have an AMD R7 7800X3D outperform their Intel counterparts, such as the i9 13900K.
In addition the the bad performance on Intel, the temperatures are higher than I've seen on any other game. I have my 13900K in a custom loop (just cleaned and new thermal paste), and the temps average around 75°C, 80% usage, all while only getting about 100fps on low settings. I tried using NVIDIA DLSS and Frame Gen, but this offers no FPS gain and in some scenarios makes performance worse, which makes sense because these settings put more load on the CPU.
I tested all settings at 2560x1440 (2K), nothing removes the load from the CPU. I like the game a lot, but I can't buy it until I know this issue has been resolved.
Based on what I've read on other threads, others that reported this issue think it is potentially linked to the game’s anti-cheat system interfering with Intel’s scheduler. Some mentioned the game freezing during loading on Intel systems. In contrast, AMD CPUs with 3D V-Cache, like the R7 9800X3D, seem to perform significantly better, with reports of 300+ FPS at 1440p when paired with high-end GPUs like the RTX 5080 and 4090
UPDATE: So I played last night and noticed things were much better. Wondering if anyone else noticed improvements? Using the fire range for consistent benchmark, Day 1 on the beta I was only getting 90 to 110 fps CPU, 200 to 220 fps GPU. Then I played yesterday, Day 2, and my CPU was getting a solid 250fps and GPU 300fps. The performance in game still is not excellent but much better. In Siege of Cairo, I'm able to maintain constant 160fps, some occasional dips to the 140s, as compared to Day 1 where I would only get about 120fps with many dips to 90s. My friend on an i7 13700K also noticed improvements. Let me know what you guys are seeing if anything.
