Why do I have such * performance?

My specs are as follows:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2GHz

RAM: 12GB

GPU: Nvidia GTX 960

OS: Windows 10

My FPS is virtually the same regardless of my settings with 'High' and 'Ultra' reducing it even further. I average around 30 but get constant stuttering and partial "freezing" lasting up to 3 seconds. All my drivers are updated and I've tried reinstalling and repairing BF1 to no avail. Vsync and DirectX settings have no noticeable affect on performance. I'm hoping that someone more intelligent than I can see the issue.

battlefield 1

ragnarok013
7 years ago
@PapaEIII wrote:

My specs are as follows:

@CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2GHz

RAM: 12GB

GPU: Nvidia GTX 960

OS: Windows 10

My FPS is virtually the same regardless of my settings with 'High' and 'Ultra' reducing it even further. I average around 30 but get constant stuttering and partial "freezing" lasting up to 3 seconds. All my drivers are updated and I've tried reinstalling and repairing BF1 to no avail. Vsync and DirectX settings have no noticeable affect on performance. I'm hoping that someone more intelligent than I can see the issue.

The fact that your CPU is below minimum specs for BF1 isn't helping your frame rate since BF1 is a very CPU intensive game. Did this start after the latest NVIDIA driver update or perhaps the latest large WIN10 update?

You can see how your CPU rates against the minimum intel CPU here: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-6600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4460

Battlefield 1

MINIMUM SPECS

OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350

Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K

Memory: 8GB RAM

Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB

Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce® GTX 660 2GB

DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent

Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Hard-drive space: 50GB

RECOMMENDED SPECS

OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later

Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith

Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790 or equivalent

Memory: 16GB RAM

Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ RX 480 4GB

Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB

DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent

Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Available Disk Space: 50GB

10 Replies

EA_Barry
Community Manager
7 years ago
@PapaEIII

You could be seeing an issue with your hard drive performance. Try the following:

Free up more hard drive space

Defrag your drive if it is a spinning drive as opposed to an SSD

Move your game to another hard drive
Anonymous
7 years ago
Approved
I currently have 444GB free on my hard drive and my system automatically defrags every other day, so I don't think that's the problem. After moving my game there was no improvement. Thanks for your quick reply.
HighSpeedJnkie
Seasoned Veteran
7 years ago
I have a GTX 970 Strix and the latest updates from Nvida really hurt my frame rates and performance. I rolled back to a January update (1-21 i think) and that fixed my issue. Instructions to do it can be found here:
https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/how-to-rollback-nvidia-drivers-in-windows-10/ (hope the link is allowed)
Hope that helps and let us know if it does or doesn't.
Anonymous
7 years ago
Approved
Thanks for your response, but unfortunately I bring back news that it didn't fix my problem.
EA_Barry
Community Manager
7 years ago
@PapaEIII

Check what version of HDMI your monitor and cable support, those could be limiting your video bandwidth.
HighSpeedJnkie
Seasoned Veteran
7 years ago
I forgot about another thing that brought down my FPS. My card came with Asus GPU Tweak II. Awesome software that lets me tweak speeds and whatnot. Sometimes it says it is running in "game mode" or "Overclock mode" and it actually hurts my FPS. Some kinda bug in the software I think. If I manually set it to one or the other the problem goes away and all video issues are cleared up. Not sure if your card supports it but it may be worth a try.
EA_Barry
Community Manager
7 years ago
@HighSpeedCasual

Thanks for posting.
HighSpeedJnkie
Seasoned Veteran
7 years ago
Always happy to try to help if I can or if I had a similar experience.
ragnarok013
Hero+
7 years ago
@PapaEIII wrote:

My specs are as follows:

@CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.2GHz

RAM: 12GB

GPU: Nvidia GTX 960

OS: Windows 10

My FPS is virtually the same regardless of my settings with 'High' and 'Ultra' reducing it even further. I average around 30 but get constant stuttering and partial "freezing" lasting up to 3 seconds. All my drivers are updated and I've tried reinstalling and repairing BF1 to no avail. Vsync and DirectX settings have no noticeable affect on performance. I'm hoping that someone more intelligent than I can see the issue.

The fact that your CPU is below minimum specs for BF1 isn't helping your frame rate since BF1 is a very CPU intensive game. Did this start after the latest NVIDIA driver update or perhaps the latest large WIN10 update?

You can see how your CPU rates against the minimum intel CPU here: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-6600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4460

Battlefield 1

MINIMUM SPECS

OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350

Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K

Memory: 8GB RAM

Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB

Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce® GTX 660 2GB

DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent

Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Hard-drive space: 50GB

RECOMMENDED SPECS

OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later

Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith

Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790 or equivalent

Memory: 16GB RAM

Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ RX 480 4GB

Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB

DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent

Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection

Available Disk Space: 50GB
Anonymous
7 years ago
Approved
I'm pretty positive you're right. I guess the thought of my low end CPU being the problem never really occurred to me because I've never had a problem with any other game. I'm going to go ahead and accept this as the solution. Thanks for your reply.