x299/LGA 2066 CPU Improvement options for Desktop at 1080 and VR

[halos]

Hi, Im currently running an Alienware Area 51 R5, i7 7800x, 32GB Memory, 256GB SSD, 2TB WD Hard Drive, 1080 ti graphics.
Recently I've considered an improved spec for MSFS 2020 and purchased an EVGA 3080 XC3 Ultra, but running under various modes and settings it seems I'm ultimately limited by my mainthread. Screen refresh rate particularly with the 787, and VR Performance with the HP Reverb G2 sems lagging and is mostly choppy.
Assuming its the i7 7800x, I'm researching options for a CPU upgrade within this x299/LGA 2066 architecture.

Could there be a recommendation as to which slections might be an optimum amongst the chipset family? 10900x, 10920x, 10940x etc.?

[Razamanaz]

Try setting your rendering in game to something higher than 100. It should put more load on your GPU and lessen the load on your CPU. I have the same GPU.
EDIT: I didn't answer your question. Generally for gaming you want a CPU with the fastest single core speed.

[halos]

That makes sense to set in-game rendering higher than 100 so will consider that tweak.
I'm understanding that the CPU is responsible for rendering the flight models and cockpit, display etc. and on Jets like the 787 it is far more complicated to compute rather than the props, which in all fairness plays remarkably better. Big jets.. not so much.
Shifting to the DA62 in SFO for example looks very decent.
Anyway, i get to shop around this Amazon Prime Week so per the below table it seems from the i9 10920x forward, the single core speed is at 4.6, and turb3.0 at 4.8.
The i7 7800x is only 4.0.
Perhaps then i should consider the i9 10920x it seems :/
NAME CORES BASE CLK SINGLE CORE ALL CORES TB3.0
Core i7-7740X 4 (8) 4.3 Ghz 4.5 Ghz 4.5 Ghz N/A
Core i7-7800X 6 (12) 3.5 GHz 4.0 GHz 4.0 GHz N/A
Core i7-7820X 8 (16) 3.6 GHz 4.3 GHz 4.0 GHz 4.5 GHz
Core i7-9800X 8 (16) 3.8 GHz 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Core i9-9820X 10 (20) 3.3 GHz 4.1 GHz 4.2 GHz 4.2 GHz
Core i9-9900X 12 (24) 3.5 GHz 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Core i9-9980XE
Core i9-10900X 10 (20) 3.7 GHz 4.5 GHz 4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Core i9-10920X 12 (24) 3.5 GHz 4.6 GHz 4.3 GHz 4.8 GHz
Core i9-10940X 14 (28) 3.3 GHz 4.6 GHz 4.1 GHz 4.8 GHz
Core i9-10980XE 18 (36) 3.0 GHz" 4.6 GHz 3.8 GHz 4.8 GHz

[CobraA1]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Razamanaz:

Try setting your rendering in game to something higher than 100. It should put more load on your GPU and lessen the load on your CPU. I have the same GPU.
EDIT: I didn't answer your question. Generally for gaming you want a CPU with the fastest single core speed.

Yeah - for MSFS - and to be honest, most games out there - you want to focus on single threaded performance, as it really doesn't use all cores.

Looking at Geekbench - the best 10th generation Intel is the i9-10900K, which can boost to well above 5 GHz.

Most of the Geekbench charts for single core performance are 11th generation Intel chips and some Ryzens.

Sources:
https://browser.geekbench.com/processor-benchmarks
https://browser.geekbench.com/processors/intel-core-i9-10900k
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/199332/intel-core-i9-10900k-processor-20m-cache-up-to-5-30-ghz.html

[Maki Nishikino]

I have a i9-10900KF myself paired with a RTX 3070, runs MSFS pretty well fully maxed out aside from resolution scale at 100 (playing at 1440p).

[Flashgod_VR]

Choosing a HEDT platform will give you several boosts. Quad channel RAM will double it's bandwidth, big boost between CPU and RAM communication. Full 48 pci express lanes come on top of that, SSD speeds and bandwidth will profit from that too. Same goes for the RTX3090, this GPU in a HEDT system is the best match to use it at it's full capacity. I have a i9-10920X system, OC to 4.8 GHz and MSFS2020 is running fluid at max settings. Make sure to choose a X299X mainboard with resizeable bar support in bios.
Apps like flightsims really benefit from a HEDT system, they really stress all the components unlike other games which are optimized for more common gaming rigs. Of course, CPU settings in BIOS are crucial for best performance for apps like MSFS with asymmetrical workloads.

[Kosmozuikis]

If you want to increase cpu performance buy AMD ryzen not intel. No one buys intel anymore. You'll need new mobo anyway so it's better to go with ryzen for best performance.

[CobraA1]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Kosmozuikis:

If you want to increase cpu performance buy AMD ryzen not intel. No one buys intel anymore. You'll need new mobo anyway so it's better to go with ryzen for best performance.

Umm, no, this is false. Have you even been reading the thread and doing research?

EDIT: To clarify - AMD Ryzens (essentially the threadrippers) are great for things like rendering video and other tasks that use all cores equally, but this is currently not the case for MSFS 2020.