Will an i7 6700k still suffice?

[Peaceful Joe]

The rest of my system is up to par. Rtx 3080, 16 gbs ram, ssd, etc...My cpu is the only thing that doesn't quite meet minimum. I was still able to run Elden Ring at mostly 60 fps. So I'm hoping that I can probably play at 30 fps here, max graphics, 1440p.

Note: I know people will keep recommending me to upgrade my cpu, but that would require me getting a whole new motherboard and everything. Not something I want to do yet.

[FeilDOW]

The 6700k is a 8 year old CPU how much longer you going to wait?

You have lots of wasted performance with the 3080, a current i3 is a much better CPU

[Peaceful Joe]

Originally posted by FeilDOW:

The 6700k is a 8 year old CPU how much longer you going to wait?

You have lots of wasted performance with the 3080, a current i3 is a much better CPU

OK, fair enough, but that doesn't answer my question. I just want to know if I can still match console performance at the very least.....even if that means locking myself to 30 fps. Maybe I will upgrade before it releases, maybe not.

[Dracula]

Nope the minimum cpus are all 6 cores, using a 4 core cpu will most likely cause stutter and bad low 1% fps

[Jyggalag]

Yes you can i think.
In reality the Minimum spec is bigger than the reality.
What's more, if you play at a lower resolution (1080p,720p) the performance gain will be significant.
Yes, it will be less beautiful, but totally playable.

I mean, I managed to play CBP2077 on a DualCore with 2.60gh by setting the game to 480p.
So...

[Peaceful Joe]

Originally posted by Morgott:

Nope the minimum cpus are all 6 cores, using a 4 core cpu will most likely cause stutter and bad low 1% fps

So not even a steady 30 fps? Elden Ring ran at mostly 60 fps even with my cpu not meeting minimum. I feel like most pc gamers here tend to exaggerate how important cpu is.

Your prediction does not sound right, no offense.

[Izuzul]

None of us have played or tested the game so how can we know. Your CPU is below the minimum so you may have issues is the best answer anyone could give.

[FeilDOW]

Originally posted by Peaceful Joe:

Originally posted by Morgott:

Nope the minimum cpus are all 6 cores, using a 4 core cpu will most likely cause stutter and bad low 1% fps

So not even a steady 30 fps? Elden Ring ran at mostly 60 fps even with my cpu not meeting minimum. I feel like most pc gamers here tend to exaggerate how important cpu is.

Your prediction does not sound right, no offense.

So far this gen games are CPU heavy. The consoles went from a 28nm 4c\8t clocked at 1.6Ghz to a 7nm Zen2 CPU clocked at 3.6Ghz. PCs will always need stronger CPUs to match consoles due to much more overhead.