How well does the i5-7400 hold up in games today?

[It's Chase]

Just wondering how well it holds up. My friend got a used PC with one in it.

[Omega]

It will struggle in some of the more demanding games. But it's generally a really good CPU.

[r.linder]

As Omega said, it can struggle, but it's not a bad CPU by any means.

[It's Chase]

Originally posted by Omega:

It will struggle in some of the more demanding games. But it's generally a really good CPU.

Would it handle a GTX 1080 at 1080p?

[Omega]

Originally posted by It's Chase:

Originally posted by Omega:

It will struggle in some of the more demanding games. But it's generally a really good CPU.

Would it handle a GTX 1080 at 1080p?

Sure it will run it. Many games will run with a bottleneck tough.

I personally wouldn't combine it with anything more then a 1070 or similar GPU at 1080p.

[r.linder]

Originally posted by It's Chase:

Originally posted by Omega:

It will struggle in some of the more demanding games. But it's generally a really good CPU.

Would it handle a GTX 1080 at 1080p?

Yes, it can, but you'll want to limit framerate to prevent/reduce any stuttering and keep settings high to reduce CPU load. Many games might have performance issues because there's quite a gap between the 7400 and 1080.

[upcoast]

Search it on YouTube and see for yourself.

The newer 1660ti is the older 1070 same ish performance.

Rtx2060 super is also worth a look if you plan to swap up the current cpu.

[Andrius227]

The problem is that its only a quadcore and without hyperthreading. A second gen i7 would beat it.

But i guess if you can get it super cheap its probably ok.

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Andrius227:

The problem is that its only a quadcore. A second gen i7 would beat it.

YouTube™ Video: i7 2600 vs i3 8100 Test in 8 Games 

Views: 678,117

Intel Core i3-8100 vs i7-2600 (GTX 1060) Games: Project Cars 2 Fallout 4 - 01:09 Far Cry 5 - 02:37 The Witcher 3 - 03:41 Assassin's Creed Origins - 04:56 Kingdom Come Deliverance - 06:46 Arma 3 Apex...

UHM.
It's mostly going to differ on how many threads a game uses. If it uses only 4 at most, then it comes down to clocks and IPC rather than cores.
Both 4c8t i7s and 4c4t i5s basically get bricked in games like AC:O.

[Andrius227]

Originally posted by Escorve:

Originally posted by Andrius227:

The problem is that its only a quadcore. A second gen i7 would beat it.

YouTube™ Video: i7 2600 vs i3 8100 Test in 8 Games 

Views: 678,117

Intel Core i3-8100 vs i7-2600 (GTX 1060) Games: Project Cars 2 Fallout 4 - 01:09 Far Cry 5 - 02:37 The Witcher 3 - 03:41 Assassin's Creed Origins - 04:56 Kingdom Come Deliverance - 06:46 Arma 3 Apex...

UHM.
It's mostly going to differ on how many threads a game uses. If it uses only 4 at most, then it comes down to clocks and IPC rather than cores.

Yeah. What i want to say is that while 4c/4t cpu's are ok at the moment, ppl should not buy them because they will not last very long. Gotta think about futureproofing. I still have a pc with i7-2600 which is still decent after 8 years because its got 8 threads. But buying something that is slightly worse than an 8yr old cpu is not a good idea in my opinion, unless its literally like 100$ for the entire pc.

[tacoshy]

but the Op already said that his friend already has that CPU. SO you not buying new. besides 4c4t is fine for most games espacially if you go with Ryzen APU's it will coem down to the same.

Even though 4c4t are not the ebst for gamign anymroe it does a eprfectly fine job espacialyl when bein on budget.

[Anero]

Originally posted by It's Chase:

Just wondering how well it holds up. My friend got a used PC with one in it.

Have one. Its quite good imo. I have 144hz monitor and it does a job done for it

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

I would pair it with GTX 1660 Ti, this combo will still run majority of stuff fine on 1080p.

[CaR1m]

can U pair it whit a RX 590 or 580?

[Mike]

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