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How many threads should a game use?
For gaming a minimum starting point would be 2 cores 4 threads, 4 cores prefered. Now most games are still not programed to utilzed more then 4 threads thus an i7 (with 4 cores and 8 threads) will play no better then the same generation i5 (assuming equal ghz speed) with 4 cores 4 threads.
Do games run on single thread?
Most games are single threaded. Games mainly use 1-3 cores at most, with some exceptions like BF4 where it has multi core optimization.
Does gaming use multiple threads?
Short answer is yes for modern games. Most employ one or two extra threads for certain operations. Correct answer though is vastly more complicated.
Do threads affect gaming?
If the game can use exactly 6 cores then having more threads is useful because then Windows and other background processes can run on them. Also, even though it is rare today, some games will run better on a 6 core 6 thread CPU than a 6 core 12 thread CPU because of poor usage of ‘real’ threads versus ‘fake’ threads.
Is 6 cores 12 threads enough for gaming?
Having only 6, more powerful each cores than the 12 threads alone, you will get better results in most of nowadays games (not for much) as developers don’t seem to be really optimizing well for performance when using threads, but the processor will be able to last longer and perform better in future games.
Do you have to have another thread in a game?
A lot of games have typically been single threaded for ease of programming. This is fine for most personal games. The only thing you would likely have to have another thread for is Networking and Audio.
How many threads should I have, and for what?
That question has no best answer, as it depends upon what you are trying to accomplish. The xbox has three cores and can handle a few threads before context switching overhead becomes a problem. The pc can deal with quite a few more. A lot of games have typically been single threaded for ease of programming. This is fine for most personal games.
How many threads does the Xbox One have?
The xbox has three cores and can handle a few threads before context switching overhead becomes a problem. The pc can deal with quite a few more. A lot of games have typically been single threaded for ease of programming.
How many threads does Rage game engine use?
The idTech5 engine being developed for Rage actually uses any number of threads, and it does so by breaking down game tasks into ‘jobs’ that are processed with a tasking system. Their explicit goal is to have their game engine scale nicely when the number of cores on the average gaming system jumps.