So much misinformation here in this thread…
There’s 2 things to be aware off;
- This sim supports multithreading. Make sure you have AT LEAST 4 cores / 8 threads as a bare minimum. 6 cores / 12 threads is optimal, more cores than that is overkill for this sim (and any game to be honest).
- This sim (and almost any game at that) does benefit a lot from high single thread performance. A boost frequency of 5.3GHz sounds good for that, but if it can only hold that boost for 2 minutes, it’s not really going to help you. Also, don’t only look at the clock speed (GHz number). More modern CPU’s will have a higher IPC (instructions per clock), allowing them to perform more calculations for the same amount of GHz. The most recent line of Ryzen CPU’s have a massive IPC lead over intel CPU’s. Let’s assume their IPC is 20% better, then a Ryzen 5600X at 4,6 GHz would be able to do the same workload as that intel running 5.52GHz.
There’s no really simple answer, just some guidelines. Please check out reputable third party benchmarks to see how the CPU you’re looking at performs.
If you’re looking for a new system, then seriously consider the new Ryzen 5 5600X on a B550 motherboard. They’re currently about as good as it gets for a decent price.
some more detail about IPC, comparing the various Ryzen chips and the 10700K all at 4GHz, to see the effect of the IPC.
