Holy ■■■■. I was not expecting the extent of the improvement from my Ryzen 5 3600. I’ve just gotten back into MSFS after a break and this is exactly what I needed to go at it again.
Currently paired with a 2070 Super but planning to upgrade to a 4070 in the new year.
The difference is noticeable pretty much entirely in the stutters for me. FPS did increase but pretty marginally in my setup (running at 1440p), but it’s definitely the 1% lows that this is remarkable with.
Flying on mostly high settings at YSSY and YMML in the FBW A320 with Live Weather, AI, and Live Players on, I was averaging anywhere between 40-55 FPS, dipping to 30 in the heavier areas. However, I didn’t even notice the FPS drops because of how buttery smooth everything was running. It genuinely felt more like a stable 60FPS.
In regards to thermals I’m entirely air cooled with a mesh case. 2x 140mm intakes, 2x 120mm exhausts and a Be Quiet Shadow Rock Slim CPU cooler. I was averaging 65 Celsius for the CPU temps. GPU sitting between 75-82.
I didn’t experience the horror stories about 90 degree temps that I’ve seen on the internet, although I’m assuming those temps might be coming from people benchmarking the CPU.
For anyone who also plays other sim games, I saw a similar result with Cities Skylines 2. Still hovering around 30-40 FPS but there was no stutter and it was silky smooth.
This is a game changer for MSFS and other CPU bound titles. I highly recommend anyone who’s on the fence with the Ryzen 7 5800x3d to pull the trigger.
I’d love a 4080 but I’d have to upgrade my 650W PSU to accomodate it.
Waiting to hear about the 4070 Super in January to see if that’ll be worth grabbing over a regular 4070 which is sitting at an okay price at the moment!
If you are averaging around 50fps then you should try the frame doubling mod from AMD. Many have been very impressed with the results (I would be careful and back up your system first just in case). See link below.
Don’t recommend him going through the hassle. Tried the mod and it’s subpar. From what I’ve seen it works best on AMD cards. Still not on par with the 40 series FG.
Not expecting AMD to come up with a better solution
I saw a significant boost when I upgraded from a 5800X to the 5800X3D. Mostly much better latency.
I can only imagine how profound it was coming from a 3600.
I air cool mine, and see a stable 60-65° during flight. No problem there!
Depending on your cooling, some folks get low temps (60s C) in MSFS and others get higher (80s C) but as long as it’s under the 95C hard thermal limit it shouldn’t actually throttle down. It’s literally certified to run ok that hot.
I was a bit unsure what I’d see. I was using a closed loop (240mm radiator) for the CPU, then decided to buy a water block for my 3090 Ti, and switch the CPU to a Thermalright Peerless Assassin aircooler. CPU temps stayed about the same, which made me happy.
The CPU stays at its boost frequency most of the time, and I haven’t had to undervolt to keep temps down.
I agree! It certainly extended the lifetime of my aging 7700K.
I now get 45-50 FPS with airliners, and 60+ with GA planes.
Running at 1440p ultrawide it almost makes my system GPU limited. I’m hoping for a native FSR3 implementation in a future update which might iron out these UI artifacts and maybe even give better performance, but for now it’s an essential mod, hands down.
