Dicehunter
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The Fall Creators update Game Mode has actually been shown to genuinely improve game performance by up to 20%, Pretty impressive.
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Well looks like I'm gonna start benchmarking. If this is the case for this update I'll just do it without waiting to see how other people fare in the update.
Well from my testing of The Division this new game mode makes no difference, other than slowing down my pc to a crawl after stopping recording and closing a game, meaning I have to reboot the pc to get functionality back of being able to open Explorer or type in a text document.
Here are my results from the built in benchmark in The Division, from 2 different drivers.
385.69
The Division
Without Gamemode Enabled
Avg FPS 77.4
Typical FPS 78.1
Avg CPU 39%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Not Restarted
Avg FPS 78.6
Typical FPS 79.7
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Restarted
Avg FPS 79
Typical FPS 79.9
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 98%
387.92
Without Gamemode Enabled
Avg FPS 78
Typical FPS 78.5
Avg CPU 41%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Not Restarted
Avg FPS 79.6
Typical FPS 80.5
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Restarted
Avg FPS 81.4
Typical FPS 82.4
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 97%
System is:
7700K 4.5Ghz
32Gb Corsair 2400Mhz
MSI Gaming 980Ti factory speeds
WD Blue SSD (windows + games)
WD 3Tb Red (recording drive)
Fresh install of Windows last week, everything was fine with the Explorer etc prior to this update and enabling "Game Mode" for the games using the "Game Bar".
Here are my results from the built in benchmark in The Division, from 2 different drivers.
385.69
The Division
Without Gamemode Enabled
Avg FPS 77.4
Typical FPS 78.1
Avg CPU 39%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Not Restarted
Avg FPS 78.6
Typical FPS 79.7
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Restarted
Avg FPS 79
Typical FPS 79.9
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 98%
387.92
Without Gamemode Enabled
Avg FPS 78
Typical FPS 78.5
Avg CPU 41%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Not Restarted
Avg FPS 79.6
Typical FPS 80.5
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 98%
With Gamemode Enabled, Game Restarted
Avg FPS 81.4
Typical FPS 82.4
Avg CPU 40%
Avg GPU 97%
System is:
7700K 4.5Ghz
32Gb Corsair 2400Mhz
MSI Gaming 980Ti factory speeds
WD Blue SSD (windows + games)
WD 3Tb Red (recording drive)
Fresh install of Windows last week, everything was fine with the Explorer etc prior to this update and enabling "Game Mode" for the games using the "Game Bar".
WYP
News Guru
The Fall Creators update Game Mode has actually been shown to genuinely improve game performance by up to 20%, Pretty impressive.
Joker isn't the best guy for laying out his testing methods, as he never states that he moved to AMD's new Fall Creators driver after the update (which enabled HBCC by default). That causes a lot of performance variance by itself.
Also looking at the video I see a 1GB VRAM discrepancy in his before and after Rainbow Six Seige test.
I have been conducting my own tests on the Creators updates and have not found such a huge increase in performance. Some increases in select titles, but not 20% gains.
Take this with a huge pinch of salt until it is also shown by more reputable sources.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Somebody in the comments with a 980Ti said they saw big performance gains.
tested 980ti on my other pc, so 0 gain. and its got some serious grunt in that case.
1080ti tested on this pc, 2fps gain. I call BS
Korreborg
Member
Well how is Windows suppose to improve game performance? Focus the performance on the game. So i would guess a low power computer with a lot of things running in the background should be the place to see an improvement. But i might be wrong 
But us nerds with high power CPUs, we probably don't need this.
But us nerds with high power CPUs, we probably don't need this.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Ahh, that's a shame. Maybe there's something else at play like WYP said. I'm downloading the update now. I'll test Arkham Knight when it's done.
Dark NighT
New member
Well how is Windows suppose to improve game performance? Focus the performance on the game. So i would guess a low power computer with a lot of things running in the background should be the place to see an improvement. But i might be wrong
But us nerds with high power CPUs, we probably don't need this.
Precisely, it good for computers that struggle a bit.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
It makes no difference.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I wouldn't know... I'm still downloading...
Korreborg
Member
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I wouldn't know... I'm still downloading...
Took me 5 seconds to download but 15 minutes to install
Vipermk2
New member
Adding multiplayer would "dilute" Wolfenstein's storytelling
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MachineGames' Tommy Tordsson Björk on the benefits of single-player focus to "pushing the boundaries" in The New Colossus
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AlienALX
Well-known member
It seems that certain socket types can damage TR CPUs, killing them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe99_lsBTqo
But take note of the comment below -
Tech Showdown
10 hours ago
It depends on who makes the socket, the Foxconn ones are near impossible to install the CPU into but the Lotes ones are super easy (I covered it in my 'x399 is a mess right now' video).
They are actually quite different if you compare them side by side, just avoid any x399 which has the Foxconn socket because it can be an absolute nightmare.
So I would do your research guys and do not buy a board with a Foxconn socket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe99_lsBTqo
But take note of the comment below -
Tech Showdown
10 hours ago
It depends on who makes the socket, the Foxconn ones are near impossible to install the CPU into but the Lotes ones are super easy (I covered it in my 'x399 is a mess right now' video).
They are actually quite different if you compare them side by side, just avoid any x399 which has the Foxconn socket because it can be an absolute nightmare.
So I would do your research guys and do not buy a board with a Foxconn socket.
g0ggles1994
Active member
Wow, never expected something like that would make so much difference.
Also, the X370-I and B350-I are on CCL now with prices of £185 and £155. I know it could just be placeholder pricing but I'm not sure how I feel on it considering how empty the rear I/O is in respect to the Z370-I. I just hope the VRM cooling is substantial enough to make it worth it
https://www.cclonline.com/product/2...-AMD-Socket-AM4-Mini-ITX-Motherboard/MBD2310/
https://www.cclonline.com/product/2...-AMD-Socket-AM4-Mini-ITX-Motherboard/MBD2309/
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