You probably are CPU limited. Your multiple core CPU doesn't help
AT ALL if the game code can't be executed concurrently. And draw calls might just fall into that category. My point is that unless you know something about programming you don't understand why you're CPU bound
First thank you to look me down.
Then, well as a matter of fact, yes I do know a thing or two about programming but still, I really don't get your point.
Core 1 never reaches more than 50% usage, neither do other cores.
Are you trying to tell me that although only used up to 50% MAX on ONE CORE AT A TIME (it is not the processor that is used to 50% only ONE SINGLE CORE) 50% represents the limit from which my CPU is considered overflowed ?
So, let's lay this out a little bit. The game is CPU bound on almost all systems. The reason that people are not seeing any 1 core at 100% is because the CPU is thrashing itself trying to improve performance, but in this case it doesn't have the ability to do so. There are 2 main threads in the Unreal Engine, a Game Thread and a Rendering Thread. Right now, the Rendering Thread is generally the one maxing out on machines and it's getting tossed amongst the 3 cores that the Game Thread is not running on.
If you set ROGame.exe to have a 2 core processor affinity, you will probably see 1 core maxed out and the other core at 40-60%.
Oh that explains everything !
So my friend's E8400@3ghz is faster than my Q9550 at 3.8ghz ? I really wonder why I wasted 240€ on a Q9550 when I could have bought a 150€ E8400, silly me !
Do you realize that you just said I am CPU limited with a Q9550 running at 3.8ghz ?
THREE THOUSAND MEGAHERTZ.
That's 1500mhz more than the minimum System Requirements and 1200mhz more than the Recommanded System Requirements. I HAVE SLOW DOWNS AND PERMANENT STUTTER ON MEDIUM AND EVEN ON LOW.
Ok a Q9550 is not the top of the top but it is still WAAAAAAY more powerful than the minimum System Requirements or you may want to change the minimum CPU Required to an overclocked 2500K or something like that.
Oh ..and I did what you said, I deactivated the last two cores
and as you can see my CPU is totaly overwhelmed by the stream of information it gets.