# i3 6100 — terrible FPS! Help! (Solved!) **URL:** \ **Category:** PC\ **Created:** [January 11, 2017, 10:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897 "2017-01-11T10:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![diff\_ua](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/diff_ua/32/104828_2.png) [@diff\_ua](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/diff_ua)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 10:35am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/1 "2017-01-11T10:35:00Z")
Hi everyone. Some days ago I’ve change my FX6300 to a newer and “better” i3 6100, so now I have 15-25 fps with any graphic settings (from low to ultra). For example, with FX6300 I had 40-60 FPS with a rare drops to 30 fps. I saw a lot of videos on youtube where i3 6100 looks very well in BF1 and shows stable 60 fps. What is the problem? I tried unpark cores, turn off energy-saving features in BIOS, but any changes ☹ **My specs:** MSI GTX 960 4Gb MSI Z170 Krait 3X HyperX Fury 16Gb 2600 (OC) DDR4 Aerocool KSAS 750W Windows 10 Pro MSI BIOS Ver. 2.50 Resolution: 1650x1080 ---
**Author:** ![Kajjal](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Kajjal](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Kajjal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/2 "2017-01-11T11:24:00Z")
The i3 is dual core and underpowered for bf1. You need ideally recent i5 k series or better. You could try over clocking it. ---
**Author:** ![SPABrianBarba](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SPABrianBarba](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SPABrianBarba)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/3 "2017-01-11T11:53:00Z")
In campaign mode how many fps do you get? ---
**Author:** ![emerson1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@emerson1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/emerson1975)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/4 "2017-01-11T11:53:00Z")
My son’s rig uses an i3 6100 and he has no issues. Do a clean install of graphics drivers. If your gonna overclock you will need to flash the appropriate BIOS first as later BIOS have disabled non k overclocking. Also Microsoft may have updated the microcode so even a appropriate BIOS won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Spartiat\_sanY](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/spartiat_sany/32/103573_2.png) [@Spartiat\_sanY](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Spartiat_sanY)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/5 "2017-01-11T12:26:00Z")
OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350. Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K. Memory: 8GB RAM. Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB. Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce® GTX 660 2GB. DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent. Why did you even bought an i3 … its not for gaming its for office work … ---
**Author:** ![diff\_ua](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/diff_ua/32/104828_2.png) [@diff\_ua](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/diff_ua)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/6 "2017-01-11T12:56:00Z")
> [@BrianBarba](#): > > In campaign mode how many fps do you get? 45-60 FPS (ultra/high) ---
**Author:** ![SPABrianBarba](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SPABrianBarba](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SPABrianBarba)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/7 "2017-01-11T12:59:00Z")
> [@Spartiat\_sanY](#): > > OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. > Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350. > Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K. > Memory: 8GB RAM. > Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB. > Graphics card (NVIDIA): nVidia GeForce® GTX 660 2GB. > DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent. > > Why did you even bought an i3 … its not for gaming its for office work … If you do not know what you say best do not speak, i3 is weak, but it is much stronger than the FX6350 that put it "minimal, so you have no idea of ​​hardware go where you came from. ---
**Author:** ![SPABrianBarba](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SPABrianBarba](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SPABrianBarba)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 1:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/8 "2017-01-11T13:04:00Z")
> [@diff\_ua](#): > > > [@BrianBarba](#): > > > > In campaign mode how many fps do you get? > > 45-60 FPS (ultra/high) It is not normal what happens to you, I would opt to completely uninstall the drivers using DDU, and installing the latest available drivers, you should also use MSI Afrerburner and measure the use of cpu and gpu during the game to identify what is causing the problem, okay? ---
**Author:** ![emerson1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@emerson1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/emerson1975)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/9 "2017-01-11T13:51:00Z")
That i3 will spank a fx 6300 easily. Make sure HT is enabled in BIOS. ---
**Author:** ![bulletsearl](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@bulletsearl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bulletsearl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 2:10pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/10 "2017-01-11T14:10:00Z")
BF1 runs with 4 basic threads… so 4 cores are the bare minimum. For multiplayer, each core has to do so much work, you’ll need strong singlecore performance (modern i5) or hyperthreading (any i7) . So the bad news is, your CPU is not going to cut it… the good news is that your mainboard upgrade was not futile since that modern socket can be upgraded to something like a 6600 ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Axlerod1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Axlerod1)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/11 "2017-01-11T14:33:00Z")
i3 chip was never really intended for gaming. Sure you might be able to play but you will not have great performance. You should consider an upgrade or get use to the performance. **The minimum spec:** OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Processor (AMD): AMD FX-6350 Processor (Intel): Core i5 6600K Memory: 8GB RAM Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB Graphics card (Nvidia): Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB DirectX: 11.0 Compatible video card or equivalent Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection Hard-drive space: 50GB **The recommended spec:** OS: 64-bit Windows 10 or later Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 4790 or equivalent Memory: 16GB RAM Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB Graphics card (Nvidia): Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB DirectX: 11.1 Compatible video card or equivalent Online Connection Requirements: 512 KBPS or faster Internet connection Available Disk Space: 50GB ---
**Author:** ![freakingcrazy](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@freakingcrazy](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/freakingcrazy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/12 "2017-01-11T14:46:00Z")
the reason fx8350 is listed,because it had 8 cores. Threads of bf1 are minimal 4, so an 4core or higher cpu is needed to play the game properly. The i3 has less than 4 cores,so it will struggle,thats why the amd performs better it had more cores… You need an i5 or higher,to get the peformance you want ---
**Author:** ![bulletsearl](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@bulletsearl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bulletsearl)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 4:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/13 "2017-01-11T16:04:00Z")
Calling the 6600 the MINIMUM is not really useful tho. 3470 here, pushing 60fps with some cfg tweaks, and rarely visible stutter. My buddy runs a 2500, which performs the same. . I honestly dunno what to say about people who report 60fps with an i3. It should not be possible. ---
**Author:** ![Tagar3la](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/tagar3la/32/103691_2.png) [@Tagar3la](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Tagar3la)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/14 "2017-01-11T16:35:00Z")
> [@bulletsearl](#): > > Calling the 6600 the MINIMUM is not really useful tho. > 3470 here, pushing 60fps with some cfg tweaks, and rarely visible stutter. > My buddy runs a 2500, which performs the same. > . > I honestly dunno what to say about people who report 60fps with an i3. It should not be possible. With some tweaks and my old Pentium 4 is good to play BF1 😉 Cammon, minimum is meant be almost like Install&play! And yes, i3 is not meant to play nowadays games!(bf1, etc…) ---
**Author:** ![03Kursad](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/03kursad/32/101086_2.png) [@03Kursad](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/03Kursad)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/15 "2017-01-11T20:58:00Z")
Got an i3-6100 too in combination with the GTX 1060, min fps is 90. ---
**Author:** ![UnionSkull](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/b9e5f3/32.png) [@UnionSkull](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/UnionSkull)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/16 "2017-01-11T21:16:00Z")
Also run i3-6100 with gtx 960 2GB 60fps high and 40-50fps on ultra and on 8gb ram dual channel. ---
**Author:** ![Tagar3la](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/tagar3la/32/103691_2.png) [@Tagar3la](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Tagar3la)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 9:24pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/17 "2017-01-11T21:24:00Z")
Nice, so the i3 here is not the main problem! ---
**Author:** ![diff\_ua](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/diff_ua/32/104828_2.png) [@diff\_ua](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/diff_ua)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/18 "2017-01-11T22:10:00Z")
> [@Tagar3la](#): > > Nice, so the i3 here is not the main problem! Yep, I know that 6100 should run well (otherwise I would not buy it). I’ve spent a much time to read reviews, tests and CPU comparisons in different games and 6100 is quite enough for most of them. Previosly I used my FX 6300 (OC to 4.3) with an ordinary MSI 970A-G46 and 12 GB slow DDR3 (1366 Mhz) — but now I have much better RAM and Mobo, so I pretty much doubt that the issue is in them. But who knows. Is it possible that the issue in the components compability, connection problems, CPU BIOS settings, BIOS version, etc? May be I should try reinstalling Windows? (I don’t want do it, is it really necessary?) ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Axlerod1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Axlerod1)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/19 "2017-01-11T22:55:00Z")
> [@UnionSkull](#): > > Also run i3-6100 with gtx 960 2GB 60fps high and 40-50fps on ultra and on 8gb ram dual channel. I call BS on that. ---
**Author:** ![BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BigF33t_13)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897/20 "2017-01-11T23:01:00Z")
> [@diff\_ua](#): > > > [@Tagar3la](#): > > > > Nice, so the i3 here is not the main problem! > > Yep, I know that 6100 should run well (otherwise I would not buy it). I’ve spent a much time to read reviews, tests and CPU comparisons in different games and 6100 is quite enough for most of them. > Previosly I used my FX 6300 (OC to 4.3) with an ordinary MSI 970A-G46 and 12 GB slow DDR3 (1366 Mhz) — but now I have much better RAM and Mobo, so I pretty much doubt that the issue is in them. But who knows. > > Is it possible that the issue in the components compability, connection problems, CPU BIOS settings, BIOS version, etc? May be I should try reinstalling Windows? (I don’t want do it, is it really necessary?) The fx6300 runs this game better than the i3 6100. [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i3-6100-terrible-fps-help-solved/103897.md?page=2)