Is ArmA 3 using AVX2 ?

[DanielNL 3]

As I upgraded to a i5 6600k yesterday (from my 5 year old i7 2600k) I wanted to know if ArmA 3 makes full use of Skylake? :)

[domokun 515]

As I upgraded to a i5 6600k yesterday (from my 5 year old i7 2600k) I wanted to know if ArmA 3 makes full use of Skylake? :)

According to this benchmark from a reliable site you should gain +25%

But if you're really looking for increased performance, overclock your 6600k.

To overclock you need to have a motherboard with a Z170 chipset.

6600k overclock nicely, e.g. 4.2 defo, 4.3 easy, 4.4 prolly, 4.5 maybe & 4.6 if you're lucky

[DanielNL 3]

Ah wow! Yeah awesome! :D Though Intel/ASUS are rlly kinda "cheating", I mean I paid 85 $ for a H170, which can't even overclock by BCLK ! ! I mean what is this??? I mean I would get it if Z is only chipset to only OC by multiplier, but H170 NOT AT ALL?? Wtf ASUS & Intel... Btw I got my 2600k to 4.5 GHz, had been running it for months, so u think my 6600k will break on 4.5 GHz after 6 months/1 year/2 years?! o_O

[domokun 515]

Ah wow! Yeah awesome! :D Though Intel/ASUS are rlly kinda "cheating", I mean I paid 85 $ for a H170, which can't even overclock by BCLK ! ! I mean what is this??? I mean I would get it if Z is only chipset to only OC by multiplier, but H170 NOT AT ALL?? Wtf ASUS & Intel... Btw I got my 2600k to

4.5 GHz, had been running it for months, so u think my 6600k will break on 4.5 GHz after 6 months/1 year/2 years?! o_O

Sorry but that's called market segmentation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_segmentation

Buyer beware! i.e. do your research before you buy...

[DanielNL 3]

Wow! Awesome article! Thx! :D Another moment where I can learn how evil the capitalist world is :) ;)