If a website tells you a PC has a precise “bottleneck percentage”, take that with a pinch of salt. A computer’s limit changes with the game, scene, resolution and settings. The useful question is what’s holding back your own PC in the job you’re asking it to do.
The limit isn’t fixed
A busy scene may ask more of the processor; higher resolution may put more load on the graphics card. Memory, temperatures, storage and background programs can affect the result too. One percentage can’t describe all of that.
Check actual gameplay
Compare the same section of a game at the same settings. Look at stutters and the slower moments as well as average FPS. If performance has suddenly dropped, check for a fault or overheating before deciding the parts have become too slow.
Give an upgrade a clear purpose
Decide what frame rate and resolution you want, then find the change likely to help. Check the motherboard, case and power supply. Every machine has a limit somewhere; you’re aiming for a sensible balance, not a PC with no possible bottleneck.
Our upgrade team in Bangor can help assess an existing machine. Sometimes a targeted change is worthwhile; sometimes the better advice is to keep your money for a more useful upgrade later.
