CPU physical cores to run mp online

[John_Sunders]

Hello everyone,

how many physical cores does my cpu need to play AC online? I've recently bought PC2, only to find out later that it needs 4 cores to calculate the car physics adequately, making my car from 2 to 10 seconds per lap slower than all the other players.
I have a dual core CPU so I got screwed on that front, and cannot even compete offline, since even on optimal car setups and driving completely on the limit, my car is a few seconds slower than normal.
Thus, I'm thinking about buying AC to play online, but I certainly don't want to find the same issue I found with PC2.
Thanks!

 

[Pawel Ziolkowski]

What kind of cpu it is? (name and frequency)

 

[John_Sunders]

It's a laptop CPU, an i5-4200U (1.6 GHz / 2.6 GHz Turbo).

 

[Pawel Ziolkowski]

mmm, it barely meets minimum requirements and it's a laptop so probably runs a bit slower too. AC can run on 2 cores but 2.6 ghz is tough.

I don't think you would be slower but online other cars would jump around a bit... AC definitely has lower requirements than PC2 and people have run it on potatoes but you'd need somebody with similar specs (gpu/ram included!) to confirm how it actually works.

 

[John_Sunders]

I see, thanks for the replies. I'll wait to see if someone with similar specs can confirm here, then.
By the way, I've 12Gbs of Ram and a 820m GPU.

 

[Kek700]

I would think that it is possible.

But you will need to run everything in AC at absolute minimum I do mean everything, and just accept a very
poor image quality. If you have a good fast
Broadband connection then online could be
possible.

 

[Neilski]

Hmm, I just checked the minimum requirements, and a 4200U is MUCH better than the min. CPU. However, the stated min. CPU is probably a bit optimistic (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, with much worse IPC than a 4200U).

Yes, you've only got two physical cores, but it has HT, and most of us have already experienced how bad AC is at using much more than one core anyway... Having said that, the GPU might be a bottleneck anyway, so I do agree that one way or another you'll be at very very basic settings to achieve decent FPS. NB: people who like to run multiple apps on screen are frequently heard complaining about how they can't get decent FPS even on a 4.5GHz+ i7...

I have never tried it, but I believe you can get a Steam refund if you try a game and it sucks on your hardware, so maybe it's worth a try?

 

[John_Sunders]

Thanks, everyone. I bought the game and it worked online with good performance, although it uses 100% of the CPU at times.
It was certainly a nice purchase. Thanks again.

 

[Dennis Phelan]

I run a Core2 Duo Processor E8500 at 3.16GHz with a GTX 1050 and get 25-39fps on a crowded circuit and 50-59fps when online alone. All the good stuff turned down, still looks good.