CPUCores :: Maximize Your FPS Reviews

Refund received. Tried this out particularly to see if it would help out Ark or Arma 3. Opened up my resource monitor prior to running CPUCores. Then ran CPUCores and saw no change to any processes (after launching each game via the CPUCores GUI). OS processes were not isolated to a single core. When I ran a game, that game process moved around to various cores, including the first one, which was supposed to be isolated for OS processes only. I even tried rebooting just in case it needed a fresh start. Nothing changed. Just in case I was missing something, I tried running both Ark & Arma 3 with varying graphics configurations, high to low, with and without CPUCores running. I saw no difference whatsoever, which makes sense considering it wasn't doing anything it had advertised. Maybe it works for you. It didn't for me. Just remember you can get a refund from Steam if you run it for less than 2 hours or 2 weeks, whichever comes first. Edit: Clarified that I did run the games via the CPUCores GUI.

Those positive comments looks fake as shit, tried to run it with black desert and witcher 3 using multiple different setting and there was no change at all, just change priority in task manager for bigger fps boost XD

Actually dropped 10 fps off of Arma 3, in fact on my machine it actually made the majority of my games run worse. Whether this is due to my system or OS, I don't know. I would have to agree with other reviewers, it seems more beneficial for older setups. Didn't do anything for me except drop frames in some games. EDIT: I've been looking through other reviews and the developer has stated in responses to other "not recommended" reviews that the program is intended for Dual Cores and SOME Quad Core CPU's(I haven't seen anything stated as to which Quad core CPU's are on his list). Basically, If you're not running an old computer, this program will more than likely slow your games down, rather than speed them up. The dev also seems to take negative reviews personally from what I'm seeing.

Upon starting up CPUCores, I was able to enter a CS:GO match and play for a few minutes. No noticeable FPS change (probably due to my system already having high end specs). However, what did bother me was the fact that if I tried to alt tab out of game it would freeze my PC and only a hard reset (manually turning off the PC power switch) would solve the problem. The second time I opened CS:GO my PC froze immediately upon loading the map. I contacted the developer and he tried to sort out my issues with me but we were unable to reach a solution. I have since requested a refund from Steam. Tim, the developer of CPUCores, was very helpful but we were unable to pinpoint nor solve the issue of my computer crashing when using his software. Specs: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 16 GB Memory

"CPUCores is a scam." This is what critics use to discredit this software. yes there is a free version of CPUCores called NotCPUCores. Is the free version good. if you're ok with mucking around for a decent amount of time. Which for me, the free version didnt actually do anything to stabilize my games. "It's a scam because it costs money and theres a free version." Anyone who uses this, knows nothing about business or marketing. Just because theres a free version of something, doesn't mean a version you can pay for is a scam. Don't listen to those circle jerk morons on reddit who want everything in life for free. What does CPUCores have, that NOTCPUCores doesn't? 1. it actually works. 2. It has a very easy-to-use interface that lets you optimize games in seconds. 3. It is constantly updated. 4. The creator is very hands on with customer support, bugfixes and updates. 5. the creator is very open to problems people are experiencing, suggestions the community has and criticism. After using this software for a good 50 hours, I do have to say it helps out quite a lot. I have a low-mid range gaming laptop and it does just as described. In PUBG without CPUCores I get about 20-35 FPS. With CPUCores, I get about 45-75. If you have a top of the line gaming computer, then this software isn't for you. If you have a low to mid range computer, then this product is for you. is the price steep? Considering most PC games are $60+ in this day and age, no it isn't. If you need something to help bing your FPS up, then this is definitely for you!

Helps me squeeze more frames out of Minesweeper HD+. EDIT: Since it's near the top, I'll actually put some real info here. I run a gtx560m with an intel i7-2630QM 2GHz cpu and 4gb of ram. -Boosted MGS5 PP from ~40 fps to 60 fps medium settings -PoE went from ~15 fps during heavy action to ~40. Runs stable at 60fps when there aren't a boat load of on screen particles. -Gigantic runs at 30-40 fps even during intense action. Running without, would dip under 15 during large team fights. All in all, I have seen some massive improvements to overall fps, making some games that would have been choppy as all eff actually playable. If you have an older, mid-range PC or Laptop, this is definitely the program you want to squeeze some extra life out of your elder rig.

It's not magic, It won't double your performance, but if you've got a "low" to "mid-range" CPU and have CPU hungry games, this will give you a marginal improvement. If you have a beefy system, forget about it, this program won't provide you with any significant results. If you have a Desktop/Laptop that does not have a dedicated GPU, this is a great quick fix for that extra 5-10 fps. Without my eGPU enclosure or CPUCores, I get 24-27 fps on Black desert online on my intel i7-8565U laptop. When I run it trough CPUCores, I can instantly get that minor boost to help maintain a framerate of 30 fps in player infested areas. When I remove the frame cap, I usually see the framerate jump all over the place(Between 27 and 45 frames per second). You should see similar results depending on your game, but honestly, If you have a low-end rig, and this thing manages to boost your FPS, even by one measly frame, it *almost* seems magical, and certainly worth it for the price. This is no snake oil, folks.

The program didn't do anything to boost fps in my case (Although this might only be because my main bottleneck is not my CPU) but actually created issues with the games I tried it with (Cities Skylines & Total War:Warhammer). In both instances the game would slowly start degrading in performance after usage and eventually come to a complete halt in framerate. This would happen in the main menu as well as in game. I would suspect some sort of memory leak but I am not a software developer so that is just a guess from my many years of gaming. These later problems are the reason I do not recommend this software, as again the fact that I did not see any significant performance gains are probably more specific to my hardware setup than any issue with the software. Update: To be fair to the dev I have elaborated on the issue and corrected the way I phrased my previous review since I realized it was not entierly fair in its representation of the software.

Don't waste money on this fake application, would be better off using something like process lasso. this has a mostly positive review but majority of them can't even tell a difference, giving this good reviews is just encouraging people to waste money on something that doesn't improve any performance. the legitimate only way i can see this doing any good for a game (given it actually does what it says) is a game that wasn't built to utilize more than 1 core, however most games now utilize multi-core processors well enough that something like this doesn't have any benefit, windows / drivers / and cpu already utilize the workload better than any application is going to be able to.

Just commenting to all the "This is placebo" and get the better "free Lasso" blablabla What does the program do? It's main purpose seems to basically chooses the cpu cores/threads for the games/programs to use. You can do it manually without any program in the task manager (or in case using cpucores, you can also see what cpucores chooses to use). Windows default is allow appllication to use all cores/threads. Task Manager(ctrl+shift+esc) -> Details tab -> right click on application -> Set affinity ->select cores you would like to use and click ok Now why does this matter for me? In my personal case, I don't use it to "gain perfomance" but to fix problems in many cases. Many older games have problem with running on too many cores. GTA SA has mouse "bug" where it just sometimes won't change character direction after exiting the menu, if I don't limit the amount of cores used. Prototype doesn't even load to game (just closes it in the middle of loading) if i use all the cores. So why not do it manually in Task manager? Because my experience is that Task Manager does not retain the affinity values of the programs. CPUcores can be set to autostart So where does all the alleged "extra performance" come from? Since operating system mainly uses the first core of the the cpu for it's own processes, loading the the game process on same core also, may impact the game performance negatively. Not using the operating systems main core for game or application process(es) adds the possibility of "extra performance" since it does not have to compete with operating system on the same core. Second thing is Hyperthreading or SMT; using every single physical core as 2 virtual cores (threads). This will basically make possibility to consume single physical core with the worth of 2 core workload and in some game cases having those workloads on separate physical cores will have the possibility of "extra performance" since it won't have to compete with itself on those physical cores. So why not Process Lasso? To be honest, could not care less if you use Lasso, cpucores, do it manually or use some other program; everyone chooses what he/she uses. The comments about lasso "is free" is not correct. It's trial is free, it's paid lifetime version is more expensive than cpucores deluxe. Is it better or worse can't say; I don't require the additional functionality Lasso offers and I like the easy solution that cpucores is: It is downloaded and started from where my games also are and it is not with too many options, that i will never use anyway. That is my experience using it, hope it helps someone