P3D v3.

[xxdjxx]

I am just looking for a bit of general advice, my machine isn’t the best and i’m trying to understand all of the settings as opposed to FSX as I recently changed over, what are the biggest frame rate killers or does anyone have any advice on how to maintain stable frames on a lower end machine?

[JorgenSA]

The biggest frame-rate killer, or rather what will prevent you from getting the desired frame rates is your hardware.

But remember, frame rates is only one part of the picture that you see on your screen.

If you will post your hardware specs, then we can take it from there.

Jorgen

[xxdjxx]

Hey thanks for getting back to me, sorry i’m super new to all this tbh, how would I go about finding them to paste here?

[JorgenSA]

What we basically need to know is what kind of CPU is in your system, what clock rate it's running at, how much RAM you have and what kind of graphics adapter you have. Your version of Windows would also be nice.

There is a free utility that will give you a lot of information about your hardware. It's called CPU-Z, and it's available from here:

https://www.cpuid.com/

Jorgen

[xxdjxx]

Hey, thanks for getting back to me. Unsure what is relevant and what isn't so have copied the below:


Processors
CPU Groups 1
CPU Group 0 4 threads, mask=0xF

Number of sockets 1
Number of threads 4

APICs
Socket 0
-- Core 0 (ID 0)
-- Thread 0 0
-- Thread 1 1
-- Core 1 (ID 1)
-- Thread 2 2
-- Thread 3 3

Timers
ACPI timer 3.580 MHz
Perf timer 10.000 MHz
Sys timer 1.000 KHz


Processors Information
Socket 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Name Intel Pentium 3825U
Codename Broadwell-U
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU 3825U @ 1.90GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 1168 BGA (0x6)
CPUID 6.D.4
Extended CPUID 6.3D
Core Stepping E0/F0
Technology 14 nm
TDP Limit 15.0 Watts
Tjmax 105.0 °C
Core Speed 1894.8 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 19.0 x 99.7 MHz
Base frequency (cores) 99.7 MHz
Base frequency (mem.) 99.7 MHz
Stock frequency 1900 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x
Microcode Revision 0x2D
L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KB (8-way, 64-byte line)
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KB (8-way, 64-byte line)
L2 cache 2 x 256 KB (8-way, 64-byte line)
L3 cache 2 MB (8-way, 64-byte line)
Max CPUID level 00000014h
Max CPUID ext. level 80000008h
FID/VID Control yes


Turbo Mode supported, enabled
Max non-turbo ratio 19x
Max turbo ratio 19x
Max efficiency ratio 5x
O/C bins none
Ratio 1 core 19x
Ratio 2 cores 19x
Ratio 3 cores 19x
Ratio 4 cores 19x
Ratio 5 cores 19x
Ratio 6 cores 19x
IA Voltage Mode PCU adaptive
IA Voltage Offset 0 mV
GT Voltage Mode PCU adaptive
GT Voltage Offset 0 mV
LLC/Ring Voltage Mode PCU adaptive
LLC/Ring Voltage Offset 0 mV
Agent Voltage Mode PCU adaptive
Agent Voltage Offset 0 mV
TDP Level 15.0 W @ 19x
TDP Level 10.0 W @ 6x

Temperature 0 49 degC (120 degF) (Package)
Temperature 1 50 degC (122 degF) (Cores (Max))
Temperature 2 48 degC (118 degF) (Core #0)
Temperature 3 50 degC (122 degF) (Core #1)
Voltage 0 0.84 Volts (VID)
Voltage 1 +0.00 Volts (IA Offset)
Voltage 2 +0.00 Volts (GT Offset)
Voltage 3 +0.00 Volts (LLC/Ring Offset)
Voltage 4 +0.00 Volts (System Agent Offset)
Power 00 5.20 W (Package)
Power 01 3.45 W (IA Cores)
Power 02 0.01 W (GT)
Power 03 0.99 W (Uncore)
Power 04 0.76 W (DRAM)
Clock Speed 0 1894.80 MHz (Core #0)
Clock Speed 1 1894.80 MHz (Core #1)
Core 0 max ratio 19.00 (effective 19.00)
Core 1 max ratio 19.00 (effective 19.00)



Chipset
Northbridge Intel Broadwell-U rev. 09
Southbridge Intel Broadwell-U PCH L-P rev. 03
Bus Specification PCI-Express 2.0 (5.0 GT/s)
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 4 GBytes
Channels Single
Memory Frequency 798.1 MHz (1:6)
CAS# latency (CL) 11.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 11
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 11
Cycle Time (tRAS) 28
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 208
Command Rate (CR) 1T
Uncore Frequency 1894.8 MHz
Host Bridge 0x1604

Memory SPD
DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3L
Module format SO-DIMM
Module Manufacturer(ID) Samsung (CE00000000000000000000000000)
SDRAM Manufacturer (ID) Samsung (CE00000000000000000000000000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-12800 (800 MHz)
Part number M471B5173QH0-YK0
Serial number 940F6888
Manufacturing date Week 20/Year 15
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.35 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
AMP no
EXPO no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 5.0-5-5-14-19 @ 380 MHz
JEDEC #2 6.0-6-6-16-22 @ 457 MHz
JEDEC #3 7.0-7-7-19-26 @ 533 MHz
JEDEC #4 8.0-8-8-22-30 @ 609 MHz
JEDEC #5 9.0-9-9-24-33 @ 685 MHz
JEDEC #6 10.0-10-10-27-37 @ 761 MHz
JEDEC #7 11.0-11-11-28-39 @ 800 MHz


Monitoring
Mainboard Model 80C1 (0x000000DC - 0x000023E8)

LPCIO
Hardware Monitors


Graphics
Number of adapters 1

Graphic APIs
API D3D
API Intel I/O

Display Adapters
Display adapter 0 (primary)
ID 0x4000000
Name Intel(R) HD Graphics
Board Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
PCI device bus 0 (0x0), device 2 (0x2), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x8086 (0x103C)
Model ID 0x1606 (0x80C1)
Revision ID 0x9
Driver version 20.19.15.5063
WDDM Model 2.0

Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0x40000000 (1073741824)
Win32_VideoController DriverVersion = 20.19.15.5063
Win32_VideoController DriverDate = 10/29/2018

Monitor 0
Model ()
ID BOE063B
Serial
Manufacturing Date Week 1, Year 2014
Size 15.3 inches
Max Resolution 1366 x 768 @ 59 Hz
Horizontal Freq. Range 0-0 kHz
Vertical Freq. Range 0-0 Hz
Max Pixel Clock 0 MHz
Gamma Factor 2.2


Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows 10 (10.0) Home 64-bit (Build 19045)
DirectX Version 12.0

[JorgenSA]

From this, it looks like you have a laptop with an Intel 3825U CPU, running at 1.9 GHz, 4 GB of RAM and an Intel HD graphics adapter.

This computer may - repeat MAY - be able to run P3D v. 3, but it's a tad slower than the official requirement of a 2 GHz CPU, and the Intel HD graphics adapter can also pose a problem.

If v. 3 will run, it will be slow. And with add-ons, it will be slower. I don't like to tell you this, but I have to.

You can purchase v. 3 and try it out, and if it does not work OK for you, then L-M has a 14-day refund policy.

Jorgen

[xxdjxx]

I purchased it already and tbh i’m actually happy with it so far!! i’m getting lower frames but overall it is much smoother for me and with the specs I have i’m not expecting to be able to have very high settings, it was just that the actual settings themselves have some new details in them and i’m a bit clueless tbh so I was looking for some things that are known for being FPS killers in the settings to ensure i have them off or if there are any settings on my laptop/P3D settings which could help with performance.

Thanks for all of your help, it’s much appreciated :)