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What CPU do you need for Copycat

Copycat needs at least Core i5-4690K (ceiling ≈75 FPS), Core i5-4690K is recommended (≈75 FPS). For 60 FPS Xeon E5-2650 v2 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-11700K.

75FPS ceiling of the minimum (Core i5-4690K)
75FPS ceiling of the recommended (Core i5-4690K)

CPU FPS ceiling — the maximum frame rate the processor can prepare in this game with any graphics card (FPSHQ model).

Official requirements of Copycat

minimum: «Intel Core i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) / AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)»

recommended: «Intel Core i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) / AMD FX-8300 (3.3 GHz)»

ProcessorRequirementsGaming ScoreFPS ceiling
Core i5-4690Kminimum270075
FX-8300minimum176049
Core i5-4690Krecommended270075
FX-8300recommended176049

Which CPU you need for a target FPS in Copycat

TargetGaming Score neededPopular CPU
60 FPS2147Xeon E5-2650 v2
120 FPS4294Ryzen 5 3600XT
144 FPS5152Core i7-11700K
240 FPS8587Ryzen 9 9900X3D

FPS ceiling of popular CPUs in Copycat

Ryzen 7 9800X3D
271 FPS
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
239 FPS
Ryzen 5 7500F
183 FPS
Core i5-14400F
162 FPS
Core i5-13400F
157 FPS
Ryzen 7 5700X
151 FPS
Core i5-12400F
150 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600X
150 FPS
Core i5-12400
150 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600
147 FPS
Core i5-11400F
136 FPS
Core i3-12100F
129 FPS
Core i5-10400F
124 FPS
Ryzen 5 5500
122 FPS
Ryzen 5 3600
117 FPS
Core i7-7700
93 FPS

🧩 Is my CPU enough

What else Copycat needs

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Key figures

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Terms from the FPSHQ wiki

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3D V-Cache
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How we calculate

Processors come from the game’s official requirements, matched to the FPSHQ catalog by exact model name; Gaming Score is the catalog’s gaming score.

CPU FPS ceiling — the unified FPSHQ model formula: Gaming Score ÷ 30 × √(45 ÷ game demand). It is the maximum frame rate the CPU can prepare with any graphics card.

For 60/120/144/240 FPS targets we show the lowest-scoring popular processor (by search demand) whose ceiling is not below the target.

methodology →

Key figures

Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data

Core i5-4690K, ceiling ≈75 FPS.
Minimum CPU for Copycat
Core i5-4690K, ceiling ≈75 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Copycat
Core i7-11700K (FPSHQ model).
For 60 FPS — Xeon E5-2650 v2, for 144 FPS
In short

What CPU do you need for Copycat

Copycat needs at least Core i5-4690K (ceiling ≈75 FPS), Core i5-4690K is recommended (≈75 FPS). For 60 FPS Xeon E5-2650 v2 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-11700K.

Minimum CPU for Copycat
Core i5-4690K, ceiling ≈75 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Copycat
Core i5-4690K, ceiling ≈75 FPS.
For 60 FPS — Xeon E5-2650 v2, for 144 FPS
Core i7-11700K (FPSHQ model).
updated · source: FPSHQ model estimate

FAQ

What CPU do I need for Copycat?
Copycat needs at least Core i5-4690K (ceiling ≈75 FPS), Core i5-4690K is recommended (≈75 FPS). For 60 FPS Xeon E5-2650 v2 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-11700K.
What CPU do I need for 144 FPS in Copycat?
By the FPSHQ model, 144 FPS in Copycat needs a Core i7-11700K-level CPU or better (CPU FPS ceiling not below the target); 60 FPS needs Xeon E5-2650 v2.
Will my CPU bottleneck the GPU in Copycat?
Compare the CPU FPS ceiling in the table with your GPU’s FPS: if the CPU tops out first, the GPU will not reach its potential. Details — in the bottleneck calculator.
Where does FPSHQ get its data?
From four sources: official developer and Steam system requirements (166,839 games), hardware manufacturers' specifications (1,965 GPUs, 456 CPUs), FPS measurements from reviews, YouTube and players (105 independent measurements and 4,800 rows of aggregated review data), and the FPSHQ model where no measurement exists — always labelled "estimate".

Sources: Steam

FPSHQ unified FPS model estimate (benchmarks + calibration) · data updated · methodology