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What CPU do you need for Hammerting

Core i5-6600 is recommended for Hammerting (ceiling ≈92 FPS). For 60 FPS FX-8350 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i5-10600.

92FPS ceiling of the recommended (Core i5-6600)

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

Official requirements of Hammerting

minimum: «Intel core i5-2300 | AMD Phenom II X6 1090T»

recommended: «Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen 3 1300X»

ProcessorRequirementsGaming ScoreFPS ceiling
Core i5-6600recommended285092
Ryzen 3 1300Xrecommended245079

Which CPU you need for a target FPS in Hammerting

TargetGaming Score neededPopular CPU
60 FPS1860FX-8350
120 FPS3719Core i5-9400
144 FPS4462Core i5-10600
240 FPS7437Core i9-14900

FPS ceiling of popular CPUs in Hammerting

Ryzen 7 9800X3D
313 FPS
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
276 FPS
Ryzen 5 7500F
211 FPS
Core i5-14400F
187 FPS
Core i5-13400F
181 FPS
Ryzen 7 5700X
174 FPS
Core i5-12400F
173 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600X
173 FPS
Core i5-12400
173 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600
169 FPS
Core i5-11400F
157 FPS
Core i3-12100F
148 FPS
Core i5-10400F
143 FPS
Ryzen 5 5500
140 FPS
Ryzen 5 3600
136 FPS
Core i7-7700
108 FPS

🧩 Is my CPU enough

What else Hammerting needs

Which PSU you needHow much VRAM you needHow much RAM you needHammerting requirements and FPS

Key figures

data updated

Terms from the FPSHQ wiki

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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 i5-6600, ceiling ≈92 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Hammerting
Core i5-10600 (FPSHQ model).
For 60 FPS — FX-8350, for 144 FPS
In short

What CPU do you need for Hammerting

Core i5-6600 is recommended for Hammerting (ceiling ≈92 FPS). For 60 FPS FX-8350 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i5-10600.

Recommended CPU for Hammerting
Core i5-6600, ceiling ≈92 FPS.
For 60 FPS — FX-8350, for 144 FPS
Core i5-10600 (FPSHQ model).
updated · source: FPSHQ model estimate

FAQ

What CPU do I need for Hammerting?
Core i5-6600 is recommended for Hammerting (ceiling ≈92 FPS). For 60 FPS FX-8350 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i5-10600.
What CPU do I need for 144 FPS in Hammerting?
By the FPSHQ model, 144 FPS in Hammerting needs a Core i5-10600-level CPU or better (CPU FPS ceiling not below the target); 60 FPS needs FX-8350.
Will my CPU bottleneck the GPU in Hammerting?
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 (191,275 games), hardware manufacturers' specifications (1,965 GPUs, 456 CPUs), FPS measurements from reviews, YouTube and players (106 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