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What CPU do you need for Sea of Solitude

Core i5-4690K is recommended for Sea of Solitude (ceiling ≈89 FPS). For 60 FPS FX-8350 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-9700K.

89FPS 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 Sea of Solitude

minimum: «Phenom II X4 965 or Equivalent/ i3 2120 or Equivalent»

recommended: «Ryzen 3 1300X or Equivalent/ Intel i5 4690K or Equivalent»

ProcessorRequirementsGaming ScoreFPS ceiling
Core i5-4690Krecommended270089
Ryzen 3 1300Xrecommended245081

Which CPU you need for a target FPS in Sea of Solitude

TargetGaming Score neededPopular CPU
60 FPS1820FX-8350
120 FPS3640Core i5-8400
144 FPS4368Core i7-9700K
240 FPS7280Core i5-14600KF

FPS ceiling of popular CPUs in Sea of Solitude

Ryzen 7 9800X3D
320 FPS
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
282 FPS
Ryzen 5 7500F
216 FPS
Core i5-14400F
191 FPS
Core i5-13400F
185 FPS
Ryzen 7 5700X
178 FPS
Core i5-12400F
176 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600X
176 FPS
Core i5-12400
176 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600
173 FPS
Core i5-11400F
160 FPS
Core i3-12100F
152 FPS
Core i5-10400F
146 FPS
Ryzen 5 5500
143 FPS
Ryzen 5 3600
138 FPS
Core i7-7700
110 FPS

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What else Sea of Solitude needs

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Key figures

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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 i5-4690K, ceiling ≈89 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Sea of Solitude
Core i7-9700K (FPSHQ model).
For 60 FPS — FX-8350, for 144 FPS
In short

What CPU do you need for Sea of Solitude

Core i5-4690K is recommended for Sea of Solitude (ceiling ≈89 FPS). For 60 FPS FX-8350 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-9700K.

Recommended CPU for Sea of Solitude
Core i5-4690K, ceiling ≈89 FPS.
For 60 FPS — FX-8350, for 144 FPS
Core i7-9700K (FPSHQ model).
updated · source: FPSHQ model estimate

FAQ

What CPU do I need for Sea of Solitude?
Core i5-4690K is recommended for Sea of Solitude (ceiling ≈89 FPS). For 60 FPS FX-8350 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-9700K.
What CPU do I need for 144 FPS in Sea of Solitude?
By the FPSHQ model, 144 FPS in Sea of Solitude needs a Core i7-9700K-level CPU or better (CPU FPS ceiling not below the target); 60 FPS needs FX-8350.
Will my CPU bottleneck the GPU in Sea of Solitude?
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 (166,973 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