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What CPU do you need for Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Frontiers needs at least Core i5-3470 (ceiling ≈74 FPS), Core i5-6600 is recommended (≈88 FPS). For 60 FPS Xeon E5-2670 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-10700.

74FPS ceiling of the minimum (Core i5-3470)
88FPS 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 Sonic Frontiers

minimum: «Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400»

recommended: «Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600»

ProcessorRequirementsGaming ScoreFPS ceiling
Core i5-3470minimum238074
Ryzen 5 1400minimum250078
Core i5-6600recommended285088
Ryzen 5 2600recommended3350104

Which CPU you need for a target FPS in Sonic Frontiers

TargetGaming Score neededPopular CPU
60 FPS1935Xeon E5-2670
120 FPS3870Core i5-9600
144 FPS4644Core i7-10700
240 FPS7740Core i9-14900K

FPS ceiling of popular CPUs in Sonic Frontiers

Ryzen 7 9800X3D
301 FPS
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
265 FPS
Ryzen 5 7500F
203 FPS
Core i5-14400F
180 FPS
Core i5-13400F
174 FPS
Ryzen 7 5700X
167 FPS
Core i5-12400F
166 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600X
166 FPS
Core i5-12400
166 FPS
Ryzen 5 5600
163 FPS
Core i5-11400F
151 FPS
Core i3-12100F
143 FPS
Core i5-10400F
137 FPS
Ryzen 5 5500
135 FPS
Ryzen 5 3600
130 FPS
Core i7-7700
104 FPS

🧩 Is my CPU enough

What else Sonic Frontiers 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 i5-3470, ceiling ≈74 FPS.
Minimum CPU for Sonic Frontiers
Core i5-6600, ceiling ≈88 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Sonic Frontiers
Core i7-10700 (FPSHQ model).
For 60 FPS — Xeon E5-2670, for 144 FPS
In short

What CPU do you need for Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Frontiers needs at least Core i5-3470 (ceiling ≈74 FPS), Core i5-6600 is recommended (≈88 FPS). For 60 FPS Xeon E5-2670 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-10700.

Minimum CPU for Sonic Frontiers
Core i5-3470, ceiling ≈74 FPS.
Recommended CPU for Sonic Frontiers
Core i5-6600, ceiling ≈88 FPS.
For 60 FPS — Xeon E5-2670, for 144 FPS
Core i7-10700 (FPSHQ model).
updated · source: FPSHQ model estimate

FAQ

What CPU do I need for Sonic Frontiers?
Sonic Frontiers needs at least Core i5-3470 (ceiling ≈74 FPS), Core i5-6600 is recommended (≈88 FPS). For 60 FPS Xeon E5-2670 is enough, for 144 FPS — Core i7-10700.
What CPU do I need for 144 FPS in Sonic Frontiers?
By the FPSHQ model, 144 FPS in Sonic Frontiers needs a Core i7-10700-level CPU or better (CPU FPS ceiling not below the target); 60 FPS needs Xeon E5-2670.
Will my CPU bottleneck the GPU in Sonic Frontiers?
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 (191,286 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