You're the dumbass, not me. I asked whether or not my CPU was bottlenecking my RTX 3080 in "Control" because I thought that an RTX 3080 should be able to easily maintain 60 frames per second when running the game at 4K with maximum settings. However, I was wrong because as demonstrated in a video that I posted previously, even an i9-900K can't get an RTX 3080 to maintain 60 frames per second in that game with the same settings. Hence, my experience is normal/ typical. Having said that, by simply lowering ray-tracing from "High" to "Medium," the frame rate skyrockets to 70-90 frames per second; the issue is that ray tracing is very demanding, even for an RTX 3080.
As for the ~8% lower performance at 4K of an i7-4770K vs an i9-10900K, the difference would be smaller for an i7-5820K since it's faster than an i7-4770K, which would make the difference neglible.
Finally, I'm experiencing over a 100% increase in performance with my RTX 3080 relative to my GTX 1080Ti, so it was worth the investment.
You're the one who doesn't know what they're talking about.
Check out the chart below that represents the performance of the RTX 3080 relative to other cards when running "Control" at 4K (and other resolutions). Note that the average frame rate is 54 frames per second, which is consistent with the performance that I experience, indicating that the performance that I experience is typical for an RTX 3080 (hence, my CPU isn't bottlenecking the card).
Also, note that the RTX 3080 is over 100% faster than the GTX 1080Ti when running the game at 4K with maximum settings, which is the same performance difference that I've personally experienced relative to my 1080Ti. Hence, the upgrade has been worthwhile for me.
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