On amd cpus with 4 or more cores use this cline:
-pthreads 4
I use
-novr -skipcrowds -pthreads 4
For max. performance. I got a fx8320e cpu with 280x gpu.
Here are some numbers with recent drivers :
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo 15.4.1
Frames: 9279 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 77.325 - Min: 46 - Max: 132
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo 15.5
Frames: 10461 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 87.175 - Min: 52 - Max: 150
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo asder 1038
Frames: 11567 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 96.392 - Min: 51 - Max: 156
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo asder 1038 4200oc
Frames: 12925 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 107.708 - Min: 67 - Max: 160
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo asder 1038 4500oc
Frames: 13490 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 112.417 - Min: 74 - Max: 158
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo asder 1038 4200oc ddr3-1600 v+0.1 bios
Frames: 13329 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 111.075 - Min: 71 - Max: 159
Nürburgrind GP light rain 15ai 15.4.1
Frames: 5649 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 47.075 - Min: 32 - Max: 65
Nürburgrind GP light rain 15ai 15.5
Frames: 7123 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 59.358 - Min: 38 - Max: 101
Nürburgrind GP light rain 15ai asder 1038
Frames: 6932 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 57.767 - Min: 36 - Max: 84
Nürburgrind GP light rain 15ai asder 1038 4200oc
Frames: 7314 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 60.950 - Min: 42 - Max: 85
Nürburgrind GP light rain 15ai asder 1038 4200oc ddr3-1600 v+0.1 bios
Frames: 7746 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 64.550 - Min: 44 - Max: 81
I don't use AA at all, as I want to achieve near 60fps at all times.
I always use cockpit view and never used the HUD at all.
Particlelevel and particledensity are low.
Also oc'ing cpu was not making any extra performance a year ago in betas but now as you can see it is actually quite the opposite. I have ddr1333 ram and also making it run @ 1600 mhz made some difference. Overall from 15.4.1 to my latest numbers you can see a very nice increase :
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo 15.4.1
Frames: 9279 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 77.325 - Min: 46 - Max: 132
Nürburgrind GP light rain solo asder 1038 4200oc ddr3-1600 v+0.1 bios
Frames: 13329 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 111.075 - Min: 71 - Max: 159
By the way the situation with ai is a bit worse. That is my cpu's shortcoming I guess.
Nürburgrind GP light rain 15ai 15.4.1
Frames: 5649 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 47.075 - Min: 32 - Max: 65
Nürburgrind GP light rain 15ai asder 1038 4200oc ddr3-1600 v+0.1 bios
Frames: 7746 - Time: 120000ms - Avg: 64.550 - Min: 44 - Max: 81
Even without OC 1038 dirvers are actually very good as you can see.