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Forum discussion tagged with usage.
  1. C

    Question Low FPS despite low CPU and GPU usage

    I just upgraded from a RTX 3050 to a RTX 4060 and I had no increase in FPS on the game Dyson Sphere Program at 1440p. My gpu usage on the 3050 was always at 100% and I was getting around 28 FPS and now with the 4060 gpu usage is down to about 65-70% but there's no increase in FPS. CPU Usage is...
  2. D

    Question windows 11 using high resources

    I just upgraded to w11 from w10 and looking at system metrics (AMD software: Adrenalin edition) it seems like w11 is using way more resources than w10 was. Seems like w11 is about 2 or 3gb higher in system ram and 1 or 2gb higher on VRAM than w10. Start up alone w11 uses 7.8gb of RAM and 4gb of...
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    Question Blue screens + 100% Disk Usage ?

    Sorry if this question is the wrong category, I don't really know which one it fits into. Quick disclaimer: This is not the first time I have had issues with a disk drive. (my previous HDD burnt out) Current disk drive: WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB So whenever I start up my PC, I always have issues...
  4. X

    Question Why is my graphics card always having low usage , that is , less than 30% , pls help

    My cpu is Ryzen 5 3400g Gpu is gtx 1650 With 16gb dual channel ram running at 2667mhz My PC has been getting really bad frames and very low GPU usage lately and I have no idea why, pls help me I've tried a bunch of fixes on yt but they never worked .
  5. jnjnilson6

    Discussion CPUs and 16K - Are You Ready for the Future?

    On the right side of the above image there appear two 16K videos. To play them you'd need a very fast Internet connection and a very powerful CPU. My Core i7-12700H (14 Cores / 20 Threads | Top Speed @ 4.7 GHz) goes up to 100% while playing video 1. The Wikipedia page may be reached at...
  6. DarKS4ys

    Question High Memory Usage

    Hello, My laptop is suffering a problem of high memory usage. It really makes the computer unusable and annoying so i need a fix. I've done a malware scan using Malwarebytes but it didnt help. Computer uses %90 RAM almost every time. Computer Specs: I5 7200U NVIDIA 940MX 12 GB RAM 480 GB SSD...
  7. Ai1dan

    Question High GPU usage and very low CPU usage

    I just put together a new system and it works great but when I play games my GPU is always maxed out with the usage at about 95% to 100% constantly and my cpu will sit around 25% to 30% usage. My guess is its a bottleneck between my CPU and GPU but I didn't think the bottleneck would be that...
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    Question Benchmarks are fine but in games i have low GPU usage and low FPS ?

    I must say that I am completely at a loss and don't know what is happening with my computer. Some time ago, I began to notice that in games like Warzone 2.0, I had fewer frames per second (FPS) than I usually did. After about an hour of playing, the FPS dropped by 30-40 and stayed that way...
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    [SOLVED] CPU usage is very high when playing games.

    My cpu usage is very high (between 50%-99%) when playing games, my gpu is also fairly high but thats normal (60%-99%) the temperature in the cpu is normal but the usage suddenly boosted up. Is this normal or should I do something about it? If so what should I do? GPU: XFX RX 6700xt CPU...
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    [SOLVED] CPU usage tanks, followed by frame drops

    I've noticed ever since I reinstalled windows that my computer does this thing where my games will be running fine, until my CPU usage will suddenly go way down, accompanied by my framerate doing the same. My temps never really exceed 70C. I've noticed when it's performing well, usage is...
  11. jnjnilson6

    Discussion Working With Power

    What do you use your CPU for? Gaming / Programming / Reading / Writing - the list goes on indefinitely. Write up! What CPU percentage is usually being filled up while working on your computer? Happy with your components? If not - which would be the components you would like to retain? How old is...
  12. mrmaruniversal

    [SOLVED] i7-12700K usage values are different ?

    Running tests with an i7 12700K. I notice on many different utility softwares that the usage is different. Just curious but does anyone know what numbers I should really be expecting or trust? OS: Windows 11 Cyberpunk 2077 Task Manager: 85-100% total usage. Stream Deck CPU Tool: 5%...
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    [SOLVED] CPU randomly spikes to 100% while playing games

    Hi guys, I hope y'all doing awesome. I'm having this weird problem on my PC whenever i play games. I've noticed that sudden freezes/stutters happens every now and then (specially when it's loading a new area). So i opened MSI and checked temps and CPU/GPU usage, with that I've noticed that CPU...
  14. HuskyZ

    Question Fps spikes

    So i fixed one problems but met another, i recently reset my entire system bc i just wanted to get rid of the bloatware and stuff. Unfortunately after the reset my pc seems a bit more clunky and laggy? In games i get small but repetetive noticable lag spikes, my usages are good except the cpu...
  15. Zekul

    Question Upgrade to 32GB ram even though not using full 16?

    I've been doing some video editing with Cyberlink PowerDirector. On task manager the cpu is really maxing out a lot. The ram i think sits steadily at 50% or less. And my gpu sits at probably 20% or less. I couldn't find online whether upgrading my ram would help even though it looks like its...
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    Question Low gpu and cpu usage

    I have a pc with the specs listed below: rx 6600 8GB i3 10100f msi b560m pro-e 16gb ddr4 3200mhz (xmp mode enabled in bios) crucial MX500 1TB silentiumpc vero l3 700W My problem is that in most games my CPU and card usage is very low. This happens in call of duty mw2 beta, bf 2042, far cry 5...
  17. LucasNrY

    Question RTX 3080 with Ryzen 9 5900x low GPU usage on games

    Hi there, So I've recently assembled a pc with the following specs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7GHz (4.8GHz Turbo), 12-Cores 24-Threads, AM4 MSI B550M PRO DASH, Chipset B550, AM4, mATX, DDR4 Memory DDR4 Geil Potenza, 16GB 3000MHZ, Black (x2) Galax NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 SG (1-Click OC), LHR, 12GB...
  18. Spiralman

    Question High 100% GPU usage slows down PC when gaming

    Greetings I hope you can help me with this, the computer acts normal, I work on it using editing and illustration software, I often play games as well. But suddenly now after minutes of running a GAME perfectly the GPU usage starts to ramp up until reach erratic but mostly 100% usage, the game...
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    [SOLVED] Can somebody explain this error and know how to fix?

  20. IceDeathTK

    Question RTX 3070 Utilization low in multiple games

    Hey all! I have a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (EVGA 8GB) and the GPU usage is always low in games even when uncapped, and I get low frames as a result. For example, in FFXIV on all max, I get around 70 FPS but it only uses about 28% of GPU despite no frame limit being set. I have the same issue with...
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    [SOLVED] minecraft not using cpu and gpu correctly

    minecraft not using gpu more than 25 to 30 % and CPU at 11 % to 20 % for all thread clock at 4006 component GPU amd Radeon rx 6600 xt CPU i5 10400 ram vulkan z 2*8
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    [SOLVED] Lag spike without fps drop

    I have been having lag spikes without fps dropping below 60fps. I have seen it prominently in DayZ but all other steam games as well. My GPU usage goes from 96%-100% with graphical settings being even being on medium. I don't have any viruses. When I got my pc a year and a half ago but this had...
  23. Alexithymla

    [SOLVED] Minecraft BSOD

    Whenever I launch Minecraft my PC goes to 99-100% CPU usage and BSODS . This didn't happen before but I did recently do a GPU overclock, what might be the problem and fix to this?
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    Question High (~30%) CPU usage from explorer.exe

    Hi, Lately I've been having this issue of explorer.exe having very high CPU usage (~30%), restarting explorer.exe fixes this - temporarily - I want to fix this permanently, I've already done a few things, here's what i've done so far: Create new User account to see if CPU usage still high - it...
  25. LilPachi

    [SOLVED] GPU usage below 10% in some games

    Currently have a msi 3070, ryzen 3800xt, msi b450 tomahawk max and 16gb vengeance in my pc. Two days ago, suddenly, in most games, the usage of the gpu now never exceeds 10-15%. All other components are functioning normally including my CPU, which isn't throttling. There are a few games that do...
  26. Dan3433556

    Question Computer Incredibly Slow Out of Nowhere

    Someone please help I've been using this computer for years now and I have not downloaded anything substantial recently nor have I made any modifications to the PC itself regrading parts. Yesterday I was playing a game on my computer and all of a sudden my computer froze completely causing me to...
  27. H

    [SOLVED] High CPU Usage after Rebuilding

    Hey, today I rebuilt my computer in a new case, I also reapplied thermal paste since the one in the CPU was dry, but after that I am getting some weird issues on both Windows and Linux, after some time of using the pc the CPU Usage goes insanely high, audio gets choppy and the pc freezes, It's...
  28. Emma92

    Question Task manager % of RAM in use more than normal after reinstalling windows, PC runs out memory

    I have 16Gbs of ram (corsair dominator platinum rgb 2x8), before reinstalling windows I had no issues, but after reinstalling windows, Warzone started to crash with "paging file size error", so I manually set the size to 16gb-18gbs, but it keeps crashing..... Then I noticed that when playing...
  29. LoizosAristides

    Question Low FPS / High Integrated Graphics usage when using an External Monitor

    Hello everyone, Not sure if this is the right forum, but here it goes. I've recently bought a 1440p 144hz AOC 27G2U monitor. I've got it connected to my laptop via HDMI 1.4, which means I can't utilize the 144hz capabilities, due to the laptop port not being HDMI 2.0+, but that's fine with me...
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    Question Crashing and Artifacting?

    So, I have been trying to sort out this issue for the past 4-5 hours with no success. These issues happened "all of a sudden". One moment I am playing, and the next, my computer froze. I launched games such as Escape from Tarkov and Battlefront 2 , getting crashes and other artifact errors...
  31. Recker Code-1

    [SOLVED] CPU clock speed is high when plugged in (charging) ?

    I have a hp pavilion notebook laptop it comes with i5 8th gen processor 8300H with 2.30 ghz base clock speed recently i was looking into my task manager of my laptop and i notice a weird clock speed going up high up to 4ghz and the cpu utilization is low like 2% (while it is connected for...
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    [SOLVED] Rx 6800xt low usage/ low fps

    When playing games with my rx 6800xt I've noticed that my gpu is not being fully utilized. I was playing Minecraft and I couldn't push past 100fps at 1080p. Usage was spiking. Staying as low as 6% spiking to around 30-40%. But its constantly spiking. It also does this for many other games that...
  33. D

    Question CPU: high temp even on low usage!

    Hi everyone, I need your help. My CPU is an Intel Core i7 8750H @ 2.20 GHz mounted on my Alienware M15 gaming laptop. It worked fine for several months, but then it started overheating even on the game menu section. For example, sometimes it goes to 85 °C with 17-18% of usage, going to 95-100 °C...
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    [SOLVED] Question regarding GPU usage watching videos

    What is a normal percentage of GPU usage while watching a 1080p Youtube video with hardware acceleration turned off? I am using an RTX 3070 and it normally hovers between 15% and 20%. Is this okay? Thanks in advance.
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    Question GPU usage drops to 0 and causes stuttering

    So i recently bought a GTX 960 2 GB, today I gave it a try and everything seemed to be working fine until 5 hours of usage. Then the GPU usage started to drop randomly on games like Overwatch, Sekiro and it's causing really annoying stuttering. Here are my specs : I5 3450 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz RAM...
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    Question CPU seemingly throttling with no high temperature indicated?

    Hello, excuse me for this is the first time posting to these forums. I have used them many times as an outlet to find answers and solutions for problems, but this time around, I am at a complete loss. A few days ago, My CPU started throttling down violently. "Maximum Frequency" Dropping...
  37. mirkomirkica

    [SOLVED] Question about Psu connecting...

    So i have psu Hiper 530w and it has 6 (4+2 )pins for mdb (cpu) and 12 (8+4) for gpu... my rx 580 needs only 8, so i took those 6 for motherboard and connected them to a adapter (6 to 8 pins) and took those 12 (4+8) and connected those 4 to a motherboard. and im doing this because i bought pc in...
  38. S

    Question When dragging program files, GPU locks at 100% and screen stutters

    As you can see in the video, whenever I drag something on Camtasia (Although this happens with other programs such as Photoshop), the GPU usage goes through the roof and the screen starts to freeze. My specs are intel i7, 16 GB RAM and gtx 1060 so I should be able to do this no problem. Also...
  39. mongerr

    [SOLVED] My Pc have around 100+ or sometimes up to 200+ less fps than other pc with same build or worse! HEEELP please

    Before i say anything i wanna share my build: CPU: Intel Core i7-9700K GPU: Galax Nvidia RTX 2060 Ram: 1x16 GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MhZ Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD SSD: Western Digital 480GB HDD: Seagate barracuda 2TB Air cooler: Noctua NHD15 PSU: Evga 600W 80 gold plus My userbenchmark...
  40. Yeno0o

    [SOLVED] Unstable GPU Usage (RX 580)

    I seem to be having very unstable GPU usage when playing any games. The GPU usage would be at 90-100%, then after a second or two, the usage goes back down to 0%. The temperatures seem to be fine as they are at a stable 60-70. So when I am playing fortnite or other games, the pc will not be...