Question 100% HDD usage (games and apps lagging)

[IdontGetData]

Ok so I know this question probably gets asked every minute so sorry for asking again
Now that being out of the way my real problem is I have a 7200 rpm HDD (I have read a lot of comments saying 7200rpm usually doesn't experience this problem) yet it is almost everytime at 100% usage, tried multiple YT vids nothing seems to work whenever I play games after sometime there are extreme lag spikes (Especially in GTA - V, Sea of Thieves) and not only games I experience lag in softwares also ( hell even zoom starts to lag and I am also learning to edit videos and learn code both After Effects and VScode lag a lot)

If there is any possible fix for this it would be highly appreciated
Thanks in advance ( and sorry if anything comes off as rude and/or unclear as english is not my first language)


My Specs -
CPU - i5-4690
RAM - 8GB ddr3
GPU - Nvidia GTX 950
Storage - Western Digital - WD5000AAKX (500GB, 7200rpm)

( Those are lot of words and brackets )

 

[Bob.B]

Ok so I know this question probably gets asked every minute so sorry for asking again
Now that being out of the way my real problem is I have a 7200 rpm HDD (I have read a lot of comments saying 7200rpm usually doesn't experience this problem) yet it is almost everytime at 100% usage, tried multiple YT vids nothing seems to work whenever I play games after sometime there are extreme lag spikes (Especially in GTA - V, Sea of Thieves) and not only games I experience lag in softwares also ( hell even zoom starts to lag and I am also learning to edit videos and learn code both After Effects and VScode lag a lot)

If there is any possible fix for this it would be highly appreciated
Thanks in advance ( and sorry if anything comes off as rude and/or unclear as english is not my first language)


My Specs -
CPU - i5-4690
RAM - 8GB ddr3
GPU - Nvidia GTX 950
Storage - Western Digital - WD5000AAKX (500GB, 7200rpm)

( Those are lot of words and brackets )

Many pieces to the puzzle.
Post a screenshot from crystaldiskinfo.

 

[IdontGetData]

Many pieces to the puzzle.
Post a screenshot from crystaldiskinfo.

Thanks for the reply
here the link to the SS
https://postimg.cc/ftsXR3NY

 

[Bob.B]

Thanks for the reply
here the link to the SS
https://postimg.cc/ftsXR3NY

That looks ok.

Let's take another peek.
Download this.
UBM

Reboot and wait a few mins.
Run the benchmark with the browser closed.
Post a link to the results page.

 

[IdontGetData]

That looks ok.

Let's take another peek.
Download this.
UBM

Reboot and wait a few mins.
Run the benchmark with the browser closed.
Post a link to the results page.

Hello again
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/52397651
hope this is what you asked for
(thanks)

 

[Bob.B]

Hello again
https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/52397651
hope this is what you asked for
(thanks)

That shows your disk is a little slow which may or may not be a problem.
Can you post a screenshot from disk management?

 

[IdontGetData]

That shows your disk is a little slow which may or may not be a problem.
Can you post a screenshot from disk management?

https://postimg.cc/xXbRvT24
Here
(hope its not annoying you)

 

[Bob.B]

https://postimg.cc/xXbRvT24
Here
(hope its not annoying you)

I suggest you get a ssd for the OS and apps and then use the hdd for storage.

You might want to do some house cleaning on the C drive to see if you can free up some space.

 

[TiCoyote]

I have had this problem in the past. It seems to be an issue with Windows update. Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter and see if it resolves the problem.

 

[IdontGetData]

I suggest you get a ssd for the OS and apps and then use the hdd for storage.

You might want to do some house cleaning on the C drive to see if you can free up some space.

Ohhk thanks for helping 👍

 

[IdontGetData]

I have had this problem in the past. It seems to be an issue with Windows update. Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter and see if it resolves the problem.

oooo i see thanks for the suggestion will check

 

[WrongRookie]

Chances are that update might not fix the problem. So you're only solution is to use an SDD to run your games on.

Running a game on HDDs can make games stutter as it has to read the files and if it can't do it fast enough it will cause some stutters.