Question CPU at 100% when running games

[Haribo0815]

Hello,

today I upgraded my RAM from 2x8 G.Skill Ripjaws to 2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz.

Since then my CPU shoots up to 100% usage in almost every game I start (Mass Effect Andromeda, Need for Speed Heat, Red Dead Redemption 2, Death Stranding)
Before the RAM upgrade, the CPU usage was usually around ~40% in most games. I already made a clean new install of Win10 but that didn't help.

My System:
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 WRAITH 3600 AM4
Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING
2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz DDR4
Tt TR2 S 700W ATX23
EVGA 8GB D6 RTX 3060 Ti FTW3 ULTRA
Windows 10

Anyone got an idea?

 

[white.a.drew]

Hello,

today I upgraded my RAM from 2x8 G.Skill Ripjaws to 2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz.

Since then my CPU shoots up to 100% usage in almost every game I start (Mass Effect Andromeda, Need for Speed Heat, Red Dead Redemption 2, Death Stranding)
Before the RAM upgrade, the CPU usage was usually around ~40% in most games. I already made a clean new install of Win10 but that didn't help.

My System:
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 WRAITH 3600 AM4
Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING
2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz DDR4
Tt TR2 S 700W ATX23
EVGA 8GB D6 RTX 3060 Ti FTW3 ULTRA
Windows 10

Anyone got an idea?

You just gave the CPU more to work with now it's working double time to due it's job with double the memory

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

You just gave the CPU more to work with now it's working double time to due it's job with double the memory

This has nothing to do with 32gb of ram I don't get the CPU 100% in games.
In addition, the CPU on AMD never reaches 100% utilization and is stay static, its utilization will always be variable.
It was something I noticed using AMD processors.

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

Hello,

today I upgraded my RAM from 2x8 G.Skill Ripjaws to 2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz.

Since then my CPU shoots up to 100% usage in almost every game I start (Mass Effect Andromeda, Need for Speed Heat, Red Dead Redemption 2, Death Stranding)
Before the RAM upgrade, the CPU usage was usually around ~40% in most games. I already made a clean new install of Win10 but that didn't help.

My System:
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 WRAITH 3600 AM4
Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING
2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz DDR4
Tt TR2 S 700W ATX23
EVGA 8GB D6 RTX 3060 Ti FTW3 ULTRA
Windows 10

Anyone got an idea?

- Checks processor temperatures.

 

[Haribo0815]

- Checks processor temperatures.

when I start a game (NFS for example) the cpu temp goes up to ~65°c and the cpu usage right away jumps up to 100%
in windows the cpu usage is only 5-10% and temp is ~45-50°c

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

when I start a game (NFS for example) the cpu temp goes up to ~65°c and the cpu usage right away jumps up to 100%
in windows the cpu usage is only 5-10% and temp is ~45-50°c

Normal temperatures. You're not seeing CPU usage by the task manager, are you?

 

[Haribo0815]

Normal temperatures. You're not seeing CPU usage by the task manager, are you?

I am, is that wrong?
This is where it showed me ~40% usage before the upgrade

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

I am, is that wrong?
This is where it showed me ~40% usage before the upgrade

The Task Manager is not very reliable to information, the percentages are not completely real.
Use this program to check CPU usage.
Test and then say it appears in terms of percentages.

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[laurafinn]

This has nothing to do with 32gb of ram I don't get the CPU 100% in games.
In addition, the CPU on AMD never reaches 100% utilization and is stay static, its utilization will always be variable.
It was something I noticed using AMD processors.

wow. that's great to hear

 

[Haribo0815]

The Task Manager is not very reliable to information, the percentages are not completely real.
Use this program to check CPU usage.
Test and then say it appears in terms of percentages.

Free Download HWiNFO Sofware | Installer & Portable for Windows, DOS

Start to analyze your hardware right now! HWiNFO has available as an Installer and Portable version for Windows (32/64-bit) and Portable version for DOS.

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So HWiNFO showed ~75-100%, at first when I started the game, it was also at 100%, then it slowly went down to ~93%, after like 5 min playing it went down to ~75-85% and stayed there.
But I feel like that's still too much, or am I wrong!?

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

So HWiNFO showed ~75-100%, at first when I started the game, it was also at 100%, then it slowly went down to ~93%, after like 5 min playing it went down to ~75-85% and stayed there.
But I feel like that's still too much, or am I wrong!?

You also have to take into account that you have a 3060ti to be showing 100% is normal, that's why I said that the percentages are variable, they never stay fixed.

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

So HWiNFO showed ~75-100%, at first when I started the game, it was also at 100%, then it slowly went down to ~93%, after like 5 min playing it went down to ~75-85% and stayed there.
But I feel like that's still too much, or am I wrong!?

Your processor is already weak so it is already at maximum with this graphics, but I believe you don't have any kind of bottleneck.
So everything is normal, I just found it strange that you said that the processor is 100%

 

[Haribo0815]

Your processor is already weak so it is already at maximum with this graphics, but I believe you don't have any kind of bottleneck.
So everything is normal, I just found it strange that you said that the processor is 100%

hm. I tested with Cyberpunk now, and here the CPU usage according to HWiNFO was ~44% (according to Task Manager 50%) and the GPU was 73% according to HWiNFO and 2% according to Task Manager (yea... that doesn't seem right)

I wonder why a game like Cyberpunk has so much less CPU usage compared to older games like Need for Speed Heat and Mass Effect Andromeda.

 

[th3reaperskullpt]

hm. I tested with Cyberpunk now, and here the CPU usage according to HWiNFO was ~44% (according to Task Manager 50%) and the GPU was 73% according to HWiNFO and 2% according to Task Manager (yea... that doesn't seem right)

I wonder why a game like Cyberpunk has so much less CPU usage compared to older games like Need for Speed Heat and Mass Effect Andromeda.

Some games use more CPU resources than GPU, hence this difference.

 

[Hecticon]

Hello,

today I upgraded my RAM from 2x8 G.Skill Ripjaws to 2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz.

Since then my CPU shoots up to 100% usage in almost every game I start (Mass Effect Andromeda, Need for Speed Heat, Red Dead Redemption 2, Death Stranding)
Before the RAM upgrade, the CPU usage was usually around ~40% in most games. I already made a clean new install of Win10 but that didn't help.

My System:
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 WRAITH 3600 AM4
Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING
2x16 GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 32000 MHz DDR4
Tt TR2 S 700W ATX23
EVGA 8GB D6 RTX 3060 Ti FTW3 ULTRA
Windows 10

Anyone got an idea?

To be honest with you the CPU might be bottlenecking which makes the CPU work at 100% making other components work less like the GPU. Definitely no the ram. The CPU should be running around 15 to 30% while running a game not 100%.
You need a new CPU and heres a link for a good CPU https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-56...d=1673750415&sprefix=ryzne,aps,77&sr=8-2&th=1