Question CPU bottleneck i5 9400F with RTX 3060

[Edviinas]

Hello !

I`m getting stuttering sometimes, but it happens mostly when I`m playing for an hour or less, it starts droping frame rate. in GTA 5, playing rage multiplayer, when I open task mananger there is 100% CPU load, and at the same time while GPU is 15%. Im messed up with this situation for a while. I want to play it smooth, not lagging. Playing 1080p, lowest settings. Running at 144mhz monitor. Just asking is there any solution, or just upgrading motherboard and cpu only helps?

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CPU: intel core i5 9400F 2.90GHz
GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3060
Mobo: B360M PRO-VD (MS-7B53)
Ram: spectrix d50 2 x 8GB DDR4 3600Mhz
PSU: b360m pro-vd (ms-7b53)
Storage: hard disk 250~ ssd 250~
Windows version: Windows 10 Home 21H2
BIOS Version: American Megatrends Inc. 1.20

 

[rgd1101]

how full is the ssd?
look like it running out of ram
cpu temp during the game?

 

[Edviinas]

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https://imgur.com/a/gPJ1qrG

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[Edviinas]

And was checking for bottleneck in pc builds

https://imgur.com/a/RKrHtQf

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IDK tbh, if im out of RAM, should i add extra 16gb?

 

[geofelt]

I am suspecting thermal throttling.What is your cpu cooler?
If it is the stock cooler, is it still securely seated with no wiggle and all 4 pushpins showing through the motherboard.

Is the coretemp taken after you have the problem?
It looks like idle temperatures.
It needs to be taken while you are under load.

On ram,
Task manager can be misleading if it is used to assess ram use.
Windows stores unused code in ram in anticipation of quick reuse.
If an app tries to access code that is not currently resident in ram, it needs to fetch it from the page file and perhaps write some older data to the page file to make room. That is called a hard page fault and while the fault is not resolved, the app stops dead.
Resolution can be painful if the page file is on a HDD.

When actively running, open task manager, open the resource monitor/memory tab.
Look at the hard fault rate column.
If you see anything much more than zero, you can use more ram.

If you need more ram, buy a 2 x 16gb replacement kit.
Your motherboard has only 2 ram slots.

Are you running any other apps such as discord while gaming?
If so, stop them and see how you do.

 

[USAFRet]

And was checking for bottleneck in pc builds

That thing is worse than useless.

Not connected to any reality.

 

[Edviinas]

I am suspecting thermal throttling.What is your cpu cooler?
If it is the stock cooler, is it still securely seated with no wiggle and all 4 pushpins showing through the motherboard.

Is the coretemp taken after you have the problem?
It looks like idle temperatures.
It needs to be taken while you are under load.

On ram,
Task manager can be misleading if it is used to assess ram use.
Windows stores unused code in ram in anticipation of quick reuse.
If an app tries to access code that is not currently resident in ram, it needs to fetch it from the page file and perhaps write some older data to the page file to make room. That is called a hard page fault and while the fault is not resolved, the app stops dead.
Resolution can be painful if the page file is on a HDD.

When actively running, open task manager, open the resource monitor/memory tab.
Look at the hard fault rate column.
If you see anything much more than zero, you can use more ram.

If you need more ram, buy a 2 x 16gb replacement kit.
Your motherboard has only 2 ram slots.

Are you running any other apps such as discord while gaming?
If so, stop them and see how you do.

Yo, thanks for the answer, ill add u correct temps and task mananger with memory info, check this out.
The CPU cooler is H411R

https://imgur.com/a/dtpsj0C

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https://imgur.com/a/qZ8cXYM

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