[SOLVED] CPU usage 100% on most games

[mattmadden00]

My PC has started to hit major bottleneck issues lately, for almost all games i'm running far less frames then i should and my CPU usage is maxing while the GPU usage is at around 20%. I know with my graphics card there will be bottle necking, but my rig should easily be able to run CSGO at over 120 frames and i cant right now. Any help would be appreciated. I also just updated my graphics and motherboard drivers so that is not the issue.

PC SPECS
GPU - RTX 2080 Ti
CPU - i9 9900k
Ram - 32 GB 3200 ddr4
Motherboard - Gigabyte z390 Aorus pro

 

[COLGeek]

Have you scanned your system for malware/viruses lately? Do you see any applications/programs running in Task Manager that are consuming CPU cycles at higher than expected levels?

You installed anything, other than drivers, recently?

 

[mattmadden00]

Have you scanned your system for malware/viruses lately? Do you see any applications/programs running in Task Manager that are consuming CPU cycles at higher than expected levels?

You installed anything, other than drivers, recently?

Checked for malware/viruses about a week ago and just did again, nothing there. Nothing is taking up high amounts of CPU usage, usually when im not in games usage wont go above 10%.

 

[COLGeek]

When running your game, are you also running any streaming apps or recording gaming sessions?

How hot is your CPU getting while gaming?

 

[mattmadden00]

When running your game, are you also running any streaming apps or recording gaming sessions?

How hot is your CPU getting while gaming?

not running any streaming or recording, and my CPU is sitting usually low 50s

 

[COLGeek]

Does this only happen with CSGO? Or, does it happen with other games?

 

[norcalsc]

When you built the system, did you do a clean install? or did you transfer a storage drive from an old system?

 

[mattmadden00]

Does this only happen with CSGO? Or, does it happen with other games?

It happens in other games too. Rust im not able to pass 80 fps.

 

[mattmadden00]

When you built the system, did you do a clean install? or did you transfer a storage drive from an old system?

It was a clean install.

 

[COLGeek]

Is your motherboard BIOS the most recent version? Also, did you install the Intel chipset drivers when you installed Windows?

You can update all Intel drivers by going here:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/intel-driver-support-assistant.html

 

[norcalsc]

It was a clean install.

are you running the current MB bios?

 

[mattmadden00]

Is your motherboard BIOS the most recent version? Also, did you install the Intel chipset drivers when you installed Windows?

You can update all Intel drivers by going here:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/intel-driver-support-assistant.html

Yes for both. Im beginning to think i might need to do a fresh windows install.

 

[mattmadden00]

are you running the current MB bios?

Yeah updated them recently and just checked.

 

[COLGeek]

Yes for both. Im beginning to think i might need to do a fresh windows install.

Did you check the link to see if any Intel updates were available?

 

[mattmadden00]

Did you check the link to see if any Intel updates were available?

Yeah, said my drivers and software are up to date.

 

[COLGeek]

If you run a benchmark app, like Unigine Superposition, what do your CPU load and temps look like?

 

[mattmadden00]

If you run a benchmark app, like Unigine Superposition, what do your CPU load and temps look like?

I haven't run Unigine Superposition before so ill give that a try.

 

[COLGeek]

Is Windows fully updated?

 

[mattmadden00]

Is Windows fully updated?

Yes. Im also downloading Unigine Superposition so ill send over the results when i run it.

 

[Pizza PowerXYZ]

Yes. Im also downloading Unigine Superposition so ill send over the results when i run it.

This may be a driver issue

 

[mattmadden00]

If you run a benchmark app, like Unigine Superposition, what do your CPU load and temps look like?

Load is spiking between 60s and 100 and the temp maxed at 53 C.

 

[COLGeek]

Temps are good. Load is as expected. How was reported GPU performance?

 

[mattmadden00]

Temps are good. Load is as expected. How was reported GPU performance?

GPU Usage maxed at 99% (think thats the first time ive seen that). My frames on 1080p extreme were avg 63.81 for a score of 8531.

 

[COLGeek]

Performance seems okay overall. What resolution and graphics level settings are you gaming at?

 

[mattmadden00]

Performance seems okay overall. What resolution and graphics level settings are you gaming at?

usually the highest settings with some minor tweaks. The thing is though with my specs i shouldn't be running games anywhere near what i am rn, even on the setting I run, especially when im only 1080p gaming.