CSGO Low FPS with i7-8700k ???

[zzero120]

I've gone through a i7-2600k and an i7-4790k along with older graphics cards than my current pc and always been able to get anywhere from 250-300+ fps consistently (CSGO is CPU heavy). I now have a much better pc but my average fps on most maps are only 150-200ish. For most games, yes this is very high, but for CSGO this is not very high and regardless of if I need it or not, my pc should be getting it.

Specs
CPU: i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
RAM: 32 GB
OS: Microsoft Windows 10 (build 17134), 64-bit
Monitor: 144hz BenQ (DVI, and yes it is plugged into my gpu)
Storage: 1x500gb SSD, 2x1tb HDD
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Z370-E

I have tried messing with NVIDIA settings, tried reinstalling, installing on another hard drive, updating bios/gpu drivers, disabling fullscreen optimization, turned off game dvr, changed csgo launch options, tried several console commands, removed background programs, and more. It seems to be an only csgo issue as far as I'm aware. Thanks for any help.

 

[boju]

Try disable Hyperthreading in the bios, i know csgo doesn't like this first off albeit comparing to your older CPUs if there wasn't a problem with HT on then could there a problem now if micro code was updated to address spectre and meltdown?

Was Windows10 with all your builds since?

 

[InvalidError]

I've gone through a i7-2600k and an i7-4790k along with older graphics cards than my current pc and always been able to get anywhere from 250-300+ fps consistently (CSGO is CPU heavy).

CSGO is lightweight CPU-wise: it is an e-sport game designed to be competitively playable even on low-end systems. It is only "heavy" because you are running it at ludicrous frame rates that most other games cannot reach due to either actually being CPU-heavy or, more likely, bottleneck by the GPU long before that.

If it is only a CSGO issue, re-check your CSGO options. Maybe you have something like triple-buffering or a frame rate cap of some sort enabled. I don't play CSGO, so I have no idea how many settings might be in there that could limit maximum FPS.

Another possibility would be a timing race condition between the game, the API/driver stack and the hardware causing the pipeline to stall. In that case, you may be able to get better performance in CSGO by trying some combination of lowering CPU clock, disabling cores and disabling HT. If any of these work, then you know the issue is somehow related to timing.

 

[zzero120]

Try disable Hyperthreading in the bios, i know csgo doesn't like this first off albeit comparing to your older CPUs if there wasn't a problem with HT on then could there a problem now if micro code was updated to address spectre and meltdown?

Was Windows10 with all your builds since?

My PC's were all Windows 10, but probably different versions. I can try to change hyperthreading in my bios, but I don't know what you were asking, i'm not a PC expert.

 

[zzero120]

I've gone through a i7-2600k and an i7-4790k along with older graphics cards than my current pc and always been able to get anywhere from 250-300+ fps consistently (CSGO is CPU heavy).

CSGO is lightweight CPU-wise: it is an e-sport game designed to be competitively playable even on low-end systems. It is only "heavy" because you are running it at ludicrous frame rates that most other games cannot reach due to either actually being CPU-heavy or, more likely, bottleneck by the GPU long before that.

If it is only a CSGO issue, re-check your CSGO options. Maybe you have something like triple-buffering or a frame rate cap of some sort enabled. I don't play CSGO, so I have no idea how many settings might be in there that could limit maximum FPS.

Another possibility would be a timing race condition between the game, the API/driver stack and the hardware causing the pipeline to stall. In that case, you may be able to get better performance in CSGO by trying some combination of lowering CPU clock, disabling cores and disabling HT. If any of these work, then you know the issue is somehow related to timing.

Thanks, but by "CPU-Heavy" i'm simply saying that almost all of the game uses your cpu power over your gpu, gpu is only used to process fewer things in general.

 

[TerryLaze]

PSA:
CS:GO has a free version now for offline bot fights,nothing cut except for online.
For anybody who wants to help but doesn't own the game.

 

[boju]

Hyperthreading is an option in the bios under advanced cpu configuration, can turn it off or on at anytime. Turning it off makes the cpu run 6 cores.