Question High latency and audio-stutter when gaming ?

[md_the_imp]

so I've had this problem for about 2 weeks now , it started when I was playing Helldivers 2 and the audio randomly started stuttering and lagging like hell, I didn't really care bc it was pretty rare and not that bad, but at some point it just started affecting other games and just about anything.


I tried to look around and fix it and have tried several tips and tricks to get rid of it (I use a laptop btw):
-disabling the Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller driver (helped a lot after this it stopped stuttering at all times)
-followed everything here https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/13avw59/fix_for_high_dpc_latency_wdf01000_ntoskrnl/
-tried this too

View: https://youtu.be/2KUz8J8PRSI

-tried this

View: https://youtu.be/S8pmiwLfMlg

-Disabling the WLAN driver does not do much plus I need it so can't get rid of that
-disabling high precision event timer (kinda did nothing idk)
-The Bios is already up to date (it was that way when I checked)
-I didn't mess around in Bios yet if that matters
-chipset driver is already up to date
-I even tried the whole Interrupt Affinity Policy Tool, but that only made my computer worse so I just reverted back to normal

I also use Voicemeeter Potato which I noticed that it does increase latency a bit but it's not the core problem as I still get stuttering even without it running.


So at this point there's no stuttering when using the computer for normal things YT etc but once I start playing a game no matter how performance heavy it is the stuttering will happen at some point.

Laptop specs:
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz 2.69 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
iGPU Intel(R) UHD Graphics

Latencymon out of games:

https://imgur.com/r884npL

View: https://imgur.com/r884npL


Latencymon while gaming:

https://imgur.com/wzl8hD1

View: https://imgur.com/wzl8hD1


Latencymon report:
CONCLUSION
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Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long. At least one detected problem appears to be network related. In case you are using a WLAN adapter, try disabling it to get better results. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 0:54:50 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.


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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name: IDK
OS version: Windows 11, 10.0, version 2009, build: 22631 (x64)
Hardware: ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506HC_FX506HC, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BIOS: FX506HC.311
CPU: GenuineIntel 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz
Logical processors: 12
Processor groups: 1
Processor group size: 12
RAM: 16106 MB total


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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed (WMI): 2688 MHz
Reported CPU speed (registry): 2688 MHz

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.


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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 2141.50
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 10.106213

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 2080.10
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 4.051279


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REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 367.754464
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0.021302
Driver with highest ISR total time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0.021363

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 551197
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 500-1000 µs): 32
ISR count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 2895.738839
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.036152
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0.152295

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 2867912
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 500-10000 µs): 29967
DPC count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 146
DPC count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 3
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count: avp.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults 92433
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 26407
Number of processes hit: 233


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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 153.016915
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 244.198661
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 6.338876
CPU 0 ISR count: 508177
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 2895.738839
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 34.144313
CPU 0 DPC count: 2332420
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 46.672745
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 367.754464
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 1.733128
CPU 1 ISR count: 39005
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 2470.526786
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 8.634517
CPU 1 DPC count: 59384
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 38.284653
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 259.622024
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0.360766
CPU 2 ISR count: 4012
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1187.750744
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 2.028144
CPU 2 DPC count: 50305
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 26.907453
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 181.504464
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0.003805
CPU 3 ISR count: 35
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1415.736607
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0.400013
CPU 3 DPC count: 9659
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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 38.320740
CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 4 ISR count: 0
CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1544.733631
CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 1.524181
CPU 4 DPC count: 76999
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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 26.617423
CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR count: 0
CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1457.822173
CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0.796222
CPU 5 DPC count: 22235
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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 167.894278
CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR count: 0
CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1500.904018
CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 5.632684
CPU 6 DPC count: 167201
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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 30.226556
CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR count: 0
CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1382.883929
CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0.768749
CPU 7 DPC count: 24288
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CPU 8 Interrupt cycle time (s): 35.408687
CPU 8 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 8 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 8 ISR count: 0
CPU 8 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1709.463542
CPU 8 DPC total execution time (s): 1.125550
CPU 8 DPC count: 31608
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CPU 9 Interrupt cycle time (s): 29.257713
CPU 9 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 9 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 9 ISR count: 0
CPU 9 DPC highest execution time (µs): 821.176339
CPU 9 DPC total execution time (s): 0.793745
CPU 9 DPC count: 14617
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CPU 10 Interrupt cycle time (s): 36.044704
CPU 10 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 10 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 10 ISR count: 0
CPU 10 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1023.575149
CPU 10 DPC total execution time (s): 3.208692
CPU 10 DPC count: 95016
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CPU 11 Interrupt cycle time (s): 29.180704
CPU 11 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 11 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 11 ISR count: 0
CPU 11 DPC highest execution time (µs): 987.518601
CPU 11 DPC total execution time (s): 1.085984
CPU 11 DPC count: 14296
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[Fix_that_Glitch]

How are the temps on your gpu and cpu while playing games?

 

[Colif]

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 2895.738839
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

from experience, this is normal. Its often the GPU drivers are top driver. Doesn't mean it is cause

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 367.754464
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.036152
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Not sure that is usual, to have it in both areas.

ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX506HC
Have you got latest version of Armory crate? Or My Asus? Can use them to update drivers. they under utilities here:

2021 ASUS TUF Gaming F15 - Support

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