When I try to watch 4k 60 fps youtube videos in chrome or firefox my CPU usage goes to 100%, GPU isn't used at all and I get a huge number of dropped frames and really low fps (25fps).
Downloading the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEAyDNWaCto, torrent link:http://corpincorporated.net/wp/?wpdmdl=225) onto my hard drive and playing the video with VLC player gives the same result, 100% CPU usage, no GPU usage and low fps (25fps)
My friend is able to watch the same video online and downloaded at 60fps with only 30% CPU usage and has a similar rig (but AMD GPUs, which sit at <5% usage).
1440p 60fps plays fine and uses around 55% CPU usage.
What could be causing my rig to be maxxed out on CPU and be unable to play the video properly? There seems to be a huge difference between my friend watching this at 60fps and 30% usage compared to my CPU going at 100% and hitting less then 30fps.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Laurence
Downloading the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEAyDNWaCto, torrent link:http://corpincorporated.net/wp/?wpdmdl=225) onto my hard drive and playing the video with VLC player gives the same result, 100% CPU usage, no GPU usage and low fps (25fps)
My friend is able to watch the same video online and downloaded at 60fps with only 30% CPU usage and has a similar rig (but AMD GPUs, which sit at <5% usage).
1440p 60fps plays fine and uses around 55% CPU usage.
What could be causing my rig to be maxxed out on CPU and be unable to play the video properly? There seems to be a huge difference between my friend watching this at 60fps and 30% usage compared to my CPU going at 100% and hitting less then 30fps.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
■ Tested my CPU with Intel's CPU diagnostic software which said everything Passed.
■ Testing my CPU with PassMark's CPU tests which showed good results:
CPU Mark
#1 - Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz 2017
#2 - AMD Phenom II X4 955 3976
#3 - Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz 5431
#4 - Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz 8303
#5 - AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core 7552
#6 - Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz 12868
This Computer 7961
■ Compared with the average CPU scores listed on their website front page:
CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common CPUs
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz
11,235
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz
10,197
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz
9,865
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
9,605
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
9,369
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
8,980
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz
7,649
Doing a 3D Mark test on FireStrike 1.1 showed slightly worse performance on the physics test compared with people with the same GPU and CPU: (my result being for: Laza K, far left)
http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/5163650/fs/2411659/fs/2295430
■ Build:
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 DirectCU II 3GB GDDR5
Intel Core i5 4670K Quad Core Retail CPU (Socket 1150, 3.40GHz, 6MB, Haswell, 84W, Intel Graphics, BX80646I74770, 4th Generation Intel Core, Turbo
MSI Z87-G43 ATX Motherboard (Intel Z87, 4x DDR3, DVI, HDMI, 4x USB3.0, GBE LAN, LGA1150 Socket)
Corsair Builder Series CXM 750W Modular 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX/EPS PSU
2 x Kingston Technology KVR16N11/8 8GB DDR3 1600MHz DIMM Non ECC Memory Module
Thanks,
Laurence
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