I5 6600k exceeds 50% load on every game.

[DedsecJim]

I have just overclocked my i5-6600k to 4.2 ghz the temps never goes more than 50c but the load is around 40%-50% in every single game even at assasins creed i is that normal?

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yah as long as your gpu is near 90-100% load most of the time, you dont need 100% of the cpu in most games.

 

[DedsecJim]

Yah as long as your gpu is near 90-100% load most of the time, you dont need 100% of the cpu in most games.

Yeah the gpu is at 90-100% all the time but i had the impression that 40-50% at the cpu is too much for games such as assassins creed i&ii (i have chrome,skype and frapps running too)

 

[Th3-Hunter333]

This is normal, you dont want 100% cpu in games.
What you want to see is 90 to 100 % gpu usage

Mine hovers arouund 40% usage in the new assassins creed syndicate for example and my gpu usage is basically locked at 99% and 100%

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yah as long as your gpu is near 90-100% load most of the time, you dont need 100% of the cpu in most games.

Yeah the gpu is at 90-100% all the time but i had the impression that 40-50% at the cpu is too much for games such as assassins creed i&ii (i have chrome,skype and frapps running too)

No I dont think its too much sounds about right.

 

[DedsecJim]

Yah as long as your gpu is near 90-100% load most of the time, you dont need 100% of the cpu in most games.

Yeah the gpu is at 90-100% all the time but i had the impression that 40-50% at the cpu is too much for games such as assassins creed i&ii (i have chrome,skype and frapps running too)

No I dont think its too much sounds about right.

Ok mate thank you very much for your reply i was worried for a while

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yah as long as your gpu is near 90-100% load most of the time, you dont need 100% of the cpu in most games.

Yeah the gpu is at 90-100% all the time but i had the impression that 40-50% at the cpu is too much for games such as assassins creed i&ii (i have chrome,skype and frapps running too)

No I dont think its too much sounds about right.

Ok mate thank you very much for your reply i was worried for a while

No problem. I was playing star wars knights of the old republic 2 a few weeks ago which is quite a bit older then assassins creed and even that was pushing cores 1 and 2 in my system up over 50%. Just because a game is old does not mean it wont push your cpu a little, that's probably down to optimization which is non existent for newer hardware on older games and im sure a host of other factors.

 

[Th3-Hunter333]

Yah as long as your gpu is near 90-100% load most of the time, you dont need 100% of the cpu in most games.

Yeah the gpu is at 90-100% all the time but i had the impression that 40-50% at the cpu is too much for games such as assassins creed i&ii (i have chrome,skype and frapps running too)

No mate, it does sound right.

It feels like the newer assassins creeds are extremely cpu intensive (assassins creed syndicate is the ONLY game that has pushed my 12 threads above 50% in ANY game ever)

P.S. Even games like far cry 4/gta v/every battlefield/arma 2 and 3/fallout 4/etc etc