Question Low performance on decent pc

[Alexz45]

Hello everyone
So a couple of weeks ago i built my first pc, everything went smooth and i have a working system. However when i play heavier games like CSGO, GTA V, Gmod, Wreckfest etc, i get heavy frame drops and stuttering. i've been trying to fix this for more than a week and its making me crazy. I tried a lot of different stuff like playing around with XMP, reinstalling drivers, changing power plans, ... The temperatures are all fine and cool, but what i noticed in MSI Afterburner is that the GPU usage in GTA V is not more than 40%. is this normal? CPU usage is also quite low, being around 20%.

Here are my specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1660
RAM: 16gb 3600Mhz
Mobo: MSI MPG B550 gaming edge wifi
PSU: Asus TUF 650W
Storage: Samsung 980 500gb, seagate barracuda 1TB
Case: Be quiet 500DX

I tried discussing about the issue on other forums but with little succes.
Any help would be appreciated
Greetings

 

[Bob.B]

Hello everyone
So a couple of weeks ago i built my first pc, everything went smooth and i have a working system. However when i play heavier games like CSGO, GTA V, Gmod, Wreckfest etc, i get heavy frame drops and stuttering. i've been trying to fix this for more than a week and its making me crazy. I tried a lot of different stuff like playing around with XMP, reinstalling drivers, changing power plans, ... The temperatures are all fine and cool, but what i noticed in MSI Afterburner is that the GPU usage in GTA V is not more than 40%. is this normal? CPU usage is also quite low, being around 20%.

Here are my specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1660
RAM: 16gb 3600Mhz
Mobo: MSI MPG B550 gaming edge wifi
PSU: Asus TUF 650W
Storage: Samsung 980 500gb, seagate barracuda 1TB
Case: Be quiet 500DX

I tried discussing about the issue on other forums but with little succes.
Any help would be appreciated
Greetings

Reboot and wait 5 mins then run this and post a link to the results page.
PC Benchmark
Let's see if something will jump out.

 

[Alexz45]

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/45817502

So it looks like the GPU is underperforming, not sure if its a driver issue cuz i've tried different drivers but didnt do a lot. The benchmark also said i have high background cpu usage which i dont think is true cuz i never have high background usage. I've also had problems with samsung magician not detecting my ssd. How could that be?

 

[Bob.B]

https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/45817502

So it looks like the GPU is underperforming, not sure if its a driver issue cuz i've tried different drivers but didnt do a lot. The benchmark also said i have high background cpu usage which i dont think is true cuz i never have high background usage. I've also had problems with samsung magician not detecting my ssd. How could that be?

If you did the 5 mins and UBM is correct you have something hammering on the pc.

Reboot and watch task manager see if something jumps out.

 

[Alexz45]

Nothing seems to be using a lot of cpu, only System interrupts but it uses 5% maximum.

 

[Bob.B]

Nothing seems to be using a lot of cpu, only System interrupts but it uses 5% maximum.

Just a test.
Unplug the hdd.
Boot the pc wait 5 mins run UBM.
Do not have the browser open when running UBM.

 

[Alexz45]

Thats not the issue, the issue is my GPU and CPU not using much % in heavier games, causing frame drops/stuttering. What could that be?

 

[Bob.B]

Thats not the issue, the issue is my GPU and CPU not using much % in heavier games, causing frame drops/stuttering. What could that be?

The high background in UBM may be a clue or not.
Sorry I don't have a click on this answer to fix game perf.

 

[gabywhites]

this also hapen to me