[SOLVED] My CPU is under-performing badly, and I don't know what to do

[pirvuandrey12]

Hi.
This issue is really strange.
I own a PC with i5 6400, GTX 960 4GB, 8GB RAM DDR4 2133MHz, good coolers.
My CPU temperatures, even in heavy load, is around 50 degrees Celsius.
Yet it's doing bad in most games. Battlefield 1 for example, i have EVERYTHING on low graphics and resolution scale set to 80%, and i have like 40-50 fps, it's horrible. i just don't get it.
Paladins, the same. i get framedrops so big sometimes i can't even play.
Witcher 3? 40 fps everywhere. 30 fps in novigrad
I don't know what I can do at this point.
Checked the usage, it always goes like 100% CPU 80% RAM (didn't check for the GPU but i am 100% sure that isn't the problem)
It lags so bad that if I'm in a game that takes up many resources, my voice gets cut on discord and discord just lags out completely.
Does anyone know what I can do? I have all my drivers updated, I updated windows to the latest version.

 

[pirvuandrey12]

The prices on DDR4 2400 to 3200 modules are all nearly the same at around $37, so just pick the cheapest with the fastest speed and best timings. The worst that will happen is it won't work and you will have to send it back or buy a second one. The only other practical upgrade would be a GTX 1070/1660ti/RTX 2060 as they are 100-110% faster than your GTX 960. Upgrading your CPU is not even really an option, because used and new prices on an i7-6700 or 7700 are still more than a new Ryzen 7 2700 or new Ryzen 5 3600. You are probably better off just saving to build a whole new computer if you want to upgrade the CPU.

Thanks, I think you're right.
I'll see what to do

 

[InvalidError]

Though, I notice my CPU is mostly full in games. RAM goes around 80%-90%.. you guys sure RAM is the issue?

RAM cannot fix everything but it helps with smoothing things out.

If you frequently notice games skipping multiple frames while HDD/SSD activity is high due to swapping or asset reloading from storage, that's what extra memory should help the most with: mostly eliminate swapping and cache frequently used data so software does not need to wait for SSD/HDD.