Hello! I have a brand new PC that slows to a crawl consistently during most downloads. I've monitored processes and nothing is above 50%. I literally cannot do anything else it lags so bad, mouse jumps around and keyboard inputs are delayed. The moment I stop downloads everything returns to normal. While it's lagging my resource monitor shows 2 cores maxed out and others not doing much, not sure if this is expected but I saw on my friend's computer when he did the same kind of download all his processors were evenly worked. Otherwise everything else runs super smoothly just this one problem. More details below with screenshots, not sure what else I can do. Appreciate any input in helping me resolve this. Thanks!
I've tried the following, all scans reported no issues:
Running memtest and memory diagnostic tool
Running check disk utility
Running full scan MalwareBytes
Running full scan ZoneAlarm
Updated all my drivers for motherboard, graphics card from respective manufacturer websites
Updated windows to latest
Additional details:
Ethernet connection, speed test averages 180+mbps download and 10mbps upload
First two screenshots - this is when it's downloading and slowed to a crawl. Taken from Resource Monitor and task manager, downloading at 15.8mbps, CPU at 39%, memory at 47%. One thing to note is 2 processors are at 100% while the others are less than 50%, most seemingly not even 25%
Next screenshot with no downloads, regular activity (browser open, various applications, one game open) with similar CPU and memory usage stats but no lag at all, very smooth
I looked at a friend's computer doing the exact same thing when I lag and his processors were all evenly at 50-75%. I'm not sure what the correct behavior is or if it's related at all.
Seems any kind of download slows it, regardless of browser or application. Specifically I've tried Firefox, Chrome, and Brave, all lag while downloading. I've also tried different applications downloading, like Steam, Google Sync, and other Game applications that even while downloading an update exhibit the same super slow behavior.
Happy to share any additional details as needed, thanks!
My current build is:
Windows 10 64bit
Intel i5-10600K
MSI MPG Z490 Motherboard
MSI GeForce GTX 2060
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB DDR4-4000
Kingston 1TB A2000 M.2 Nvme SSD
Samsung SSD EVO 2TB
Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB CPU Cooler
EVGA 750W Power Supply
I've tried the following, all scans reported no issues:
Running memtest and memory diagnostic tool
Running check disk utility
Running full scan MalwareBytes
Running full scan ZoneAlarm
Updated all my drivers for motherboard, graphics card from respective manufacturer websites
Updated windows to latest
Additional details:
Ethernet connection, speed test averages 180+mbps download and 10mbps upload
First two screenshots - this is when it's downloading and slowed to a crawl. Taken from Resource Monitor and task manager, downloading at 15.8mbps, CPU at 39%, memory at 47%. One thing to note is 2 processors are at 100% while the others are less than 50%, most seemingly not even 25%
Next screenshot with no downloads, regular activity (browser open, various applications, one game open) with similar CPU and memory usage stats but no lag at all, very smooth
I looked at a friend's computer doing the exact same thing when I lag and his processors were all evenly at 50-75%. I'm not sure what the correct behavior is or if it's related at all.
Seems any kind of download slows it, regardless of browser or application. Specifically I've tried Firefox, Chrome, and Brave, all lag while downloading. I've also tried different applications downloading, like Steam, Google Sync, and other Game applications that even while downloading an update exhibit the same super slow behavior.
Happy to share any additional details as needed, thanks!
My current build is:
Windows 10 64bit
Intel i5-10600K
MSI MPG Z490 Motherboard
MSI GeForce GTX 2060
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB DDR4-4000
Kingston 1TB A2000 M.2 Nvme SSD
Samsung SSD EVO 2TB
Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB CPU Cooler
EVGA 750W Power Supply