Question Steam Downloading 100% cpu usage

[lbmeisme]

Whenever i download on steam my cpu usage gets to 100% and then discord freezes and i am unable to hear my friends for a short period of time and then it unfreezes. I noticed when it unfreezes my download speed and disk usage have dropped down to around 2mbps and they slowly rise and then it will freeze again happening every 3 minutes or so.


UPDATE -- It also happens when I run a stress test so i presume it is a cpu issue

 

[rgd1101]

hdd? could be waiting to write to the hdd

 

[lbmeisme]

hdd? could be waiting to write to the hdd

im using my m.2 and this disk usage goes up perfectly fine with the download speed.

(WD SN750)