What is the normal CPU usage at idle and how to reduce it?

[Goyim]

Title says it all, some people say 5-10% while others say 1-2% and I am confused by this. Main reason im asking is because I can't run GTA V due to CPU usage being at 100%, so I would like to know how to reduce it to the 1-2% on idle like others say.

This is my task mananger

As you can see it stays at 4%, reason why im using gamingapp is because it keeps my card at OC mode and I don't know how to do that without the app.

To save any further questions, here are my specs

 

[Deniedstingray]

It is different for everyone and depends what kind of applications you have running.

4% is definitely a good number though, my lowest is usually about 6%.

 

[InvalidError]

You should be looking at CPU usage while GTA is running. 5-10% of background CPU usage wouldn't prevent it from running reasonably well, so something else must be happening.

 

[geofelt]

It would look like the gamingAPP(32 bit) monitor is taking cycles looking for something to monitor.
Why not just shut it down until you actually want to monitor something?

Task manager too.

 

[Rookie_MIB]

^ What he said, load up GTA and screenshot the CPU usage while the game is running. GTA is a reasonably difficult game and very demanding on the CPU, and if you have the settings maxed out, it has a LOT of stuff for the CPU to calculate for the GPU to render.

Some people have suggested the following:

1) Start the game, then get to the task manager and end the 'GTA V Launcher' process.
2) Set the processor affinity for a specific core. Launch the game, get to the task manager, right click, set 'affinity'... (or google how to do that).

 

[James Mason]

CPU usage also depends how strong your CPU is.... So there is no such thing as an average.

I idle at 4% with steam, GOG, Discord, 4 chrome tabs open.

 

[Goyim]

It would look like the gamingAPP(32 bit) monitor is taking cycles looking for something to monitor.
Why not just shut it down until you actually want to monitor something?

Task manager too.

If I close the Gaming app, it will stop the card running on OC mode. I don't monitor anything using it such as the OSD, because it takes takes up more CPU usage. I always keep task manager closed when doing something.

 

[Goyim]

^ What he said, load up GTA and screenshot the CPU usage while the game is running. GTA is a reasonably difficult game and very demanding on the CPU, and if you have the settings maxed out, it has a LOT of stuff for the CPU to calculate for the GPU to render.

Some people have suggested the following:

1) Start the game, then get to the task manager and end the 'GTA V Launcher' process.
2) Set the processor affinity for a specific core. Launch the game, get to the task manager, right click, set 'affinity'... (or google how to do that).

when you say set the processor affinity fora specific core, which application are you referring to? I already set priorities for GTA.exe to high and have nothing else running in the background, still I keep getting stutterings because of 100% CPU usage...