100% cpu usage after all this time?

[The Real GOW]

I've done soooo much with my PC upgrades, msconfig faffing, firewalling, configuration with files, nothing seems to help. resolution changes and settings changed, it just bottlenecks my CPU, is there really no method to fix this issue?

[PRAET0R1AN™]

The game is extremely CPU heavy and even systems running the recommended spec face this issue.

If you have process lasso, Or If you use task manager, You can restrict the amount of CPU usage that the game uses.

Process Lasso :
With the EA Desktop App loaded, Right click it in Process Lasso and set CPU priority to "normal" or above normal, set CPU affinity to use 1 or 2 cores less than you have available to you e.g If you have an 8 core, Set it to use all but 2 cores leaving you with 2 cores for background processes and inputs so that you don't have the issue of inputs being behind, Set I/O priority to either normal or above normal/high.

Task Manager :
Click on the "Details" tab, Right click EA Desktop App in the list and then set priority to normal or above normal, set affinity to use 2 cores less than what is available to you.

The way this works is, BF2042 inherits the properties of EA Desktop, If you attempt to do the above but on the Battlefield 2042 .exe, You'll be greeted with the error message stating you do not have permission to complete that action due to the Anticheat preventing you tampering with the process.

So you have to first set the above to EA Desktop and then when you launch the game, the game will inherit those settings applied to EA Desktop.


Give it a try and report back if this helped you out OP.

[B-Bud]

It's supposed to be 100% cpu usage. That's the norm for any game that isn't 20+ years old.

[PRAET0R1AN™]

Originally posted by B-Bud:

It's supposed to be 100% cpu usage. That's the norm for any game that isn't 20+ years old.

You don't want any game maxing your CPU really, IDEALLY you want your GPU to be maxed not your CPU, If the CPU is being maxed just on the game, It can ( and does ) cause issues where inputs are delayed.

On a 9700K at 5Ghz I had that exact issue happen, I would hold W to run forward and I could let go of the keys and my character would continue running forward because the CPU was busy.

Once I freed up a core or two, It was fine.

[The Real GOW]

Originally posted by PRAET0R1AN™:

The game is extremely CPU heavy and even systems running the recommended spec face this issue.

If you have process lasso, Or If you use task manager, You can restrict the amount of CPU usage that the game uses.

Process Lasso :
With the EA Desktop App loaded, Right click it in Process Lasso and set CPU priority to "normal" or above normal, set CPU affinity to use 1 or 2 cores less than you have available to you e.g If you have an 8 core, Set it to use all but 2 cores leaving you with 2 cores for background processes and inputs so that you don't have the issue of inputs being behind, Set I/O priority to either normal or above normal/high.

Task Manager :
Click on the "Details" tab, Right click EA Desktop App in the list and then set priority to normal or above normal, set affinity to use 2 cores less than what is available to you.

The way this works is, BF2042 inherits the properties of EA Desktop, If you attempt to do the above but on the Battlefield 2042 .exe, You'll be greeted with the error message stating you do not have permission to complete that action due to the Anticheat preventing you tampering with the process.

So you have to first set the above to EA Desktop and then when you launch the game, the game will inherit those settings applied to EA Desktop.


Give it a try and report back if this helped you out OP.

So it was already set to normal and for the cores they were like this ( https://imgur.com/a/CTZbNsw ) so i suppose only picking 2 is 2 less than what i have? i have no idea what that process lasso is though, i don't have that, somehow i doubt this will make a difference but i'll let you know very soon

[PRAET0R1AN™]

Originally posted by The Real GOW:

So it was already set to normal and for the cores they were like this ( https://imgur.com/a/CTZbNsw ) so i suppose only picking 2 is 2 less than what i have? i have no idea what that process lasso is though, i don't have that, somehow i doubt this will make a difference but i'll let you know very soon

uncheck "CPU 4" so that should leave a core free to handle background tasks.

But with that few cores I can't imagine there's going to be much you can do to make the game run better.

[The Real GOW]

Originally posted by PRAET0R1AN™:

Originally posted by The Real GOW:

So it was already set to normal and for the cores they were like this ( https://imgur.com/a/CTZbNsw ) so i suppose only picking 2 is 2 less than what i have? i have no idea what that process lasso is though, i don't have that, somehow i doubt this will make a difference but i'll let you know very soon

uncheck "CPU 4" so that should leave a core free to handle background tasks.

But with that few cores I can't imagine there's going to be much you can do to make the game run better.

Yeah unfortunately it's still running like a broken car and i don't have the money for a beastly pc sadly :c

[S3SSioN Solaris]

Originally posted by B-Bud:

It's supposed to be 100% cpu usage. That's the norm for any game that isn't 20+ years old.

Had this issue since 2042 launched. It's definitely not the norm for a game to use 100% of your CPU in the main menu... It's just the result of Frostbite engine not being properly optimised.

[The Real GOW]

Originally posted by S3SSioN Solaris:

Originally posted by B-Bud:

It's supposed to be 100% cpu usage. That's the norm for any game that isn't 20+ years old.

Had this issue since 2042 launched. It's definitely not the norm for a game to use 100% of your CPU in the main menu... It's just the result of Frostbite engine not being properly optimised. :eli:

I mean here you go ( https://imgur.com/a/cyvwrTG ) nothing sadly

[CONSTIPATION]

5600 3060 never had 100% cpu usage must be something wrong with your system

[Celibatarian]

This game can only be played on certain generation cpus if you desire normal cpu usage, amd must be after 5000 series and intel must be after 11th gen, so if you don have newer cpu hardware there's really nothing you do

[twitchie1]

100% cpu usage is good it means its using all it can... the only fix is to get a NEWER FASTER CPU until then its NOT the games fault its yours.. myt 13900k never goes over 31% usage

[I Live In Quahog]

i7-9700k here.. Not sure what happened, the game used to run just fine. Still reaching 120 fps, the stutters are just way too bad now to even enjoy the game. :^(

[Jez]

if you change the CPU Priority in Process Lasso don't use 'real-time' that's reserved for critical processes which engineers use like the people from Microsoft, it's not for games !

100% cpu is totally fine, of course it gets hot obviously

Battlefield Frostbite engine is one of those few games which will actually use all the CPU, others bottleneck when 1 or 2 cores are maxed and read like 50% usage or something . .

[n0pax]

This game is CPU heavy and needs more CPU the higher the player count. I had an i7-7700k with a AMD 6700 XT and would get ~120 FPS in 64 man, but 40-70 FPS in 128 man. I changed out the CPU but kept the same GPU and the same amount of RAM (32 GB) and now I am ~130 FPS on every mode and GPU bottlenecked.

Try comparing your CPU usage in low player count modes against 128 man. I believe you will find that to be your issue too.

[WHTSUPTURKY]

stop using 128 player servers go to 64