I need advice on cpu usage

[FMTL Barret]

I have an RTX 2060 and I have seen videos of people testing this card with this game and they get better performance. I was reading the comments on one of them and many people stated that the person in the videos cpu was carrying a lot of the load for the gpu. I noticed when playing that my cpu isnt being utilized at all. Like 1 to 5% usage. Is this an issue and if so, how do I fix it? My cpu is a Ryzen 7 3700X.

Edit: I have 16gb of ram and am using an SSD

[Proxy]

"I need help"

"I do not post any of my other system specs, resolution, game settings, how I tested or any other information that could be helpful"

Seems legit, 12/10 steam forums.

[FMTL Barret]

Originally posted by Zeropointfive:

"I need help"

"I do not post any of my other system specs, resolution, game settings, how I tested or any other information that could be helpful"

Seems legit, 12/10 steam forums.

Obviously I'm not too knowledgeable about how pcs work. You didn't have to be an ass. If you had any intention to help then you should have asked me for the other specs that would be relevant. I didn't think there would be any other relevant ones though, I'm not asking about my performance in the game. I'm asking if my cpu is working properly.

[Hellfire77]

This game is very heavy on cpu. It says only 5 percent usage but check your core usage. 1 or 2 threads might be pinged out causing a bottleneck.

[Proxy]

Originally posted by FMTL Barret:

Obviously I'm not too knowledgeable about how pcs work. You didn't have to be an ass. If you had any intention to help then you should have asked me for the other specs that would be relevant. I didn't think there would be any other relevant ones though, I'm not asking about my performance in the game. I'm asking if my cpu is working properly.

What settings are you running the game at? And how are you checking the CPU usage?

Also, what actual performance are you seeing? You said it was worse than others but how much worse are we talking here? It is 60fps vs 5fps?

[FMTL Barret]

Originally posted by Zeropointfive:

Originally posted by FMTL Barret:

Obviously I'm not too knowledgeable about how pcs work. You didn't have to be an ass. If you had any intention to help then you should have asked me for the other specs that would be relevant. I didn't think there would be any other relevant ones though, I'm not asking about my performance in the game. I'm asking if my cpu is working properly.

What settings are you running the game at? And how are you checking the CPU usage?

Also, what actual performance are you seeing? You said it was worse than others but how much worse are we talking here? It is 60fps vs 5fps?

I have tested it with all quality settings. in the videos I have seen, they were running the game at high in 1080p native and was getting between 45 and 55. With those settings I get 25 to 35. No matter the setting, I am unable to get a stable 60fps unless I'm on an empty planet or inside. I did most of my testing in the MAST district because that seems to be the most intensive location. I use msi afterburner to see my system usage. It says the game is using very little cpu. The most I saw was 11 and it was just a quick spike. Its mostly around 3%. When checking the usage on task manager, my total usage for cpu is around 45%, but that's total, It isn't the game

[FMTL Barret]

Originally posted by Zeropointfive:

Originally posted by FMTL Barret:

Obviously I'm not too knowledgeable about how pcs work. You didn't have to be an ass. If you had any intention to help then you should have asked me for the other specs that would be relevant. I didn't think there would be any other relevant ones though, I'm not asking about my performance in the game. I'm asking if my cpu is working properly.

What settings are you running the game at? And how are you checking the CPU usage?

Also, what actual performance are you seeing? You said it was worse than others but how much worse are we talking here? It is 60fps vs 5fps?

Never mind I'm stupid. I was reading the wrong thing my CPU usage is fine. I just have bad performance.

[BSNB]

Originally posted by FMTL Barret:

I have an RTX 2060 and I have seen videos of people testing this card with this game and they get better performance. I was reading the comments on one of them and many people stated that the person in the videos cpu was carrying a lot of the load for the gpu. I noticed when playing that my cpu isnt being utilized at all. Like 1 to 5% usage. Is this an issue and if so, how do I fix it? My cpu is a Ryzen 7 3700X.

Edit: I have 16gb of ram and am using an SSD

Try using CPUID HWMonitor to see your usages.

[Flanker1Six]

Originally posted by FMTL Barret:

Originally posted by Zeropointfive:

"I need help"

"I do not post any of my other system specs, resolution, game settings, how I tested or any other information that could be helpful"

Seems legit, 12/10 steam forums.

Obviously I'm not too knowledgeable about how pcs work. You didn't have to be an ass. If you had any intention to help then you should have asked me for the other specs that would be relevant. I didn't think there would be any other relevant ones though, I'm not asking about my performance in the game. I'm asking if my cpu is working properly.

You can't tell if your CPU is working properly while you're sitting in front of your computer, but you'd like us to diagnose it's performance over the internet. LOL!

Your last post? Priceless!

Here's a thought. Why don't you contact the vendor you bought your comp from's Tech Support Dept and run your issues by them? They should have an excellent knowledge of what you've got in your system (be sure to mention any up or down grades you've made on your own) and be able to make some useful suggestions.

[TheLoveMummy]

Never mind I'm stupid. I was reading the wrong thing my CPU usage is fine. I just have bad performance. [/quote]
Try some optimized ini files. I use the ultra at 2k and mine runs around 110. The settings and engine are as bad as fallout so needs lots of tweaking. I would try the medium and then work my way up. Just follow the instructions and it works fine.
https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/438

[PIT_DEFENDER]

Maybe you have one of these programs that let you save power by throttling down your performance ?? I have that on my laptop, you can just put on power saver mode like on a mobile but obviously stuff runs like ♥♥♥♥ then ;p

Also I think its safe to say you can turn down all the extra effects down to low or off, since lighting in the game is ass anyways and you wont see a difference when turning anything other than details up or down.

Try changing some options to lower settings, do you know how graphic options work ?

[Silverlight]

That performance sounds about right for the specs of the PC

Things you could try that may help:

-Mods that reduce the graphic loads with custom ini settings

-mods that reduce clutter

-Make a new, clean install of windows

-Curve optimize your CPU to get maximum efficiency from each core.

-Double check your RAM frequency is set correctly in BIOS

-Go to Windows settings and search for graphics. In there you will find a menu of every installed program. Set starfield to high performance.

-Go to windows power settings and set the computer in general to high performance

-Make sure no background programs are running at all.

-Clean your case. Reapply thermal paste.

-Use MSI afterburner to Overclock the 2060 slightly.

If you have the money for an upgrade, just adding this processor and 16 more GB of RAM will allow you to keep playing games for a few more years on that mobo with that GPU

If you do go this route, make sure the ram you get matches the stuff already in the PC

Eventually you could put a cheap 40 series card in and extend that even further

https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-5-5600x3d

[FMTL Barret]

Originally posted by Flanker1Six:

Originally posted by FMTL Barret:

Obviously I'm not too knowledgeable about how pcs work. You didn't have to be an ass. If you had any intention to help then you should have asked me for the other specs that would be relevant. I didn't think there would be any other relevant ones though, I'm not asking about my performance in the game. I'm asking if my cpu is working properly.

You can't tell if your CPU is working properly while you're sitting in front of your computer, but you'd like us to diagnose it's performance over the internet. LOL!

Your last post? Priceless!

Here's a thought. Why don't you contact the vendor you bought your comp from's Tech Support Dept and run your issues by them? They should have an excellent knowledge of what you've got in your system (be sure to mention any up or down grades you've made on your own) and be able to make some useful suggestions.

Again, I never asked for help with the performance. I was worried that my cpu wasn't working right,

[Apoloyn]

I don't think your CPU is malfunctioning or anything like that.
With CPU's, they either work, or they don't- you cannot start your computer with a malfunctioning CPU.

Your CPU isn't the greatest when it comes to gaming. Its utilization is too low, b/c it cannot supply your graphics card with enough bandwidth, thus dragging down its overall usage.
As far as gaming is concerned, your PC can only go as far as its 'weakest link' and your CPU does not have enough single-threaded processing to keep your GPU busy.

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Starfield is very heavily CPU-memory bandwidth dependent -

The total Read, Write and Copy speeds of your 3700X will absolutely not be able to satisfy the very high bandwidth requirements of Starfield. If your CPU and RAM cannot give this game what it wants, it will spend most of its time in a state of near-idleness. (Which corroborates the '1-5%' figure that you cited)

So there you have it.

[Apoloyn]

You could try buying a 5800X3D and putting it in your mobo, but you will still be heavily bottle-necked by your RTX 2060, thus severely limiting the overall FPS you could achieve. Your overall FPS would not be close to achieving its peak potential, but it would be far better than what you have at the present.

[Apoloyn]

If your going to do this option, (Its the cheapest and most effective solution for you) all you would have to do is update your mobo's BIOS to its latest version. The other option is buying either a brand-new (CPU+Mobo+RAM) or GPU.

Best of luck,