CPU Usage?

[Mayo The Mako™]

So I'm new to the monster hunter community on steam and I noticed back then lots of issues involving really high cpu usage, i recently got myself a 3070ti and a ryzen 5600x, ive looked into modding the game and got strackers loader as well as the performance booster and plugin extender, which i assumed would help a bit, however i still notice my cpu usage getting as high as the high 70s to 80s, im lucky if it sticks around 55-70 is this normal? Whenever i've checked any benchmarks of this game using a 5600x the usage always seems way lower than what i've been experiencing, their marks being anywhere from 30-60 consistently, all my drivers are up to date and set up properly, is there something I'm missing or is that simply the way it is?

[Mr. September]

65 to 70 is perfectly normal for games that actually use your CPU properly. Of course, the temperature can vary due to current season, temperature of the room you're in and how efficient your airflow is. If you are using a laptop as well, 70 to 80 is actually perfect, considering some games can force your hardware to overheat up to a 100 degrees. I used to joke about it when a friend of mine used to play some game with his GPU running at 90-100 C.

The game uses way more GPU than CPU for me, though both runs at around 60 C to 65 C because I got really good airflow and good quality thermal paste. Specs are 3060 Ti and Ryzen 5 2600x (at 4.0 GHz).

The game is already generally unoptimised (I blame Capcom for the shoddy port), and the mods somewhat help with the usage and performance. Of course, you still need a reasonably strong GPU (which you already have) to play it at high framerates. my FPS went from 45-70 to 70-100+ after I upgraded my GPU from a 1060, for example.

TL;DR: Sounds like a cooling issue to me, apart from the game being shoddy.

[Mayo The Mako™]

Oh sorry if I didn't specify I didn't mean my temps, my temps are completely fine, i mean as in the usage of my cpu, like the game is using up nearly 70-80 percent of my cpu usually while in the hubs of the game when i've noticed a lot of others at lower percents, i get the ryzen 5600x is a 6 core 12 thread cpu but even then every other game i run doesn't usually use up that much of my cpu, ive heard this was an issue before that was fixed overtime but after reading what you've said I assume this is just a normal thing for the port? I was just curious as i saw a lot of other benchmarks with way lower usage. Sorry in advance if i just completely didnt understand your reply lol.

[Mr. September]

Oh, you meant usage? Well, those are also fine if your temperatures are reasonable. Stracker's Loader, along with Performance Booster should fix it as far as I'm aware. The CPU usage issue was addressed later on, I think, but you can still use the mods to reduce it further.

Your current usages are fine if your system isn't affected while tabbing out or doing something else while the game is running.

[Mayo The Mako™]

Is there anything else you'd suggest to use to reduce it or is it something strackers and performance booster should've fixed? I just found it weird because i can confirm my loader works and i watch it load the performance mod but there really wasn't a change from when i launched the game vanilla.

[Mr. September]

There probably isn't any method to reduce it further, maybe apart from sacrificing quality or turning off some options.

I launched the game to check how the usage goes. At first, and while loading, the usage was 90% to 100% (without any issues). It dropped to a stable 50 to 60 after around a minute of idling in Seliana Gathering Hub. Seems like the usage is high right after you launch the game and stabilizes later on.

Even on one of the most demanding maps (Hoarfrost Reach), the usage was 75% at most.

Just ignore it unless you have issues related to performance (in general, not only in the game).

Forgot to mention: All options are cranked to whatever's the highest, except Volumetric Fog (which is off).

[Mayo The Mako™]

Thats how I have my settings as well, well thank you I really appreciate your time!

[Mr. September]

Originally posted by Mayonnaise The Mako™:

Thats how I have my settings as well, well thank you I really appreciate your time!

Glad to help, if I did! As I was saying: Usage is not important if your system is running properly (without lags or overheating) to begin with.

This game is especially unoptimised, but your hardware is exceptional already so that won't be a problem.

[Kai]

Look into optimizing the 5600X via Precision Boost Overdrive, and undervolt your CPU to lower the temp threshold which allow higher PBO auto-overclocking to give your PC more cpu power.

It can handle dropping voltages down to 1.025V or 1.100V.

And there is also other undervolting method in the AMD Overclocking section for PBO where you choose to lower voltage on a per core basis by 25~30% and go from there to adjust the CPU frequency for any temp you freed up.

Check your temperature doing idle periods and when on full load, it is fine if your CPU hits 100% load during gameplay (hub or actual map, it doesn't matter).

What's important is what resolution you pick to play at and if your GPU can handle it at that resolution at what graphics setting.

For instance 3070 Ti, you kinda should stick to 1080p 144hz if you wanna load in the high texture and if you wanna max out the graphics, otherwise 1440p Medium just to be safe.

[Hammer Of Evil]

my cpu chops this game up pretty good. i see even usage across several cores, but most games don't take advantage of the multiple core processors and usually only handle one or two threads anyways.

specifically talking about ryzen 5000 and 7000 series, there are settings if your motherboard is new enough to undervolt the cpu for near zero reduction in performance. depending on your cooling solution this might be only a few degrees, or in my case, a huge difference, as my case is basically a wind tunnel with very aggressive cooling, and i have a custom liquid cooler as well.

i had to undervolt it because i dont want hearing damage, basically.

your situation might be different, but I would suggest exploring it. if you're not an advanced user though, you should research every setting before playing with it in the bios, and read your motherboard manual and bios update changelog before attempting any adjustments.

it is worth it though. less power + heat for the same performance.

[Mayo The Mako™]

Appreciate the help and suggestions, I'll definitely look into that thanks guys.