CPU 100% Usage Problem

[Morsatacklare]

Okey so I have a problem with my CPU using 100% load. when im in game any game i get 95%-100% cpu usage in in browsers or steam/battle/epic launchers takes like 50% of cpu.

And no Its not my pc I should be able to run all games no problem and I have no clue on how to fix this or if anything is broken. Ive tried with 2 graphics cards no difference and ive reintalled pc twice. Ive checked so i plugged all my monitor cables in graphcis card which they are supposed to be in. Please any sugestions helps!

SPECS

I5-4440 CPU 3.10 GHZ
Ram 16gb
GTX 980TI

[Morsatacklare]

Originally posted by Escorve:

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Yeah that I know atleast and ive turned off all side programs except game and still runs 100% on lowest setttings.
Just made a freaking roblox account and it takes 40-50% usage

Lower settings increases the CPU load because you're allowing your GPU to render more frames, which the CPU has to actually prepare to be rendered. CPU and GPU don't give a ♥♥♥♥ about each other, they just do their own job, and it means that your GPU isn't just going to slow down for the CPU, it just runs as fast as it can, but the CPU isn't going to let it, and that's what creates FPS drops and stuttering.

If anything you should be running at maxed out settings because that reduces the CPU load by increasing the GPU load.

Yeah no CPu stil 100% usage

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Originally posted by Escorve:

Lower settings increases the CPU load because you're allowing your GPU to render more frames, which the CPU has to actually prepare to be rendered. CPU and GPU don't give a ♥♥♥♥ about each other, they just do their own job, and it means that your GPU isn't just going to slow down for the CPU, it just runs as fast as it can, but the CPU isn't going to let it, and that's what creates FPS drops and stuttering.

If anything you should be running at maxed out settings because that reduces the CPU load by increasing the GPU load.

Yeah no CPu stil 100% usage

How high does your FPS normally go? If you're getting stutters with high FPS, then limit your FPS to 60. Older i5s really aren't suitable for anything higher than 75 FPS in multi-threaded titles like CoD: Warzone.

[Morsatacklare]

Originally posted by Escorve:

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Yeah no CPu stil 100% usage

How high does your FPS normally go? If you're getting stutters with high FPS, then limit your FPS to 60.

My FPS on Wazone normally between 50-90FPS on low settings

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Originally posted by Escorve:

How high does your FPS normally go? If you're getting stutters with high FPS, then limit your FPS to 60.

My FPS on Wazone normally between 50-90FPS on low settings

Yeah, even a 6600K can struggle to maintain 90 FPS. Use a framerate limiter like RivaTuner to limit your FPS to 60 and see how the usage changes.

[Morsatacklare]

Originally posted by Escorve:

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

My FPS on Wazone normally between 50-90FPS on low settings

Yeah, even a 6600K can struggle to maintain 90 FPS. Use a framerate limiter like RivaTuner to limit your FPS to 60 and see how the usage changes.

Okey The problem isnt my specs. Its some like setting or idk but its not my pc specs.

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Originally posted by Escorve:

Yeah, even a 6600K can struggle to maintain 90 FPS. Use a framerate limiter like RivaTuner to limit your FPS to 60 and see how the usage changes.

Okey The problem isnt my specs. Its some like setting or idk but its not my pc specs.

It is. 4C/4T CPUs are low end in 2020 and struggle to keep up. I have an i5-3470 in one system and an i5-6500 in another, they have the same problem. It is your PC, it's a common issue with these kinds of CPUs.

Even a simple software update can screw you over because 4C/4T is a DEAD MINIMUM for new CPUs; Intel's 9th gen i3s are 4C/4T, 10th gen is going to be 4C/8T, and the only Ryzen CPU that has 4 threads are the Ryzen 3 APUs and older Ryzen 3 CPUs.

You're going to find more and more limitations with 4C/4T CPUs like that i5, it's fallen out of the mainstream.

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Originally posted by Escorve:

Yeah, even a 6600K can struggle to maintain 90 FPS. Use a framerate limiter like RivaTuner to limit your FPS to 60 and see how the usage changes.

Okey The problem isnt my specs. Its some like setting or idk but its not my pc specs.

Are you sure you don't have anything running in the background?
(All launcher, programs, apps, you name it, all closed)

Have you downloaded anything since the performance issues started happening?

What programs are you trying to run?

[hawkeye]

i5's often show 100% regardless of the actual load, real performance statistics are reliable like framerate, stuttering, input lag etc.
chrome, discord and other apps will chew up cpu on an i5; you can't game and run them in the background if you want good performance
steam has a low memory usage version (the standard version is built on chrome btw afaik) but you have 16gb so that shouldn't be an issue
multiplayer online games with a lot of players often don't run well with an i5, join something with less players

either upgrade your cpu to a 4790k but better still sell your current cpu, mobo, ram and buy something current for much more performance per $

[Jelly Donut]

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

SPECS

I5-4440 CPU 3.10 GHZ
Ram 16gb
GTX 980TI

your CPU is pretty old. It's about time you change to a new motherboard and CPU like a B450 and Ryzen 5 3600 or a H310 and i5-9400F

[Morsatacklare]

Originally posted by hawkeye:

i5's often show 100% regardless of the actual load, real performance statistics are reliable like framerate, stuttering, input lag etc.
chrome, discord and other apps will chew up cpu on an i5; you can't game and run them in the background if you want good performance
steam has a low memory usage version (the standard version is built on chrome btw afaik) but you have 16gb so that shouldn't be an issue
multiplayer online games with a lot of players often don't run well with an i5, join something with less players

either upgrade your cpu to a 4790k but better still sell your current cpu, mobo, ram and buy something current for much more performance per $

Yeah no so idk how my Cpu can go from 50-60% usage on Warzone to 100% on any settings thats my problem and I have no idea why. I litterly just started my pac after no updtaes or nayhting and i had 100% cpu usage on it

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Originally posted by hawkeye:

i5's often show 100% regardless of the actual load, real performance statistics are reliable like framerate, stuttering, input lag etc.
chrome, discord and other apps will chew up cpu on an i5; you can't game and run them in the background if you want good performance
steam has a low memory usage version (the standard version is built on chrome btw afaik) but you have 16gb so that shouldn't be an issue
multiplayer online games with a lot of players often don't run well with an i5, join something with less players

either upgrade your cpu to a 4790k but better still sell your current cpu, mobo, ram and buy something current for much more performance per $

Yeah no so idk how my Cpu can go from 50-60% usage on Warzone to 100% on any settings thats my problem and I have no idea why. I litterly just started my pac after no updtaes or nayhting and i had 100% cpu usage on it

Warzone is multi-threaded, it's easy for it to use all 4 threads of an i5 or i3

[Autumn_]

Originally posted by Markstr0m:

Originally posted by hawkeye:

i5's often show 100% regardless of the actual load, real performance statistics are reliable like framerate, stuttering, input lag etc.
chrome, discord and other apps will chew up cpu on an i5; you can't game and run them in the background if you want good performance
steam has a low memory usage version (the standard version is built on chrome btw afaik) but you have 16gb so that shouldn't be an issue
multiplayer online games with a lot of players often don't run well with an i5, join something with less players

either upgrade your cpu to a 4790k but better still sell your current cpu, mobo, ram and buy something current for much more performance per $

Yeah no so idk how my Cpu can go from 50-60% usage on Warzone to 100% on any settings thats my problem and I have no idea why. I litterly just started my pac after no updtaes or nayhting and i had 100% cpu usage on it

In Warzone you will have 100% usage.
It uses more than 4 threads. It even puts my i5-6600k on it's knees, and it'll put any quad core/thread chip on it's knees too.
Your CPU just isn't strong enough for the game.