Low cpu and gpu usage resulting in low fps

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Hello people,
I have a problem with my computer. It has low cpu and gpu usage while gaming.
PC specs: i5 - 10400
2060 super
8gb single channel ram at 2666mhz
650 w psu
250gb ssd
CSGO @ high 1080p at - 120 to 160 fps
dota 2 @ high 1080p at - 120 fps
I have tried reinstalling windows... Updated drivers and Bio... can't tell where the problem is
CPU intensive game Cyberpunk 2077 has no problem... Gives me 50fps with rtx ON @ ultra 1080p....
Witcher 3 @ ultra 1080p five 80fps..
Only problem with these games they dont use cpu and gpu to its full extent.

[prospex]

You're running with only 8gb of RAM as well as running it in single channel

[Illusion of Progress]

There needs to be a (properly done, mind you) explanation of this or something because I can't tell you how many times it comes up.

It's confusing to look at CPU utilization and GPU utilization and see neither at 100% and (rightfully so, mind you) presume something is wrong with a game not fully utilizing your system. However, this is not necessarily so. Understand that multiple core CPUs essentially ARE multiple CPUs on one package, and unlike when making a traditional CPU core faster would just benefit things by default, extra cores... do not necessarily.

Extra cores will need software that will utilize them, and threading certain things like games in particular is neither easy, nor always worth it (there comes a point where threading further has little to no benefit, or it was an older game from times where CPU core count was less).

The rule of thumb (not ALWAYS the case) is pretty much this; in a game, if there is no artificial cap (like v-sync, which you MAY want to be playing with set to on anyway), then if you have neither CPU or GPU utilization near 100%, then the CPU is the limitation. There is no way to "force" resources of extra cores to be used to alleviate this; it's an individual thread that is limiting things. This is why extra cores aren't a magical increase to performance in the more universal way, whereas higher clock speed (when all else is the same) and IPC (better architecture) are.

[_I_]

8g of slow ram isnt helping anything

get a 2x8g kit 3000+ cl15-
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#U=4&Z=16384002&L=30,150&S=3000,5100&sort=price&page=1

the cpu has 6 cores with ht
will only turbo a single core to 4.3ghz
with more core loads it will have lower turbo freq/temp profiles

[[☥] - CJ -]

8GB Single stick is one thing

The other is if you are or are not using Vsync, enable it and see how it goes.

Only other thing to really try is DDU in safe mode and Reinstall the Driver, Driver only, Custom, Deselect everything but PhysX, see how that goes.

[Autumn_]

Just because you don't see 100% doesn't mean you're not getting the most out of the hardware.

If you are getting acceptable performance, and are happy with it, then it's fine.

In games like CS and Dota 2, you won't see 100% on CPU or GPU because they aren't coded to use many cores (~4) so you will be getting a CPU bottleneck in them in the majority of cases, which prevents the GPU rendering frames, utilising it.

There's nothing much to worry about when it comes to utilisation numbers, they don't mean much in regards to end performance.


What I would do though, buy another DDR4 2666Mhz module, or a 2x8GB 3000-3200Mhz kit to replace the one you have now.
This should boost performance to the proper area of performance you should be getting.

[Replica]

10th gen non K processors are limited to 2666mhz ram- dual channel will see the greatest performance boost memory wise but especially getting off 8 GB of RAM.