100% usage cpu

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:03

I have a Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz. Not sure if that is good or not. I play GTA V. although I struggle to reach 30fps, it is unplayable. my CPU is also at 100% usage. I have a good GPU, Geforce RTX 3060, just wondering what I can do to improve performance and reduce CPU usage? Thanks.

4K8KW10 · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:06

tayvon said:
I have a Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz. Not sure if that is good or not. I play GTA V. although I struggle to reach 30fps, it is unplayable. my CPU is also at 100% usage. I have a good GPU, Geforce RTX 3060, just wondering what I can do to improve performance and reduce CPU usage? Thanks.

Hallo,

Because your CPU has only 4 cores, and in this age and times the games may need more than this, you have this experience.

What you can do right now, is to decide on a budget to spend and upgrade your CPU, RAM and mainboard.

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:08

What do you recommend for a new CPU?

4K8KW10 · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:08

tayvon said:
What do you recommend for a new CPU?

Depends on your budget.
6-core Ryzen 5 5600X
8-core Ryzen 7 5800X, or
12-core Ryzen 9 5900X.

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:12

I have an intel processor right now, will my pc be compatible with a Ryzen?

4K8KW10 · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:20

tayvon said:
I have an intel processor right now, will my pc be compatible with a Ryzen?

No, you have to buy a new Ryzen, DDR4 RAM and mainboard.
You can sell your old 6700K, old DDR4 RAM and Intel chipset mainboard.

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:24

yeah, i understand but are i7's any good? i;ll keep the ryzen in mind i just think it is going to cost a lot of money to replace the ram, processor and mainboard.

4K8KW10 · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:27

Your i7 is 6 year-old already and counting.

Back in 2017 we had a small CPU performance revolution when the first generation Ryzen 1000 were launched.

Since then, your old CPU becomes worse and worse every year.

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:30

so is my pc, would it be better just to buy a new pc? or should i stick with changing the mainboard and processor?

Perfect_Chaos · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:32

4K8KW10 said:
Back in 2017 we had a small CPU performance revolution when the first generation Ryzen 1000 were launched.

That's mostly false if talking about game performance only. Even the 6700k was better than first gen Ryzen chips for games, if you trust Hardware Unboxed look up their newer video where they compare a lot of CPUs. Or even Digital Foundry.

Joxeon · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:33

Any modern Intel or AMD 6 or 8 core CPU would fix bottlenecking.

You should still be getting more than 30 fps with a 6700k though, what resolution are you gaming at?

4K8KW10 · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:34

tayvon said:
so is my pc, would it be better just to buy a new pc? or should i stick with changing the mainboard and processor?

You can keep your graphics card, case and power supply, Maybe the monitor, the keyboard and the mouse :cry:

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 08:50

i play in 1920x1080, i have a i7 6700k and a geforce rtx 3060, i need help since it's unplayable, my game also stutters a lot

Joxeon · 10 Oct 2021 at 09:05

tayvon said:
i play in 1920x1080, i have a i7 6700k and a geforce rtx 3060, i need help since it's unplayable, my game also stutters a lot

Here's a vid of GTA5 with a 6700k + 3070 which is more powerful than a 3060 so should bottleneck worse yet it seems smooth enough.

Also the CPU is only hitting around 60% despite the GPU being bottlenecked so if yours is hitting 100% then maybe something else is running in the background eating your CPU resources while your gaming.

4K8KW10 · 10 Oct 2021 at 09:10

Joxeon said:
Here's a vid of GTA5 with a 6700k + 3070 which is more powerful than a 3060 so should bottleneck worse yet it seems smooth enough.

This is a year-old video, the gameplay depends on the operating system and its processes, and any other applications running in the background.

Hence, I have been saying forever - for God's sake - more cores is always better!

throwaway4372 · 10 Oct 2021 at 09:11

It's worth poking around in Task Manager to make sure it's actually the game causing the cpu load. The 6700k isn't bad enough to explain 30fps IMO.

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 09:12

so what should i do?

something daft already!! · 10 Oct 2021 at 09:12

Nothing wrong with your hardware setup, you should be able to run this at 4k. Something else is pegging the CPU. Have you tried running with nothing running in the background?

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 09:14

i checked task manager, currently 6% usage with no game running

tayvon · 10 Oct 2021 at 09:27

not sure what these mean, anything else here that can reduce performance?
https://gyazo.com/73101d1dbbbd8d983ce2a8f5997e8a74