CPU usage query.

[Digital X]

http://imgur.com/Haxbsgn

Pic was taken about 10 minutes ingame, so temps are not high.

The 4 CPU read outs I'm guessing are the 4 cores, but "CPU" at the bottom?

Also on GTA V the bottom CPU readout is higher, going from 70-99% and around those two numbers.

On American truck sim why is the readout a lot lower, or just because it isn't as graphically intense? It averages around that bottom number. Nowehere near as much as GTA V, that pic is 4k max settings.

Is it something obvious..?

 

[Scurburg]

The bottom CPU readout is overall load on the cpu, the others are, as you guessed, per core load.

GTA V is likely to be more CPU intense than the truck sim you mentioned, which is why the load is higher. GTA is quite well optimised to use all 4 cores, while the truck game may be less so, and may even be limited to using 1/2 cores. This will cause a lower overall CPU load (and readout)

Higher resolutions (like 4k) puts more strain on the GPU, not really the CPU, while very low resolutions have the opposite effect (Often used in comparisons of CPUs to display bottlenecks and performance). HTH

 

[Dirk Diggler]

In that pic, your GPU usage is at 60% and CPU usage at 32%. This is all down to the fact you have Vsync enabled. The game is only rendering 60 frames per second, and the hardware is capable of providing more, hence the reason neither the GPU nor the CPU is working flat out.

Imagine it's a doughnut machine. The CPU makes the rings and the GPU puts on the icing and sprinkles. If the customer wants 12 really pretty doughnuts, the GPU works harder. If the customer wants 24 plain doughnuts, the CPU works harder. Finally, if Vsync limits to 2 plain doughnuts then neither has to work too hard to keep up.

 

[Digital X]

Ohh that makes sense thanks guys! Learn something new everyday.