System usage peaking my CPU cores?

Zeebedy · 9 Jan 2020 at 20:28

Hey guys,

PC running OK, but tonight..

when I came back from dinner, my CPU usage was 100% flucuating on some cores? The temps are up too then obviously..

after leaving for a while now, it is not dropping :confused:

In task mamager everything is low, BUT the "system" is running around 11% and causing the use?

Does this sound like a borked CPU? Or possibly in need of a re-install of W10? Been a long, llong time since done? Was also thinking of it due to upgraded hardware recently?

Any ideas welcomed guys!

Thanks!

Zeebedy · 9 Jan 2020 at 20:37

sideways14a said:
Spec? software running? a million and one things could be causing this but a broken cpu - no

Sorry, forgot to say spec

Think all is OK now? After a period it has all died down? Is it possible a background update or such was causing it?

My system is :

8700K (stock)
32gb 3200mhz ram (stock)
2070s GPU (stock)
W10

Zeebedy · 10 Jan 2020 at 18:47

Turns out it was a background task, after it completed the system has been running sweet again! (touch wood!).

Zeebedy · 17 Jan 2020 at 16:49

Another similar issue guys..

My CPU fan would ramp right up for a few seconds, then back down for a bit..then back up (rinse and repeat

)

SO I checked my task manager and saw that Chrome was the culprit, I have taken a screenshot but surely all these Chrome "tabs" should be there??

Cheers.

Zeebedy · 17 Jan 2020 at 17:29

darael said:
How many tabs do you have open in Chrome?

Not many mate, 6 atm.

Can I try ending all the "google chrome" tabs that is in the task manager?