Trying to figure out why some PC games are having mini freezes. Latency Report...

[rn2]

I have a lot of mini freezes in a certain game called Miscreated which wasn't always there, it gradually got worse over time. I am tring to get to the bottom of it, my PSU is being replaced soon due to whining noises coming from it.

I downloaded a latency monitoring tool and ran it whilst playing and these were the results...

In the game my GPU would suddenly drop in usageand I would lose about 30 frames for a split second and then it would go back to normal and it does this quite often.

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CONCLUSION
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Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 0:05:49 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.


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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name: USER-PC
OS version: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, 6.1, build: 7601 (x64)
Hardware: All Series, ASUS, ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC., Z97-K
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
Logical processors: 8
Processor groups: 1
RAM: 16317 MB total


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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed: 3606 MHz

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.

WARNING: the CPU speed that was measured is only a fraction of the CPU speed reported. Your CPUs may be throttled back due to variable speed settings and thermal issues. It is suggested that you run a utility which reports your actual CPU frequency and temperature.



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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 2772.464015
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 2.912179

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 213.812516
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 0.824925


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REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 120.390183
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0.098038
Driver with highest ISR total time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0.109759

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 488764
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 402.286190
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: nvlddmkm.sys - NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 411.63 , NVIDIA Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.056169
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: nvlddmkm.sys - NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 411.63 , NVIDIA Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0.211907

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 2273049
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs): 10
DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count: avastsvc.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults 3821
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 1909
Number of processes hit: 11


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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 18.566059
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 120.390183
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 3.072041
CPU 0 ISR count: 488764
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 402.286190
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 5.651870
CPU 0 DPC count: 2190986
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 7.381380
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 1 ISR count: 0
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 46.728785
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0.031304
CPU 1 DPC count: 9107
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 8.419673
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 2 ISR count: 0
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 188.819468
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0.054995
CPU 2 DPC count: 15057
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 8.205857
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 3 ISR count: 0
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 101.732113
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0.021526
CPU 3 DPC count: 5824
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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 4.073228
CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 4 ISR count: 0
CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs): 192.987521
CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 0.084967
CPU 4 DPC count: 28780
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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 8.410707
CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 5 ISR count: 0
CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs): 40.033278
CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0.022924
CPU 5 DPC count: 5073
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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 4.484935
CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 6 ISR count: 0
CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs): 156.856905
CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 0.033972
CPU 6 DPC count: 9959
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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 4.80760
CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s): 0.0
CPU 7 ISR count: 0
CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs): 50.701331
CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0.029527
CPU 7 DPC count: 8273
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[jpaul]

report does not look bad, nothing unexpected producing dpc's

what kind of report do you get when you are not running the game. (ie. is avast still listed there?)

what components of avast do you install , it can be a memory hog, I just install file-system+behaviour shield, nothing else, none of this 'game mode' stuff.

 

[rn2]

report does not look bad, nothing unexpected producing dpc's

what kind of report do you get when you are not running the game. (ie. is avast still listed there?)

what components of avast do you install , it can be a memory hog, I just install file-system+behaviour shield, nothing else, none of this 'game mode' stuff.

Thank you for your reply, I have Avast uninstalled now but it seems to be this game which seems to keep having a lot of random gpu usage dips and frame drops. It is like it loads things up but then I go onto the forum and people say they have no issues so I think it is my computer.

I do get a few pauses in another game I play but it isn't has harsh, perhaps due to the fact thatthe game only utilizes 33% of my gpu.

Perhaps it's my power supply? I have ordered a new one recently because it has been whining for a year and started a vouple of months after installing the GTX1070. The gpu makes a similar nosie to the psu too, definately in tandem.

 

[Eddie]

With game pauses like you describe, the first place I would look is the audio.

I remember a few years back TF2 having the same problem for some people. You could run the game with -nosound (iirc) to see if it stopped it, so maybe there's something similar for your game.

Worth a look if you're sat scratching your head - maybe try updating audio drivers.

 

[rn2]

Soon I will be having the computer fully rebooted, a new PSU and Windows 10 installed as I am still on 7 so hopefully this helps any issues to do on my computer's side of things. I spoke to a dev of Miscreated and he said that the lag spikes are caused by items loading in in that game which makes sense because the spikes are really bad at times and no where near that bad in other games.

 

[darael]

Do you have a spare drive you can use to install Windows on? Just to test whether a fresh installation of Windows 7 solves your issue.

If you do have a spare drive, then test Windows 10 too. I found gaming reliability has improved for me since using Windows 10.

 

[rn2]

Do you have a spare drive you can use to install Windows on? Just to test whether a fresh installation of Windows 7 solves your issue.

If you do have a spare drive, then test Windows 10 too. I found gaming reliability has improved for me since using Windows 10.

Well to be honest I will just wait until I take it to the store where I go in a week or so. It's a small local computer shop not a big company. They will do it for me and I will be getting all my parts including the new PSU put in a new bigger case so just as well wait for them to do it all at once rather than me mess around before hand. Windows 7 is pretty dated now so like you said Windows 10 should improve a lot, the guy said he makes it look like the old windows too which is good because I cant stand the look of Windows 10 plus he will get rid on any uneccasary programs I don't need with the installation.