Which CPU for browsing

[chaparral]

I need to upgrade my CPU as just browsing the internet seems to use all it power
Which CPU would you recommend to upgrade from a i7-8700k from ?

 

[Panos]

I need to upgrade my CPU as just browsing the internet seems to use all it power
Which CPU would you recommend to upgrade from a i7-8700k from ?

Something is wrong with your system, nothing wrong with the 8700K. I would advice a good fresh installation of windows.

 

[Holst1981]

I think this might manage ok, at least untill Ryzen 4 is out
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/amd-...z-socket-trx4-processor-retail-cp-3bm-am.html

 

[chaparral]

Something is wrong with your system, nothing wrong with the 8700K. I would advice a good fresh installation of windows.

I have formatted the system twice

Seems this could be the problem
antimalware service executable (Very High Usage)
https://www.google.co.uk/search?sou...5i10i30j0i13i10.ethMfUe0xCg#spf=1577211293185

 

[Captain]

Use Chrome instead.

 

[chaparral]

Use Chrome instead.

I may try that..

I tried the firefox browser and that was no good..

 

[Rroff]

Seems this could be the problem
antimalware service executable (Very High Usage)

Could be - several times I've had to manually "reset" it (not an easy procedure) as it just sits there indefinitely using ~70% CPU and/or stalling out anything that invokes it like a browser - seemingly stuck in a constant loop trying to initialise a definitions update.

Quite inconvenient when it happens on a laptop when you can't quickly sort it as it drains battery like crazy.

 

[smilingcrow]

If you have 70 browser tabs open it is hard to track down which one is taking so much CPU.

 

[Grim5]

no browser should be using 100% of your 8700k

lmao - do you have 1000 tabs open?

 

[CuriousTomCat]

If you're running a browser based CPU stress test then even a threadripper will reach 100%.

Seriously though, I've seen Windows 10 reach high CPU usage when it struggles to prepare one of the bi yearly updates. Check you've got version 1909.

 

[sideways14a]

Its Edge.. god knows what the dam thing is doing to windows.

 

[smilingcrow]

One rogue tab can eat a lot of CPU or it could be malware.

 

[MagicBoy]

Edge isn't that bad. Expand the Task Manager entry and you'll get a better clue which tab it is...

As for a CPU upgrade ....

 

[chaparral]

lmao - do you have 1000 tabs open?

No....It was only 70

 

[chaparral]

As for a CPU upgrade ....

I up graded from a i7-4770k (4 core) & 16GB to the i7-8700 (6 core) & 32GB , But it not helped

 

[MagicBoy]

Wouldn't expect it to. Close a few tabs!

 

[AMDPower]

lol do you have 70 tabs open?

I would exercise better browsing habits, its most likely scripting issue on multiple web pages. 10-15 tabs maximum.

how do you keep track of so many tabs?

your processor is more than fine. My mum is using a dual core old Intel cpu so your fine..

 

[smilingcrow]

It's not the number of tabs as I frequently have 40 open in Chrome with 10 in Firefox with no issues, but one rogue tab can consume more CPU than the others combined.

 

[Tee Hee Johnson]

LOL!

Close some tabs and try a different browser.

70 tabs open in Edge would make me consider jumping out a window, poor computer.

 

[LeMson]

Need to change your usage not the cpu OP!