Different CPU usage

[NiiiKK.]

so i was playing a game (Rocket League) and i exit and check my MSI afterburner stats and i see CPU1, 2 usage be around 30% and CPU4 -5 around 0-10%.

i heard some guy say in other threads that different usage means its bottlenecking? i have ryzen 5 2600 and RTX 2060

[SpiralTTGL]

generally games use 1-4 cores they don't have to use ALL of them this isn't a bottleneck its game specific how many they use

[Princess Luna]

A processor can be a bottleneck even if it's not maxed out in usage.

 

Being maxed in usage is just the easiest way to spot a bottleneck from it.

 

A Ryzen 5 2600 should be alright for a RTX 2060, It's considered a balanced system, now the Ryzen 5 2600 can still bottleneck a RTX 2060 if you'll go for 144hz reducing graphical settings, but I don't think this is the case here is it?

[NiiiKK.]

34 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

A processor can be a bottleneck even if it's not maxed out in usage.

 

Being maxed in usage is just the easiest way to spot a bottleneck from it.

 

A Ryzen 5 2600 should be alright for a RTX 2060, It's considered a balanced system, now the Ryzen 5 2600 can still bottleneck a RTX 2060 if you'll go for 144hz reducing graphical settings, but I don't think this is the case here is it?

Nope, i have 60hz monitor. i get around 300 fps on ultra in Rocket league but i play in comp settings which gives me 400-500 fps

[Princess Luna]

Then there's absolutely no reason to care, 500fps is already 440 more frames than your monitor can display per second xd.

[NiiiKK.]

21 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

Then there's absolutely no reason to care, 500fps is already 440 more frames than your monitor can display per second xd.

yeah 500 fps is more than enough but mostly my fps drops to 350-400 and makes my game feel laggy like 50 fps. thought it might be my CPU fault, realized today my friend with 1060 has around the same gpu usage as me (50-60%) but his spikes to 90% in most situtations to keep his fps consistent while mine is other way around