why is my CPU running at 100%

[Shoota]

i'm having trouble getting my cpu to not run at 100% because some background processes keep taking up some usage.  I don't have the best cpu, i5 4460 at 3.2Ghz but i feel like it shouldn't be running at 100% when i'm just playing one game and nothing else is open except task manager and msi afterburner.  I did notice a program called WMI Provider Host that is taking up about 10% of cpu usage.  i think this is a system process but not that familiar with system processes.  

[muito_gostoso]

it is chrome and the reporting tool sucking your cpu performance

[Mira Yurizaki]

https://www.howtogeek.com/332838/what-is-the-wmi-provider-host-wmiprvse.exe-and-why-is-it-using-so-much-cpu/

 

Look through that article, it may help you with your problem.

[Shoota]

1 minute ago, muito_gostoso said:

it is chrome and the reporting tool sucking your cpu performance

so just delete chrome?

[Founders]

You're running an older chip and modern games are becoming increasingly taxing with multi-threaded workloads. I'm not surprised you're seeing 100 percent load in games. Make sure Windows and drivers are up to date. What is WMI Provider Host using when your system is idle?

[muito_gostoso]

13 minutes ago, Shoota said:

so just delete chrome?

maybe, try, post a screen with you manager of processes to see what is sucking performance

[Mick Naughty]

Don't play those games or get a better chip.

[Shoota]

5 hours ago, Ehmc130 said:

You're running an older chip and modern games are becoming increasingly taxing with multi-threaded workloads. I'm not surprised you're seeing 100 percent load in games. Make sure Windows and drivers are up to date. What is WMI Provider Host using when your system is idle?

i have no idea what its using.  im fairly curtain my drivers are up to date.  

[Shoota]

5 hours ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

https://www.howtogeek.com/332838/what-is-the-wmi-provider-host-wmiprvse.exe-and-why-is-it-using-so-much-cpu/

 

Look through that article, it may help you with your problem.

yeah this helped.  i think restarting the program helped a little.  although my cpu still spikes to 100% sometime while playing destiny 2, which isnt a very demanding game i dont think.  

[Founders]

1 minute ago, Shoota said:

i have no idea what its using.  im fairly curtain my drivers are up to date.  

No, what does task manager say WMI Provider Host is using in resources? What is your CPU load (percentage value) while idling.