CPU Usage 100% GPU Usage 20% PUBG

[LurkerSenpai]

Hello, could anyone help me with high cpu usage when playing PUBG? I was on hiatus for couple of months since the last time i played (January) and it was smooth before. But now, whenever i join into the it stays at 94-100%

 

Meanwhile, my GPU usage is only 20-50%

 

High CPU usage makes my game stutter and getting fps drop everywhere on the map. Sometimes it stays at 100+fps then randomly drop to 40-60fps, same problem when i engaging an enemy and when i peacefully looting 

 

My specs are :

CPU : i5-4460

CPU Cooler : Noctua NH U12s

GPU : Zotac GTX 1070

Motherboard : MSI B85 G43 Gaming

RAM : Team Dark 4x4GB DDR3 1600

PSU : Corsair CX600M

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

 

It's only when I'm playing PUBG that i got 100% CPU usage, when I'm playing other games that demands higher i never use that high e.g Monster Hunter World, Assassin Creed Odyssey, Far Cry 5, and some other demanding games. 

 

CPU, Motherboard, RAM and PSU are quite old, it has been 7 years but i maintain it and the temperature are normal when i'm playing games (CPU below 55, GPU below 60)

 

I know the problem was CPU, but if there's someone who could fix this problem without needing to upgrade CPU (now) I'm grateful. I don't want to go to the last resort to upgrade my CPU right now because it worked smoothly before (in January) so maybe anyone could help me with this problem. 

 

Some solutions i have tried :

- Clean windows install

- There's a guide called 'pubg performance bible' and i was using it before the hiatus and now I'm using it again

 

There's no background apps beside MSI Afterburner, Rivaturner, Lightshot, Steam and Discord

 

I have disabled Discord Hardware Acceleration and Overlay, steam too 

[svmlegacy]

Have you tried capping the game to 60 fps? Are you running a high refresh rate monitor? There also may be settings in-game that can be reduced to relieve the bottleneck.

[LurkerSenpai]

1 minute ago, svmlegacy said:

Have you tried capping the game to 60 fps? Are you running a high refresh rate monitor? There also may be settings in-game that can be reduced to relieve the bottleneck.

Yes i'm using high refresh rate monitor and i capped it to 120Hz

 

Yes i have tried to cap the game too but it still drop to even lower than 40

 

I'm using very low in game settings, 100 screen scale, 103 FoV, fullscreen 1920x1080

 

[svmlegacy]

4 minutes ago, LurkerSenpai said:

Yes i'm using high refresh rate monitor and i capped it to 120Hz

 

Yes i have tried to cap the game too but it still drop to even lower than 40

 

I'm using very low in game settings, 100 screen scale, 103 FoV, fullscreen 1920x1080

 

Is this a consistent problem? What's the background CPU utilization out of game, if so?

 

Also, have you measured temps in gameplay?

[LurkerSenpai]

2 minutes ago, svmlegacy said:

Is this a consistent problem? What's the background CPU utilization out of game, if so?

 

Also, have you measured temps in gameplay?

 

Yes it's like this whenever i join in any maps, no matter when I'm capping it or not. The background utilization gets to 78+ in any maps. 

 

Yes, I'm monitoring it using MSI Afterburner and Rivaturner but all of them are normal

Idle CPU 37, GPU 35

Playing any games both of them below 60

[svmlegacy]

1 minute ago, LurkerSenpai said:

The background utilization gets to 78+

Out of game, so that it's known if the CPU is already overwhelmed before launching

[LurkerSenpai]

4 minutes ago, svmlegacy said:

Out of game, so that it's known if the CPU is already overwhelmed before launching

with only some background apps that i usually use when i'm playing the game and now chrome it uses 7%-12%

[Action_Johnson]

I say do a reformat of that drive, fresh install of Winders, and fresh install of PUBG

[LurkerSenpai]

2 hours ago, Action_Johnson said:

I say do a reformat of that drive, fresh install of Winders, and fresh install of PUBG

Already did it

[Praesi]

Pubg is a technical mess.

[LurkerSenpai]

1 hour ago, Praesi said:

Pubg is a technical mess.

Yep i agree, dunno why they can't optimize their game better. It's been couple of years since it released 

[Action_Johnson]

4 hours ago, LurkerSenpai said:

Already did it

I'm stumped then

[Dr2fix]

On 4/14/2020 at 6:29 PM, LurkerSenpai said:

Hello, could anyone help me with high cpu usage when playing PUBG? I was on hiatus for couple of months since the last time i played (January) and it was smooth before. But now, whenever i join into the it stays at 94-100%

 

Meanwhile, my GPU usage is only 20-50%

 

High CPU usage makes my game stutter and getting fps drop everywhere on the map. Sometimes it stays at 100+fps then randomly drop to 40-60fps, same problem when i engaging an enemy and when i peacefully looting 

 

My specs are :

CPU : i5-4460

CPU Cooler : Noctua NH U12s

GPU : Zotac GTX 1070

Motherboard : MSI B85 G43 Gaming

RAM : Team Dark 4x4GB DDR3 1600

PSU : Corsair CX600M

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

 

It's only when I'm playing PUBG that i got 100% CPU usage, when I'm playing other games that demands higher i never use that high e.g Monster Hunter World, Assassin Creed Odyssey, Far Cry 5, and some other demanding games. 

 

CPU, Motherboard, RAM and PSU are quite old, it has been 7 years but i maintain it and the temperature are normal when i'm playing games (CPU below 55, GPU below 60)

 

I know the problem was CPU, but if there's someone who could fix this problem without needing to upgrade CPU (now) I'm grateful. I don't want to go to the last resort to upgrade my CPU right now because it worked smoothly before (in January) so maybe anyone could help me with this problem. 

 

Some solutions i have tried :

- Clean windows install

- There's a guide called 'pubg performance bible' and i was using it before the hiatus and now I'm using it again

 

There's no background apps beside MSI Afterburner, Rivaturner, Lightshot, Steam and Discord

 

I have disabled Discord Hardware Acceleration and Overlay, steam too 

If High CPU(100%) usage is causing stuttering /Lag

Even though you have high end PC; try this Fix. Worked for me 9th i7 2060ti

https://youtu.be/I3Nujm8D8ys

[Dr2fix]

On 4/15/2020 at 7:22 PM, Action_Johnson said:

I'm stumped then

If High CPU(100%) usage is causing stuttering /Lag

Even though you have high end PC; try this Fix. Worked for me 9th i7 2060ti

https://youtu.be/I3Nujm8D8ys

[Dr2fix]

On 4/15/2020 at 3:20 PM, LurkerSenpai said:

Already did it

On 4/15/2020 at 6:44 PM, LurkerSenpai said:

Yep i agree, dunno why they can't optimize their game better. It's been couple of years since it released 

If High CPU(100%) usage is causing stuttering /Lag

Even though you have high end PC; try this Fix. Worked for me 9th i7 2060ti

https://youtu.be/I3Nujm8D8ys

[Dr2fix]

On 4/14/2020 at 6:48 PM, svmlegacy said:

Is this a consistent problem? What's the background CPU utilization out of game, if so?

 

Also, have you measured temps in gameplay?

If High CPU(100%) usage is causing stuttering /Lag

Even though you have high end PC; try this Fix. Worked for me 9th i7 2060ti

https://youtu.be/I3Nujm8D8ys

[Dnx7]

did you manage to solve?

[LogicalDrm]

19 hours ago, Dnx7 said:

did you manage to solve?

They haven't been back since. Please post your own thread.