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Gigabyte 3070 Gaming OC - Low Usage

TwiggieSmalls
By TwiggieSmalls
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Here is my current build:

MSI B350 Gaming Plus

Ryzen 5 1600

RTX 3070

16GB 3200MHz Corsair Vengeance

850W EVGA SuperNOVA G+ PSU

 

I'm experiencing low usage on both my GPU and CPU in pretty much every game I play, Warzone, Cold War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Jedi: Fallen Order, etc. My CPU maxes out at about 50-60% usage while I rarely see my GPU Usage above 60%. Is there something wrong that I'm missing?

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Probably there is just one core maxed out that's needed for those specific games and you're held back by that, or did you maybe just limit your framerate (vsync for eg.) ?

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I've never seen a single core maxed out, and I always double check to make sure vsync is off on all games.

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2 hours ago, TwiggieSmalls said:

Is there something wrong that I'm missing?

If you are gaming at 1080p, then this is the problem.

2 hours ago, TwiggieSmalls said:

Ryzen 5 1600

RTX 3070

Your CPU is holding back the potential of your GPU.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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I'm playing everything at 1440p. Based on everything I've read online the Ryzen 5 1600 should BARELY bottleneck the 3070.

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