Question about cpu utilization

[Cahootles]

I have a RTX 2070 Super and an i7-6700K cpu and 16gb of 3200mz ram. 

I was playing Mordhau and noticed I kept freezing at seemingly random intervals, so I opened up task manager on a second monitor to see if I could notice anything that could help me diagnose the problem.

My GPU was constantly at around 90% utilization while the cpu hovered around 60%. However when the freezes would happen the cpu utilization would shoot up (not sure if it is the cause or a result) and the gpu will drop.

 

TLDR; My cpu only has 4 cores at 4.00 GHz, is this problem a indicative of not having enough cores or lanes? I've been thinking about upgrading my Cpu for awhile but felt like I didn't know enough to make a decision. 

If so which cpu should I look out for (I know stock is hard to come by I mean just to keep an eye out for).

 

Thanks 

[CommanderAlex]

Welcome to the forums!!!

 

If you are experiencing stuttering at the same time as when the game freezes, then most likely, the CPU is bottlenecking. Although, if this is only occurring in one game, then I'd suspect the freezing is isolated to the game, not the whole system. 

 

An i7-6700K is starting to show it's age nowadays in high CPU bound games. For a CPU upgrade, I would just upgrade the CPU and motherboard, since you have DDR4-3200 RAM (you can reuse this! Possibly the CPU cooler if it is compatible with the socket). If you were to upgrade, what would your budget be?  

[Cahootles]

32 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

Welcome to the forums!!!

 

If you are experiencing stuttering at the same time as when the game freezes, then most likely, the CPU is bottlenecking. Although, if this is only occurring in one game, then I'd suspect the freezing is isolated to the game, not the whole system. 

 

An i7-6700K is starting to show it's age nowadays in high CPU bound games. For a CPU upgrade, I would just upgrade the CPU and motherboard, since you have DDR4-3200 RAM (you can reuse this! Possibly the CPU cooler if it is compatible with the socket). If you were to upgrade, what would your budget be?  

I've had small stutters in other games but they were not nearly as frequent as they are in this game. 

I was thinking about switching to AMD and was planning an upgrade anyways so my budget is pretty flexible. For both a motherboard and CPU I'd like to stay under $1000 combined. 

Thanks for your help.  

[CommanderAlex]

Just now, Cahootles said:

I've had small stutters in other games but they were not nearly as frequent as they are in this game. 

I was thinking about switching to AMD and was planning an upgrade anyways so my budget is pretty flexible. For both a motherboard and CPU I'd like to stay under $1000 combined. 

Thanks for your help.  

Alright, for sure sounds like the CPU is the bottleneck here. 

 

For AMD, I would go with an AMD R7 5800X. Motherboard wise, a B550 motherboard such as the MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK, or Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI). 

 

If you want to go Intel (which has competitive offerings, but not in the core count department up against Ryzen's higher core count options, such as the 5900X or 5950X), I would go with a i9-10900K or 10850K (very similar to the 10900K, except for slightly lower boost clocks) and a Z490 motherboard, such as MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS, or Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X. 

[Cahootles]

4 hours ago, SpiderMan said:

Alright, for sure sounds like the CPU is the bottleneck here. 

 

For AMD, I would go with an AMD R7 5800X. Motherboard wise, a B550 motherboard such as the MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK, or Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI). 

 

If you want to go Intel (which has competitive offerings, but not in the core count department up against Ryzen's higher core count options, such as the 5900X or 5950X), I would go with a i9-10900K or 10850K (very similar to the 10900K, except for slightly lower boost clocks) and a Z490 motherboard, such as MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS, or Gigabyte Z490 GAMING X. 

Thanks a ton. I think I'm going to go with the R7 5800X but motherboard wise im still looking. I have a gigabyte board now so thinking about sticking with that brand unless you think I should go with one of those you mentioned instead? If I were to go Gigabyte do you have a board recommendation for them? I see that the Gigabyte boards the x570 chipset instead of the b550 but I'm not sure what that means. 

[CommanderAlex]

8 hours ago, Cahootles said:

Thanks a ton. I think I'm going to go with the R7 5800X but motherboard wise im still looking. I have a gigabyte board now so thinking about sticking with that brand unless you think I should go with one of those you mentioned instead? If I were to go Gigabyte do you have a board recommendation for them? I see that the Gigabyte boards the x570 chipset instead of the b550 but I'm not sure what that means. 

Hey no problem, those were just examples that I gave you to look at. The difference between X570 and B550 is X570 has PCIe 4.0 support, unlike B550 which does not, and also more USB ports than B550. It's a higher-end chipset than B550, which I would recommend buying if you want PCIe4.0 support (think more graphics cards and expansion devices, as well as NVMe storage will be faster if both the motherboard and NVMe supports PCIe4.0.). 

 

Gigabyte is a good brand. I would suggest either the Gigabyte X570 AORUS Elite WiFi or the non-WiFi and save money if you don't plan on using Wi-Fi, just optional and up to you.

[FireAbyss111802]

12 hours ago, Cahootles said:

Thanks a ton. I think I'm going to go with the R7 5800X but motherboard wise im still looking. I have a gigabyte board now so thinking about sticking with that brand unless you think I should go with one of those you mentioned instead? If I were to go Gigabyte do you have a board recommendation for them? I see that the Gigabyte boards the x570 chipset instead of the b550 but I'm not sure what that means. 

If it matters, I would also recommend Asus motherboards, they are very reliable.