Low Gpu Usage and High Cpu

[BluuFr]

So i have a RTX 3060ti and a i7 9700k and my cpu usage in games is about 80-100% and my gpu is always 37% i have single channel ram and i get fps drops do i need to upgrade my cpu? to fix this low GPU usage? suggestions please

[PDifolco]

Yep certainly a CPU bottleneck

You could get a second stick of RAM to get a bit better perf too

[CommanderAlex]

Definitely a CPU bottleneck since there is no Hyperthreading on a 9700K...only 9th gen that has it is the 9900K/KS. 

 

2nd stick of RAM will definitely help boost performance too. 

[Gokul_P]

14 minutes ago, BluuFr said:

So i have a RTX 3060ti and a i7 9700k and my cpu usage in games is about 80-100% and my gpu is always 37% i have single channel ram and i get fps drops do i need to upgrade my cpu? to fix this low GPU usage? suggestions please

Which games you are trying and what Fps You getting.  i have the same Cpu (9700F) But a much cheaper Gpu. 

[BluuFr]

15 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Yep certainly a CPU bottleneck

You could get a second stick of RAM to get a bit better perf too

do yk a good cpu thats very good with the 3060ti?

[BluuFr]

Just now, BluuFr said:

3060ti

 

13 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

Definitely a CPU bottleneck since there is no Hyperthreading on a 9700K...only 9th gen that has it is the 9900K/KS. 

 

2nd stick of RAM will definitely help boost performance too. 

do yk a good cpu thats very good with the 3060ti?

[PDifolco]

3 minutes ago, BluuFr said:

 

do yk a good cpu thats very good with the 3060ti?

A i5-12400 or Ryzen 5600 or better

[BluuFr]

So right now i have i7 9700k with my 3060ti which is very bottleneck 100% cpu 37% gpu and i dont know what cpu to get and what mother board to get with it? is the 5600x or 5700x?

[BluuFr]

2 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

A i5-12400 or Ryzen 5600 or better

would the 5700x be good with 0 bottle neck? and future proof?

[PDifolco]

Just now, BluuFr said:

would the 5700x be good with 0 bottle neck? and future proof?

Yes will work, a bit future proof as it has 8 cores

What's your budget ?

[CommanderAlex]

8 minutes ago, BluuFr said:

do yk a good cpu thats very good with the 3060ti?

Budget and what resolution? 1080 basing it off the 3060Ti?

[BluuFr]

2 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

Budget and what resolution? 1080 basing it off the 3060Ti?

yes budget 200$ or a lil over not to much though cause i need to get a new Mother board aswell but i would like 0% bottleneck 1080p gaming

[ChrisLoudon]

5 minutes ago, BluuFr said:

So right now i have i7 9700k with my 3060ti which is very bottleneck 100% cpu 37% gpu and i dont know what cpu to get and what mother board to get with it? is the 5600x or 5700x?

I think you have a problem then.

 

I have a 9700k paired with a 3080ti and have no issues.

 

I game at 1440p or 2160p.

[CommanderAlex]

3 minutes ago, BluuFr said:

yes budget 200$ or a lil over not to much though cause i need to get a new Mother board aswell but i would like 0% bottleneck 1080p gaming

A Ryzen 5700X is within reach, near the max of your CPU budget. You can also go with a 12400 and B series motherboard to keep costs down. One thing though is with the 5700X, you'll have the ability to enable PBO and/or overclock unlike the 12400 since it's a locked multiplier. 

[BluuFr]

5 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

A Ryzen 5700X is within reach, near the max of your CPU budget. You can also go with a 12400 and B series motherboard to keep costs down. One thing though is with the 5700X, you'll have the ability to enable PBO and/or overclock unlike the 12400 since it's a locked multiplier. 

okay do yk a pretty cheap motherboard thats not like bad but a good budget to get good performance for the 5700x thats also upgradable if i ever wanted to get a better AMD cpu

[Gokul_P]

30 minutes ago, ChrisLoudon said:

I think you have a problem then.

 

I have a 9700k paired with a 3080ti and have no issues.

 

I game at 1440p or 2160p.

Yeah my 9700F and 1650 have no issues. 9700 is always below 40% when gaming bcz my gpu isnt powerful i only seen minecraft and csgo is using more than 50%. i game at 1080P not 1440p. heres the proof you dont need a cpu upgrade

 

The game is rdr 2 very mixed settings and there is snow lot of particles  @BluuFr

[CommanderAlex]

10 minutes ago, BluuFr said:

okay do yk a pretty cheap motherboard thats not like bad but a good budget to get good performance for the 5700x thats also upgradable if i ever wanted to get a better AMD cpu

A B550 motherboard is where you'd want to look.

 

Amazon.com: Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0,WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) : Everything Else

[BluuFr]

1 minute ago, CommanderAlex said:

A B550 motherboard is where you'd want to look.

 

Amazon.com: Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0,WiFi 6E, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS Flashback, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and Aura Sync) : Everything Else

what about this for 130$ MSI PRO PRO B550-VC AM4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com

[CommanderAlex]

5 minutes ago, BluuFr said:

what about this for 130$ MSI PRO PRO B550-VC AM4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com

That could work or

MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS AM4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com

GIGABYTE B550 GAMING X V2 AM4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com

 

[PDifolco]

33 minutes ago, ChrisLoudon said:

I think you have a problem then.

 

I have a 9700k paired with a 3080ti and have no issues.

 

I game at 1440p or 2160p.

I suspect OP plays 1080p, it's then another story..

[Gokul_P]

1 hour ago, CommanderAlex said:

Definitely a CPU bottleneck since there is no Hyperthreading on a 9700K...only 9th gen that has it is the 9900K/KS. 

 

2nd stick of RAM will definitely help boost performance too. 

You dont need hyperthreading for gaming and i heard it do harm than good in terms of gaming. im getting a good fps on all games in 1080P with the same Cpu and much worse Gpu i Highly doubt this guy is running his Memory in single channel or mismatched  is causing the issue and that is confirmed by the 1% lows. and 9700 is a great cpu still and will be for another 3 years 

[CommanderAlex]

Just now, Gokul_P said:

You dont need hyperthreading for gaming and i heard it do harm than good in terms of gaming. im getting a good fps on all games in 1080P with the same Cpu and much worse Gpu i Highly doubt this guy is running his Memory in single channel or mismatched  is causing the issue and that is confirmed by the 1% lows. and 9700 is a great cpu still and will be for another 3 years 

Don't know where you heard that one from... if the OP is running with just a single stick, YES he is going to have a big performance penalty as a result. 

[Gokul_P]

12 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

Don't know where you heard that one from... if the OP is running with just a single stick, YES he is going to have a big performance penalty as a result. 

I heard that from Linus Sebastian him self Single core workloads like Gaming dont have any impact on Hyperthreading and 9700 isnt a dual core its a octa core which game is using 8 cores at the same time 

[Gokul_P]

32 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

I suspect OP plays 1080p, it's then another story..

still an octa core is fine for Gaming. 

[CommanderAlex]

1 hour ago, Gokul_P said:

I heard that from Linus Sebastian him self Single core workloads like Gaming dont have any impact on Hyperthreading and 9700 isnt a dual core its a octa core which game is using 8 cores at the same time 

More and more games are starting to utilize more than a single core for gaming. Combine that with multiple programs running in the background too and you'll start to use more processes the CPU has to manage. RAM is another big factor and depending on how much @BluuFr has and in what configuration will impact performance.