I5-10400 100% usage

[Kengar]

Hi, im getting 100% cpu on most games on mid-high settings, i have i5 10400 16gb ram 2666mhz rx5600xt oc 6gb, 650w corsair gold plus, nvme 1tb, h510m pro, im playing games like fivem, cs2, bf6 and i think it will be the best for this topic, im getting like 50fps on mid settings when i should get 70-80 on high, in minecraft i cant run even the least consuming shaders, i updated all the drivers, bios, resintalled gpu drivers, i cant find anything to how to fix it or what is the problem, i have stutters in games, i can send screenshots if anyone wants to, i think i tried everything, please help thanks

[Kengar]

Also, on idle i have 19-20% gpu usage without playing anything or watching

[OddOod]

Welcome to the forums!

2 hours ago, Kengar said:

ram 2666mhz

Your RAM is really slow, could easily be a bottleneck

2 hours ago, Kengar said:

50fps on mid settings

What resolution?

2 hours ago, Kengar said:

idle i have 19-20% gpu usage without playing anything or watching

Totally normal. it's calculating off the used VRAM. Notice the 3D graph is flat at 0%

2 hours ago, Kengar said:

i have stutters in games

When you're running a game, is anything pinned to 100? Make sure to right click the CPU graph and change to Per Processor

[WoodenMarker]

What clock speed is the cpu running at when gaming?

Is the RAM actually running at 2666 mhz (XMP profile loaded in the BIOS settings)?

[Kengar]

On 11/21/2025 at 5:43 AM, WoodenMarker said:

What clock speed is the cpu running at when gaming?

Is the RAM actually running at 2666 mhz (XMP profile loaded in the BIOS settings)?

clock you mean the GHz? i dont know much about pcs but it is and GHz is around 4GHz

[Kengar]

On 11/20/2025 at 9:33 PM, OddOod said:

Welcome to the forums!

Your RAM is really slow, could easily be a bottleneck

What resolution?

Totally normal. it's calculating off the used VRAM. Notice the 3D graph is flat at 0%

When you're running a game, is anything pinned to 100? Make sure to right click the CPU graph and change to Per Processor

i play 1920x1080 every game,and also here a screen with battlefield6 for better stats, 

[WoodenMarker]

On 11/22/2025 at 5:15 AM, Kengar said:

i play 1920x1080 every game, and also here a screen with battlefield6 for better stats, 

Considering the high memory usage, the stutters are probably due to running out of RAM. 16GB is the basically the bare minimum for some of these games and it's probably worth upgrading to a 32GB kit.

 

It may also be worth using GPU-Z to check if the GPU is running at Gen3 x16.

Edited November 25, 2025 by WoodenMarker

[Kengar]

13 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Considering the high memory usage, the stutters are probably due to running out of RAM. 16GB is the basically the bare minimum for some of these games and it's probably worth upgrading to a 32GB kit.

 

It may also be worth using GPU-Z to check if the GPU is running at Gen4 x16.

if i have full usage of ram why it also showing 100% usage on cpu? also 

[WoodenMarker]

On 11/23/2025 at 3:13 AM, Kengar said:

if i have full usage of ram why it also showing 100% usage on cpu? also 

100% cpu usage can be normal during intensive tasks like gaming. As long as you're not experiencing input delay or fps drops, it's not necessarily a cause for concern. It can also cause drop in gpu usage. Upgrading the cpu may be worthwhile but not as important as getting more RAM if you're running out of system memory.

 

GPU-Z looks fine - x16 3.0 is correct as that's what the cpu supports. 

[Kengar]

On 11/25/2025 at 5:27 AM, WoodenMarker said:

100% cpu usage can be normal during intensive tasks like gaming. As long as you're not experiencing input delay or fps drops, it's not necessarily a cause for concern. It can also cause drop in gpu usage. Upgrading the cpu may be worthwhile but not as important as getting more RAM if you're running out of system memory.

 

GPU-Z looks fine - x16 3.0 is correct as that's what the cpu supports. 

yeah but on the other peoples videos the same combo is doing better than me here's the example someone: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxzgtJEUwfM43l7zQItdLDWYxfjEPxGbTG?si=vV-ZbdcNLyILSozv me: https://medal.tv/pl/games/gta-v/clips/lAuDtfbwi1Sf4X0oP?invite=cr-MSxBRmgsMzA5MTE4NDgw&v=30

[WoodenMarker]

On 11/26/2025 at 10:38 AM, Kengar said:

yeah but on the other peoples videos the same combo is doing better than me here's the example someone: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxzgtJEUwfM43l7zQItdLDWYxfjEPxGbTG?si=vV-ZbdcNLyILSozv me: https://medal.tv/pl/games/gta-v/clips/lAuDtfbwi1Sf4X0oP?invite=cr-MSxBRmgsMzA5MTE4NDgw&v=30

Aren't these games different from the ones you're having issues in?

[Kengar]

13 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Aren't these games different from the ones you're having issues in?

yeah i was searching about battlefield 6 or beamng but couldnt find, i also have gta the same version as his and I didnt meant that the games i choose im having issues, just in most games i have 100% usage and i seen yesterday 88-90C 

[WoodenMarker]

On 11/28/2025 at 7:35 AM, Kengar said:

yeah i was searching about battlefield 6 or beamng but couldnt find, i also have gta the same version as his and I didnt meant that the games i choose im having issues, just in most games i have 100% usage and i seen yesterday 88-90C 

Are you referring to cpu temps? What cooler are you using and what rpm are the fans running at under load? You can check with software like HWinfo. 

[Kengar]

18 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Are you referring to cpu temps? What cooler are you using and what rpm are the fans running at under load? You can check with software like HWinfo. 

im just saying that this are the temps, i just dont know much about pcs and all that, also i seen on the clip yesterday while playing fivem it was using like 7-9% of cpu, i dont know how ngl but it was like 80+ fps on shaders and now its using 100% without shaders and stuttering, the cooler i have stock intel box cooler and i cant check rn what are fans speed this is from like 6 days ago and this is from like year and 3/4 months, i will clean the box cooler and change the paste so maybe it will help 

[WoodenMarker]

7 hours ago, Kengar said:

im just saying that this are the temps, i just dont know much about pcs and all that, also i seen on the clip yesterday while playing fivem it was using like 7-9% of cpu, i dont know how ngl but it was like 80+ fps on shaders and now its using 100% without shaders and stuttering, the cooler i have stock intel box cooler and i cant check rn what are fans speed this is from like 6 days ago and this is from like year and 3/4 months, i will clean the box cooler and change the paste so maybe it will help 

Those temps are a bit high but not dangerous. If any higher, there may be throttling which would reduce performance. 

Cleaning dust and repasting may help. It may also be worth adjusting fan speeds for better cooling. 

[OddOod]

On 11/23/2025 at 5:13 AM, Kengar said:

if i have full usage of ram why it also showing 100% usage on cpu?

This can be an issue where the CPU is waiting on data from RAM so some of the threads are paused mid execution.
Honestly, you have slow RAM and not enough of it, plus you have a midrange CPU. If you have the money, you should absolutely upgrade the ram to 2x16 running at least at 3200 if not 3600. If you have more money, I'd recommend getting one of those cheap but effective coolers from thermaltake and upgrading the CPU to something like a 10700K