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GPU being underutilized despite no identifiable bottlenecks, leading to performance issues.

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Welp, after looking further into the issue with the CPU it appears that that is the problem, what specifically is the problem or what's causing it I don't know yet. I'm probably going to make a new topic tomorrow that addresses the issue more directly with the new data I've collected, to see if someone has seen similar symptoms before.

GPU: 1060 6gb

CPU: i7 6700hq

BIOS: (if it helps): Quanta QP114, (2016-09-04)

 

Exactly as the title says, I'm getting constant FPS drops and microstutters in every game I play from CS:GO to R6:S. When I tried to identify the cause I couldn't find any whatsoever, the temps were fine, literally no piece of hardware I saw hits 100% usage (that includes each individual thread on the CPU), I don't have an FPS cap enabled on any games and my systems on high performance mode, not power savings. I have absolutely no idea what to do about this, any ideas? I attached an image taken less than a second after a sudden drop to 40fps, note the low temperatures, low hardware utilization and the clock speed of the CPU. Test done in Warframe w/ maxed settings -motion blur. Another interesting thing to note is that it says my GPU is idle in GPU-Z, pretty sure that's not normal during use.428987999_2018-11-05(6).thumb.png.8b4d1ea2ebaf36739ead3722615446c2.png

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Make sure the CPU isnt staying below base clock when running games

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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In Windows power management set the minimum CPU speed to 100%.  Make sure that your GPU is configured for "maximum performance" in its power settings.

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Is your GPU OC'ed?

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35 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Make sure the CPU isnt staying below base clock when running games

 

3 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

The fact Task Manager is reporting the processor is running at 1GHz (CPU-z is reporting 800Mhz) concerns me

It IS an issue, but it's not the main issue here. The processor speed ramps up if it's needed, in more CPU demanding circumstances it sits at around 3.3 GHz. Even then the problem with the GPU never going much beyond 30% usage remains.

 

36 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

In Windows power management set the minimum CPU speed to 100%.  Make sure that your GPU is configured for "maximum performance" in its power settings. 

Already done. Actually, come to think of it why does it go down in these circumstances despite that fact?

 

27 minutes ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Is your GPU OC'ed?

No.

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Welp, after looking further into the issue with the CPU it appears that that is the problem, what specifically is the problem or what's causing it I don't know yet. I'm probably going to make a new topic tomorrow that addresses the issue more directly with the new data I've collected, to see if someone has seen similar symptoms before.

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