When gaming, my CPU usage drops heavily. Why is this?

Discus and support When gaming, my CPU usage drops heavily. Why is this? in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; So about two weeks ago, I was playing Flight Simulator 2024 and instantly my game started to drop from 60 or so FPS all the way down to 1-5 FPS. The... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Tom Davis3, Feb 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM.

  1. Tom Davis3
    Tom Davis3 Guest

    When gaming, my CPU usage drops heavily. Why is this?


    So about two weeks ago, I was playing Flight Simulator 2024 and instantly my game started to drop from 60 or so FPS all the way down to 1-5 FPS. The audio would also lag heavily across my whole device, so not just limited to the game. This would happen for 5 or so seconds before returning to normal. Then, it would happen again and would not stop happening. I assumed it was just the game so I hopped on MSFS 2020, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and a few other games that can run with my specs and they all did the same. I even tried a random decade old game which did the same. I opened up task manager to see what the deal was and I saw my CPU usage go from 90% or so all the way down to 12% and then back up. I notice this mainly happens with Xbox Game Pass Games and occasionally with games outside of it. Something to keep in mind is I am using an Asus Rog Zephyrus G14 Laptop. My specs are:

    CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS with Radeon Graphics 3.30 GHz
    GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (6 GB VRAM)
    RAM: 16 GB
    Temps for higher games: 90 C

    Everything that requires updating, I have updated. I have tried a clean boot of windows and the problems still occurred. My brother has the same laptop, runs the same temps, and this problem does not occur for him. I've owned the laptop since 2022 and this has never happened. I've also tried reinstalling NVIDIA drivers and also installing an older version of them which did nothing. The graphics I run are usually low to medium for high-end games and high for every other.

    If there are any solutions that can be given, I would greatly appreciate it. If more information needs to be given, just ask and I will reply with it. I will also attach a link to my video of the issue occurring. This issue can be seen happening with Call of Duty.
    Video

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    Tom Davis3, Feb 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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  2. Belen T.C. Win User

    Why does my cpu usage spike and my gpu usage drop during gaming?

    Hello Villas,



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  3. Belen T.C. Win User

    Why does my cpu usage spike and my gpu usage drop during gaming?

    Hello Villas,

    Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community.

    I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing performance issues while gaming. There are several possible causes for this problem, such as overheating, outdated drivers, background processes, power settings, etc.

    Here are some steps you can try to troubleshoot the issue:



    - Check the temperature of your CPU and GPU using a monitoring software like HWMonitor or MSI Afterburner. If they are too high, you may need to improve your cooling system or lower your overclock settings if you have any.

    - Update your drivers for your CPU and GPU using the official websites of Intel and NVIDIA. Avoid using third-party software that may install unwanted or incompatible drivers.

    - Close any unnecessary programs or services that may be running in the background and consuming CPU resources. You can use Task Manager to see which processes are using the most CPU and end them if they are not essential.

    - Adjust your power settings to High Performance mode in Windows Settings > System > Power & Sleep > Additional Power Settings. This will ensure that your CPU and GPU are not throttled by power saving features.

    - Try lowering the resolution or graphics settings of your games to reduce the load on your GPU and CPU. You can also use NVIDIA Control Panel to optimize your games for performance.



    I hope this helps! If you’re still having trouble, please let me know we will do our best to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible.

    Sincerely,



    Microsoft Community Moderator
  4. GajoTNT Win User

    Xbox Wireless Headset Distorted Sound

    Not using any sound enhancing thing.

    Waiting on my 5800x to check if it's because of sometimes high CPU usage. Because I usually get distortion when CPU usage is high on Halo.

    And maybe it's just coincidence.
  5. BenShankroff Win User

    Extremely low performance in games

    1. All Drivers are up to date

    2. Games were already at lowest settings when testing fps

    3. Temps were stitting at a solid 70 c cpu and 40 c gpu

    4. While gaming there was only 30% cpu usage and 5% gpu usage
  6. SzymekXD Win User

    Low gpu usage in roblox and gpu usage dropping

    I can run other games with quite normal GPU usage like 30 - 60 CPU Usage and 70-100 GPU Usage in other games but I noticed that I have other games on HDD disk and Roblox on SSD disk and I was wondering if this might be Disk issue. On the one of screenshots at UserBenchmark results that says to plug in SSD disk into SATA 3.0 port with SATA 3.0 cabel. My problem is low GPU Usage in roblox but in some cases I have pretty high gpu usage and then it drops from like 50% to 20%.

    I forgot to add that I have ddr3 ram 1333Mhz
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