Solved High CPU usage

BrandonR188

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Hello, I've been having an on-going problem with My CPU usage spiking up to 55-100% while just browsing the internet and up to around 80ish while just leaving task manager closed and opening it up to notice it was around 80ish before dropping back down.. it's very noticeable when it happens.. especially while gaming.. i get a noticeable frame rate drop and I've tried everything out of the book to solve it.

I've disabled Hyper V completely as I heard it could caused issues along with changing my power settings to high performance.. made little to no difference at all.. unparking my cores didn't really make a different either or turning off hyper threading..
I will attach my temps and processes while just browsing and while gaming to see the differences.. both ways My CPU usage is extremely high but my temps are normal.

Thank You.
 

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Could you post a screenshot of Users tab sorted by CPU usage.
 

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Sorry, my bad, I meant Details with CPU usage, I do not use Windows Task manager. :geek:
 

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    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
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I'm not understanding what you are wanting?.. like what do i use to get what you want to see? that would clear it up more for me. :)
 

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    16gb
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    MSI GTX 970 4gb OC
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    111GB ADATA SSD S510 120GB (SSD)
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We need to find out, which process is causing high CPU usage to be dealt with.
 

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    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
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    Lenovo E525
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    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
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    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
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    Yandex
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    No AV & No Firewall
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    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
Capture.PNG this is just while at desktop at my current time.
 

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    MSI B85-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 970 4gb OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ XL2411Z
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    1920x1080@144Hz
    Hard Drives
    111GB ADATA SSD S510 120GB (SSD)
    465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 (SATA)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 (SATA)
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    1000w
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White
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    Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Red
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    Zowie FK1
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    CCleaner, Audio Technica ATH-AD700x + Mod Mic 4.0
According to that picture, you are running lots more than just desktop and browser at same time and that list shows only about 1/3 of all the processes. Check your Startup in Task manager and stop everything not really need at startup.
 

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    Asus Prime x470 Pro
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    16GB Kingston 3600
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    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
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    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
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current-start-up.PNGcurrent-processes-while-gaming.png the first image shows my start up items.. not any programs really start up when my pc turns on.. also i took a screenshot of the task manager details to show the processes while gaming.
 

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    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 970 4gb OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ XL2411Z
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    1920x1080@144Hz
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    111GB ADATA SSD S510 120GB (SSD)
    465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 (SATA)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 (SATA)
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    1000w
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    NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White
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    Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Red
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    Zowie FK1
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    Firefox
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    CCleaner, Audio Technica ATH-AD700x + Mod Mic 4.0
any ideas?.. I've done the tweaks of disabling unnecessary programs from starting up and I've followed Black Viper's Windows 8.1 services guide and disabled services that aren't needed to be enabled, I've unparked cores/disable HT/Turbo boost.. no luck. still high CPU usage when opening task manager.. I've noticed that service host: Local System uses a lot of the CPU along with my web browser when used with only like two tabs open.

is this normal activity? I've ran Malwarebytes and Spybot and no viruses/Malware has been found.
the only programs I normally have open would be firefox and TeamSpeak 3 and task manager just shows my CPU usage sky rocketing up to 85-100% instantly .. it's very noticeable.. especially while gaming and I am about 90% sure this is why I get frame rate drops while gaming.
any solutions would be great. :)
 

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    Windows 10 Pro x64 bit
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    PC/Desktop
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    Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz
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    MSI B85-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 970 4gb OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ XL2411Z
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@144Hz
    Hard Drives
    111GB ADATA SSD S510 120GB (SSD)
    465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 (SATA)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 (SATA)
    PSU
    1000w
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Red
    Mouse
    Zowie FK1
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/4282744781.png
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium, Windows Defender.
    Other Info
    CCleaner, Audio Technica ATH-AD700x + Mod Mic 4.0
For a game like that it's quite normal to use big chunk of processor and memory but for System Idle Process it's not. I wander if maybe Bitcoin Miner malware got in somehow.
Mbam should have taken care of it but here's some more about subject: Remove Trojan.BitcoinMiner, Virus Manual Removal Tips
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
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    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Yeah, I hate to say it.. Only after you done a few more "tweaks" and still no go on what you are looking for.. if it's not too much trouble for you but may wanna backup your stuff and fresh clean install windows and then try that game again. thats the for-sure way to see whats up and if it does that after a clean install you know its terrible programming or your hardware can't handle it..

just my opinion..

(Don't go formatting your drive just yet.. but if you can't get anything else outta task manager showing you whats up then go that route.. )

here is mine while running a not so intense game as bf4 but still browsing and listening to music and etc..

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    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
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    Lenovo g750
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Some Chinese Crap..
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 755
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    Windows Defender
And hey!! did anybody notice his ram in his first picture?? it says 16gigs at 666mhz!... is that the correct speed for his ram



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  • OS
    windows 8.1
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    Lenovo g750
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Some Chinese Crap..
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    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 755
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
And hey!! did anybody notice his ram in his first picture?? it says 16gigs at 633mhz!... is that the correct speed for his ram
That's actually 1333 MHz effective because of DDR (Double Data Rate) memory. 633 read AND 633 out .
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Home made
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    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
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    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Yeah, I hate to say it.. Only after you done a few more "tweaks" and still no go on what you are looking for.. if it's not too much trouble for you but may wanna backup your stuff and fresh clean install windows and then try that game again. thats the for-sure way to see whats up and if it does that after a clean install you know its terrible programming or your hardware can't handle it..

just my opinion..

(Don't go formatting your drive just yet.. but if you can't get anything else outta task manager showing you whats up then go that route.. )

here is mine while running a not so intense game as bf4 but still browsing and listening to music and etc..

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I'm here to make sure if this is normal activity that I am having 100% CPU during not so much cpu intensive activity's such as watching YouTube videos.. when I'm gaming and I've got firefox closed ( i keep everything else closed out while gaming except Teamspeak 3 ) and I get FPS drops and when I check my task manager, it's just sky rocketed with BF4 in terms of CPU usage) .. I did a clean install last night and had BF4 downloading over night so I am going to give it a shot today and see how it runs..

For a game like that it's quite normal to use big chunk of processor and memory but for System Idle Process it's not. I wander if maybe Bitcoin Miner malware got in somehow.
Mbam should have taken care of it but here's some more about subject: Remove Trojan.BitcoinMiner, Virus Manual Removal Tips

Thanks for the link, I looked into this and found nothing.. even did an additional scan with Malwarebytes and nothing. clean so far. :)
 

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    Windows 10 Pro x64 bit
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI B85-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 970 4gb OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ XL2411Z
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@144Hz
    Hard Drives
    111GB ADATA SSD S510 120GB (SSD)
    465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 (SATA)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 (SATA)
    PSU
    1000w
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Red
    Mouse
    Zowie FK1
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/4282744781.png
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium, Windows Defender.
    Other Info
    CCleaner, Audio Technica ATH-AD700x + Mod Mic 4.0
Battlefield 4 is a really recourse hungry game..

watch videos of people on youtube playing battlefield 4 and notice they have 4Ghz over-clocked and ridiculous video cards etc..

you have a nice system as well, but I watched a few videos where people changed all kinds of settings like setting it to 64bit/changing network smoothness.. just to try to get that game smooth..

anyway the point in the beginning -
Hello, I've been having an on-going problem with My CPU usage spiking up to 55-100% while just browsing the internet and up to around 80ish while just leaving task manager closed and opening it up to notice it was around 80ish before dropping back down.. it's very noticeable when it happens.. especially while gaming.. i get a noticeable frame rate drop and I've tried everything out of the book to solve it.

Being a gamer as well, If you are experiencing High CPU just while browsing interenet, and have tried all this and that.. which I also try when I want something to run the fastest it can, then I can only think to try a clean reinstall of windows and reinstall the game.. then you should stop seeing the high cpu becuase whatever was causing that should now be gone with a clean reinstall.. I've done it many times.. and am about to do it again very shortly cause I just have had too much installed on my computer here lately..

ofcourse backup all your stuff before.. and of course keep trying a few more tweaks but lets say if you did have bitcoinminer etc.. you still should just clean reinstall anyway.. no?

just my 2 cents..
 

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  • OS
    windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo g750
    CPU
    i5
    Motherboard
    Some Chinese Crap..
    Memory
    8
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 755
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Battlefield 4 is a really recourse hungry game..

watch videos of people on youtube playing battlefield 4 and notice they have 4Ghz over-clocked and ridiculous video cards etc..

you have a nice system as well, but I watched a few videos where people changed all kinds of settings like setting it to 64bit/changing network smoothness.. just to try to get that game smooth..

anyway the point in the beginning -
Hello, I've been having an on-going problem with My CPU usage spiking up to 55-100% while just browsing the internet and up to around 80ish while just leaving task manager closed and opening it up to notice it was around 80ish before dropping back down.. it's very noticeable when it happens.. especially while gaming.. i get a noticeable frame rate drop and I've tried everything out of the book to solve it.

Being a gamer as well, If you are experiencing High CPU just while browsing interenet, and have tried all this and that.. which I also try when I want something to run the fastest it can, then I can only think to try a clean reinstall of windows and reinstall the game.. then you should stop seeing the high cpu becuase whatever was causing that should now be gone with a clean reinstall.. I've done it many times.. and am about to do it again very shortly cause I just have had too much installed on my computer here lately..

ofcourse backup all your stuff before.. and of course keep trying a few more tweaks but lets say if you did have bitcoinminer etc.. you still should just clean reinstall anyway.. no?

just my 2 cents..

I really appreciate the suggestions, I reformatted and since then the issue hasn't been really noticed.. Battlefield 4 had a rocky start and it's having a rocky end as it seems.. they have patched this game up left and right and it seems to still have some poor coding/design.

I really appreciate the help from the others in this discussion as well and thanks for the suggestions.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI B85-G41 PC Mate(MS-7850)
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI GTX 970 4gb OC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ XL2411Z
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080@144Hz
    Hard Drives
    111GB ADATA SSD S510 120GB (SSD)
    465GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0 (SATA)
    1863GB Seagate ST2000DM001-1CH164 (SATA)
    PSU
    1000w
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410 Mid Tower USB 3.0 Gaming Case - White
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Red
    Mouse
    Zowie FK1
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/4282744781.png
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium, Windows Defender.
    Other Info
    CCleaner, Audio Technica ATH-AD700x + Mod Mic 4.0
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