100% Core 0 usage

[Shishir Kodimoole]

These are my current settings, and even when pc is idle, CPU core 0 usage is 100% all the time, I play Valorant on this Laptop, the configurations are: i5-7200u(2 core 4 threads), AMD Radeon r5 m330 GDDR3 2GB VRAM and 8GB single stick
I get frame drops a lot in-game.
please guide me on how to fix it

 

[joemama]

Check the processes tab in the task manager and find what program is using the CPU

 

[Bill_Bright]

I agree with joemama. Look in TM to see if you can determine the resource hog. If nothing conclusive, kill all Chrome processes - or better yet, reboot then check with TM again.

 

[micropage7]

why i suspect you have mining malware?
have you checked using anti virus?

 

[Shishir Kodimoole]

why i suspect you have mining malware?
have you checked using anti virus?

I have reinstalled windows multiple times

I agree with joemama. Look in TM to see if you can determine the resource hog. If nothing conclusive, kill all Chrome processes - or better yet, reboot then check with TM again.

I did allt those, still nothing

 

[Vya Domus]

I find it hard to believe nothing shows up in the processes tab, post a screenshot in that tab and sort by CPU usage maybe we can spot something.

 

[elghinnarisa]

Process Explorer in sysinternals can sometimes be more useful. I had times over the years when taskmanager just simply didn't show what I needed to see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

 

[Shishir Kodimoole]

System idle process, any idea how to fix it?
No softwares are enabled at startup

 

[micropage7]

looks like something hijack the system
sorry, is that genuine or stock OS or warez?

 

[elghinnarisa]

System idle process, any idea how to fix it?
No softwares are enabled at startup

Other way around, System Idle is just a count of amount of idle time, it is not what your looking for.
However system + system interrupts is taking the other 25%, which is one whole core.
And a high amount of interrupts could be many things, but borked drivers or the wrong drivers can easily cause it. Or you know, 10 tonnes of manufacturer bloatware.

 

[newtekie1]

Isn't there something about AMD drivers using up an entire CPU core under certain conditions? Have you installed the latest drivers for the R5 M330?

 

[unclewebb]

It is the System and System Interrupts that you need to be concerned about.

Try using LatencyMon.

Resplendence Software - LatencyMon: suitability checker for real-time audio and other tasks

LatencyMon: suitability checker for real-time audio and other tasks

www.resplendence.com

You might have a bad driver, stuck in an endless loop, using up CPU cycles. It is common for drivers to get forced on to the first core.

Process Explorer is another good tool.

Process Explorer - Sysinternals

Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more.

docs.microsoft.com

 

[biffzinker]

Isn't there something about AMD drivers using up an entire CPU core under certain conditions? Have you installed the latest drivers for the R5 M330?

Yes, there was a news article post here from the TPU staff @W1zzard about Catalyst Control Center stuck looping.

 

[W1zzard]

Isn't there something about AMD drivers using up an entire CPU core under certain conditions? Have you installed the latest drivers for the R5 M330?

Not the case here. The issue you describe would clearly show in task manager as an amd process using tons of cpu time

 

[pantherx12]

I used to have this issue when running HDDs.

They would degrade over time, saturate bandwidth and cause hang ups which would then mount up very quickly to 100% CPU use.

 

[Shishir Kodimoole]

looks like something hijack the system
sorry, is that genuine or stock OS or warez?

I have ReviOS Installed, as it takes less recourses from my potato https://sites.google.com/view/meetrevision

 

[Shishir Kodimoole]

It is the System and System Interrupts that you need to be concerned about.

Try using LatencyMon.

Resplendence Software - LatencyMon: suitability checker for real-time audio and other tasks

LatencyMon: suitability checker for real-time audio and other tasks

www.resplendence.com

You might have a bad driver, stuck in an endless loop, using up CPU cycles. It is common for drivers to get forced on to the first core.

Process Explorer is another good tool.

Process Explorer - Sysinternals

Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more.

docs.microsoft.com

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