The Original issue was fixed, I'm closing this thread to stop it from being necroed.
If you have any issues with Battlefield 2042 please make a new topic about your problems and what kind of steps you have tried to solve them.
/Atic
@SystemicProgressmight work for people with gpu performance issues (and even then one can simply turn on drs and set a desired framerate target percentage in the in-game settings, these console commands dont do anything else), but this thread is all about cpu bottlenecks due to the engine stressing 8 threads @100% with far too high cpu-rendered frametimes, hence bad performance on cpus far exceeding minimum and even recommended specs (despite gpu rendering more than enough fps in most cases), and no resolution tweak or any other graphics setting (apart from lighting and physics/effects) will affect cpu performance. the engine needs optimization.
I have solved "CPU 100%" problem by creating a new account on win10 then playing bf2042 on this new account. Before doing this, my CPU ran at 90-100%. After doing this, my CPU runs at 70%. My desktop configuration： CPU i7 10750h，mem 8G*2 dual channels，GPU 2070s. You can try this, maybe helpful for CPU 100% problem.
Ok first of all. Anyone trying to play BF2042 with a CPU of any less than 8 cores and 16 threads is not going to have a very good time at all.
Even older BF1, and BFV use 15 threads steadily and consistently. I mean that even an Intel i7 8700K or Intel i7 8086K with 6 cores and 12 threads are going to get pressed to the max. (In the older Battlefield titles) Yes every single thread will hit 98-100% CPU usage under those very heavy loads with explosions and a lot of action etc. etc. Once that CPU usage goes up, your GPU usage falls down.. Lowering the graphics is going to make this worse, because you are giving the GPU less burden and giving more to the CPU.
I recently purchased and installed the new Battlefield 2042. The only issues I had was that I would play the game, and after 10-15 minutes it would just close to the desktop without an error of any sort. It turns out that Nvidia Geforce experience was causing this. So, I quickly resolved the issue. And my game play is ridiculously smooth..
First of all, I am a performance junkie!! I love computer hardware and I love 0% CPU usage when I idle on my Windows 10 desktop. Meaning I dont want any unnecessary crap running in the back ground. Your keyboard RGB software? Yeah, no thanks! Or maybe your software for your sound card and headphones. This is all the most ridiculous crap that the average people constantly install and run. When is why the above user is getting better performance, because when you create a new windows user account, it gives you a new desktop. Which means it won't be running all these garbage programs and services at startup when you login. These programs consume and eat resources away and do nothing for you!
I run a very stripped-down version of Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC, I run an Intel 11900K delidded direct die @5.4Ghz all cores, I have a 3090 Kingpin at 2,190Mhz and the memory is at 23Gbps. The reason I run an 11900K is because of the IPC and how fast this CPU actually is once properly optimized. My latency is around 36NS which is literally half of that of any Ryzen platform, and I don't need to worry with Windows 11 with Intel 12th gen processors. Windows 11 is NOT ready yet.. So, while 12th gen intel is fantastic and all.. I'm going to take a pass for now. My setup is tuned out to the maximum of bleeding edge with overclocks, and so is my operating system. My bottom right windows task bar shows two icons running, and that is the Nvidia control panel and Evga Precision for overclocking my 3090 Kingpin.... Thats it!!
Now, getting to actual performance results and numbers. This game is extremely well optimized! Just not on any CPU with less than 16 logical processors/threads. And the reason is that Battlefield has been using 15 threads now since 2016. So yeah! It's time to upgrade your CPU as I said before it has been over 5+ years now since Battlefield has been pushing well on 15-16 threads from a processor, so anything less is NOT going to cut it, I run the game BF2042 at 2560x1440P at 165HZ refresh rate, I run ULTRA detail, with (DLSS=OFF) I average 120-158+ FPS depending on the map. This game literally runs like butter. (And yes DLSS is OFF)
So, the simple and very easy fix after ranting over this is you need to re-install Windows 10! But first, you need to upgrade your CPU's to something with some fast IPC, then set your memory timings up properly, as DDR4 XMP profiles are terrible right out of the box. Just a $350 dollar well tuned 11700K would eat this game alive. Now, I am sure there are plenty of Ryzen CPU's that would work great too. The only reason I don't run one is because their latency is total crap. Easily doubling my system memory latency.
@tps34433I have an I5 8600k 3.6 GHz with 6 cores which since 2 years and it was running BFV very well, without a 100% CPU usage and with a very good average fps (without any lag)...
I also have friends with a "lower end" PC (and lower CPU), the game is running better than mine (they don't have the CPU 100%)
I tried everything that has been told here, no change at all.
I5 8600k 3.6 GHz
GeForce RTX 3060 8 Go
2*8 Go DDR4
Game running on SSD
Direct X 12 Enabled
You’d benefit greatly from a 8700K. Like, not just a small boost but massive massive boost in frame rate. You’re intentionally limiting your 3060 to the ability of a much slower GPU.
And when I say 100% CPU usage. I don’t mean your CPU usage is a constant 100% 24/7 with the game
open in BFV.
I mean in a graph like MSI Afterburner monitoring all
6 of your Logical processors Will and do hit 100% all the time. Total CPU usage reports a lower number though. So you are reading your CPU usage incorrectly.
Why? Because I know this for a fact. I have graphs recorded of gameplay and my latency and 0.1% lows that show performance from my old 8086K i7 which was 12 threads. And they would often hit that 98% on all threads at once. And once that happens the GPU usage falls to the 50-80% range. And this was just with a GTX1080 at the time. Yea the game was still smooth, but your losing performance and you don’t even know it.
I mean, if you don’t want to upgrade then whatever.. Don’t upgrade. But there is a reason why I get 120-150+
fps in 2560x1440P in BF2042, and even I’m still slightly cpu limited in certain scenarios and this is at 2560x1440 on Ultra settings with DLSS off. The game is 100% butter though. Your CPU is totally overwhelmed. And it’s not the game at all.
bfv 2042 runs absolutely perfect.
EA messed up bad with the system requirements I get that. But your GPU deserves much better than a 8600K. And especially right now. Man I have a magical 10850K that runs 5.4Ghz all day long, and it’s just laying on my desk, I’d give it away just to prove my point here. That 3060 is a great card, so you are good to go there, but it’s literally golf balling through a water hose on that 8600K.
I see, but as EA-DICE you shouldn't put in recomended requirements that is fine use an Intel Core i7 4790 with 4 cores, 8 treads, with speeds between 3,6 and 4 GHZ. If the game doesnt work with less CPU power than 6 or 8 cores, put it in the requirements and dont lie.
If you dont put it and this is unplayable because you need more CPU or the optimization is ridiculous bad such as an indie game, that is false advertising...
I bough a game that I cannot play with requirements between more than minimum GPU and more than recomended CPU.
Bad quatily product, they dont care about fans, insults us. Same as GTA Trilogy or Ciberbug 2077.
This should be called Betafail 2042...
Liars...
Doesn't work bro, the game is cpu bound and only uses 8 Cores, when you go above 1080p resolution, specially 1600p like i'm playing it has horrible stutter and fps drops, you can see it on the ingame fps overlay that cpu goes red a lot of times in a minute...
