Hey everyone,I’ve been seeing a lot of reports about extremely high CPU usage and overheating issues affecting certain CPUs while playing. I’ve been trying to spot a pattern, but so far it seems to occur across many setups — especially with CPUs that have 8 or more cores.Some players have attempted to fix this by creating a “user.cfg” file with their core and thread counts (you can find guides on YouTube or Google by searching “BF6 CPU issues”). However, for many users, this method doesn’t seem to help — even when matching their system’s exact core/thread configuration or limiting the game to fewer cores.For example, on my i9-12900K:user.cfg, Using all cores/threads → no changeuser.cfg, Limiting to 8 cores / 16 threads (performance cores only) → no changeuser.cfg, Limiting to 4 cores / 8 threads → no change, except a ~60% FPS dropI’ve also tried the following with no improvement:Undervolting the CPUUpdating BIOSUsing Intel default power settings in BIOSAdjusting Windows power plansTo rule out cooling issues, I ran several demanding CPU benchmarks — none of them reached the same temperature spikes I get in-game.Interestingly, some users reported this issue starting during the beta, while others (like me) only began seeing it after launch.If you’re facing similar problems, please post your specs and list:What you’ve tried so farWhether anything helped (and how)I’ll compile all the information from this thread and, if needed, send a detailed report to the devs.Thanks for helping track this down.— A long-time Battlefield fan who hasn’t been able to play since release due to this issue.

Please read thread carefully, the same cpu doesn’t overheat even with heaviest cpu benchmarks, this shows that cooling and the cpu itself are not in fault.

No it's not, stop posting this in every **bleep** thread

Actually, just checked and I agree, why are you replying with the same thing to every possible cpu issue thread. Please stop spamming. I already address that in the thread anyways, just read. You just write the same thing on very thread, trying to farm the forum?

Whatever this graph shows take into consideration im looking directly into the sky. Somehow still felt some choppyness which is incredible considering in all 20 smth years of gaming ive never found a game that performs worse looking straight up.

usercfg murders your 1% and 0.1% lows. Even if you match the cores/threads with it, just having the file in place on causes loss in performance via reducing CPU usage for no reason. I've tested that on my 14900k and had someone do the same on a 9800x3d and both of us came up with an indisputable fact that you should not do user.cfgThe game runs my CPU very hot, but it's not throttling and it's not hitting max load.I suspect that the game does something with it's instructions in the engine that cause intel cores to heat up more than they should.To the OP, what do you mean when you say "overheating" and "overloading".Are you getting 100% CPU usage? Is it thermal throttling by hitting over 95c?

MavzerTufegi

Rising Traveler

19 days ago

CPU Overload and Overheating Issues Main Thread

Hey everyone,I’ve been seeing a lot of reports about extremely high CPU usage and overheating issues affecting certain CPUs while playing. I’ve been trying to spot a pattern, but so far it seems to occur across many setups — especially with CPUs that have 8 or more cores.

Some players have attempted to fix this by creating a “user.cfg” file with their core and thread counts (you can find guides on YouTube or Google by searching “BF6 CPU issues”). However, for many users, this method doesn’t seem to help — even when matching their system’s exact core/thread configuration or limiting the game to fewer cores.

For example, on my i9-12900K:

user.cfg, Using all cores/threads → no change
user.cfg, Limiting to 8 cores / 16 threads (performance cores only) → no change
user.cfg, Limiting to 4 cores / 8 threads → no change, except a ~60% FPS drop

I’ve also tried the following with no improvement:

Undervolting the CPU
Updating BIOS
Using Intel default power settings in BIOS
Adjusting Windows power plans

To rule out cooling issues, I ran several demanding CPU benchmarks — none of them reached the same temperature spikes I get in-game.

Interestingly, some users reported this issue starting during the beta, while others (like me) only began seeing it after launch.

If you’re facing similar problems, please post your specs and list:

What you’ve tried so far
Whether anything helped (and how)

I’ll compile all the information from this thread and, if needed, send a detailed report to the devs.

Thanks for helping track this down.

— A long-time Battlefield fan who hasn’t been able to play since release due to this issue.

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35 Replies

Tyson61420
Newcomer
22 hours ago
Wrong
Hasand050391
Seasoned Traveler
7 days ago
Yes I have already tell people but not boddy listen
Big_G_Freeman
Newcomer
7 days ago
Trying to solve this issue for someone else, are you using DDR5 perchance?
My theory if you are is that you kneecapped your CPU by using 4 slots of DDR5 which is known to slow the RAM down for whatever reason, and kneecapping the CPU is what fixed the usage for you.
Just a theory.
MackTKau
Seasoned Ace
11 days ago
""We're working to fix it""
Working to fix what? If a dev showed up and said "okay, DamageJackal, what is happening on your PC while you play the game that makes you think I need to fix something?" What would be the answer.
Your post says nothing about what problem you have (high CPU load? CPU pinned to 100%? GPU 100%? 95c temps? Game not using all your cores? Massive FPS drops?) I even directly asked you tell us what problem you have in more detail and you ignored it.
How can you expect any help without telling anyone what system specs you have and what problem you claim to have?
I've seen people who complained about high CPU usage and stuttering and their fix was changing a setting in their bios that was disabling their CPU's hyperthreading. That's not something the game can ever fix.
I've seen people who complained about high CPU usage and temps and the problem was that they perceived this as a problem when their temps & load were fine, they just don't play intensive games and so thought there was an issue that needed to be fixed.
There will be people whose PC case is one of those terrible airflow cases with closed glass panels everywhere with no airflow, and people with CPU coolers that aren't good enough for their CPU.
DamageJackal
Seasoned Novice
12 days ago
ANYTHING. "We're working to fix it" would be an appropriate start, considering the amount of money I and quite a bit of others dropped on it. ANYTHING.
Just browse Reddit, X, here, and Steam forums. I, the others here etc, are FAR from the only people experiencing this yet now its going on 2 weeks with nothing.
PS: Nice try with the rage bait-derail-strawman-redirect by saying things I didn't ask/want. Not addressing. Moving on.
Hostile responses will be straight ignored from here on out. Lol, Good try with the "Sorry DamageJackal, we specifically made the game run bad for you, our fault, we'll update it so it runs at 400 fps for you in the next patch."
Chefs kiss.
MackTKau
Seasoned Ace
12 days ago
What exactly are the problems you are having?
Is it pinned at 100%?
Is your CPU overheating?
What CPU and GPU do you have? CPU cooler? What case? Are you case fans high RPM and set properly in bios? If you're on a laptop do you have a good cooling pad like a V12? When was the last time you cleaned the PC and got rid of dust in the case & GPU fans? How long has it been since the thermal paste was cleaned & reapplied?
What settings are you using? What resolution?
Do you have data from HWINFO or CapFrameX showing the overheating?
"Not a peep from the devs."
What do you want them to say? "Sorry DamageJackal, we specifically made the game run bad for you, our fault, we'll update it so it runs at 400 fps for you in the next patch."
DamageJackal
Seasoned Novice
13 days ago
I'm so glad someone said this. It's gotten to the point where I have had to PRE-FACE every single post on X, Reddit, wherever with "I HAVE TRIED THE STUPID USER.CFG "FIX" AND IT DID NOTHING" before continuing.
Additionally, I am having similar problems. Tried everything. No official word from any devs I am aware of. I paid right at $100 USD for a game that I now can't play (unless I play only those small modes), can't return because I played almost exclusively TDM, Squad DM, and Domination, and the only thing "Wrong" I did was assume having something HIGHER than the "Minimum Specs" would render a playable Conquest/Breakthrough experience...
And it's not just you, not just me. 2 of my buddies are in the same boat. One has already returned it. The other works so much he's waiting it out.
Not a peep from the devs. Worst part is as much as I disliked the game at times 2042 ran WAY better for me. THIS sucks. Going on 2 weeks now with no update, no fix...
OskooI_007
Seasoned Ace
13 days ago
MackTKau a good cleaning definitely helps. The i9-14900k is a nuclear reactor. It's pretty amazing there's air coolers on the market for $18 that can handle 200 watt CPUs. Although I'm sure the i9-14900k goes over 200 watts when overclocked.
https://youtu.be/ndZSAUheanI
MackTKau
Seasoned Ace
13 days ago
AVX2 is what I thought it might be but since I don't know I didn't want to say. I do have a -2 offset in my system already, since the 14900k is a known superhot CPU especially when using AVX (I have a lot of bios tweaks to get my CPU in a sweet spot of performance vs temps).
I can see in hwinfo that the cpu p-core clock will bounce around from my bios set 5.6mhz to a 5.4 which suggests the AVX offset is working (as -2 equals 2 ratios, ie, 200mhz) when the game runs an AVX instruction.
Last night I cleaned out the dust in my PC fans & radiator fins, dropped the max temp by 15c lol. Easily the most effective tweak you can ever do is regular vacuuming and dusting. 🤣
People on hot intel CPUs who haven't been doing bios tweaks and might have weaker CPU coolers and haven't replaced thermal paste in a while (i use ptm 7950) is going to be some of the explanation of high temps. If they're using overly high settings for their system that's going to cause high temps as well.
OskooI_007
Seasoned Ace
14 days ago
Melitose wrote:
Thanks for posting the screenshot. The yellow CPU line is jagged like saw blade teeth, indicating the CPU is struggling. The CPU is causing the low framerate.
How much DDR4 RAM does the system have? 16GB?
Check if the DDR4 RAM is in dual channel mode with CPU-Z app.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html