Re: i7-9700k 100% CPU usage

@XTRA-Larsiano  I tried everything, but nothing worked. My BIOS is updated and i installed intel chipset driver...

Thats a shame it did not help. Could you please try a Windows cleanboot and post your DXdiag?

@XTRA-Larsiano Here is my File, Windows cleanboot didnt work. 

What is your GPU usage at in BF5?

@3DiE9djua2 How do I find that out?

The same way you figure out the cpu usage.

Either through windows task manager or a third party software like HWmonitor, HWinfo etc...

The point here is to see if your gpu usage is low which is a known problem and causes the cpu to go overboard.

If you have a low gpu usage then google for that. Its hundreds of posts with that problem for Battlefield franchise and lots of things to try.

@3DiE9djua2 My GPU usage is low, do have some quick advice? Thank you for your help!

As I have never experienced this myself I dont have any verified solutions however if you search for "low GPU usage battlefield" or similar you will find lots of threads talking about this issues with many possible solutions. Just skip the threads where people have old cpu's bottlenecking the system since your system is very good.

Some things you can try is to mix up which directx version you are using and turn future frame rating on or off. If you are on dx12 now, try to switch FFR on and off and see if it does anything. If not, then switch to DX11 and do the same thing with FFR and see if it changes anything.

If that doesnt work then you need to to some search but some solutions involves making and set a future frame rate limit either in nvidia control panel or in battlefield console. Its the same as the FFR setting but you can control it better in console/nvidia control panel. 

Other things is to make sure you have latest windows build, latest bios, latest drivers etc and that you do not have anything cpu intensive running in the background. I know some people have had issues with running shadowplay while playing. But this may end up in a troubleshoot effort for you unfortunately.

Ok, thank you for your help! I will test your advice.

@OffizierCarl  If that does not help i would try a GPU driver uninstaller: And make sure you preform the procedure twice as is explainined in the application itself with internet disconnected.

@OffizierCarl btw: Also make sure after each NV driver installation that PhysX is always running on the GPU. This boots FPS and should force part of the workload to be done by the GPU and not the CPU? 

My CPU usage is my issue, but only with BF5. 

I watched some YT i7-9700k  benchmarks, they usally have usage of 60%. It has to be a setting, but idk where ... 

I reinstalled windows completely new but nothing changed.

Is there any windows setting or something? Its so annoying

@XTRA-Larsiano I did it but still 100%, but im sure it is a setting like this which causes the issue.

It was still a good tip! Is there some taskmanager setting which holds the cpu back or something?

Try disable your IGPU in bios. Its a reach but some laptop users have had success with doing this. It seems in some really really really odd cases the game tries to use the igpu instead of the third party gpu causing the abnormal cpu usage. It shoudn't happen on desktops (reason i didnt mention in earlier) at all but you never know.

The only setting that is forcing the game to stress CPU less is the one I mentioned previously in addition to actually lower graphic settings and limit your fps.

If you limit your fps to 60, lower your resolution to lowest possible and set the graphics to low does the cpu load go down significantly? 

@3DiE9djua2  I disabled IGPU but nothing changed.

When I limit my fps to 60 my usage is about ≈70%

This value cant be normal right? Its the latest i7... I saw gameplays with the same CPU/GPU/settings and they have a usage of about ≈80%.

I got a 144hz monitor i would like to limit at 144 fps but then it goes to 100% again.

It seems high considering you're on 1080P.

For reference I'm getting 95-99% CPU on 1440P on both Ryzen 3700x and OC 7700K and running 120-144 fps on mix of medium, high and ultra settings.

Just to clarify a few things. 

This also happens if you switch to DX11 and turn Future frame rendering on?

And you are 100% sure its bfv.exe that is using 100% cpu and not a mix of several processes?

If other processes is hogging cpu it may prevent the cpu feeding the gpu enough frames.

What is you cpu usage when alt tabbed? still 100%? It should drop significantly when alt tabbed or even just hanging in the menu.

And also check your nvidia 3D settings that you havent by accident turned on v-sync or anything funny in there.

Also make sure you stop any services not needed like onedrive etc.

Another thing you can try is to disable Full Screen Optimization and turn of anything related to game bar, xbox etc. 

Theres lots of tutorials if you google it.

@3DiE9djua2 Yes im on 1080p, it also happening if i switch to dx11 and ffr on.

I reinstalled windows, i only got origin/BF5, my mouse app (Logitech G pro, no overlay, takes 0,8% ingame), my antivirus programm (takes in game 0-1%), origin takes sometimes up to 2% but usually less.

If im alt tabbed i got a genral usage of 21% ( BF5, Taskmanager and Chrome open), the raw usage of BF5 tabbed out is about 20%.

In the menu i got a usage of 55% to 70%. 

Where can I find full screen optimization?

I have already disabled the xbox stuff and other useless programms.

I still really appreciate your help!

Ok, at least your CPU is responding as it should when you alt tab or just hang in the menu.

Can you confirm that the entire installation folder is in your exclude list in your anti virus?

To disable full screen optimization: https://winaero.com/blog/disable-fullscreen-optimizations-windows-10/

There a couple of other things you may want to try.

First you should tweak your power plans in windows and in nvidia control panel.

In windows try changing your PCI express power -> link Link State Power Management to off.

In nvidia control panel change the power management mode to maximum power.

You can do one at a time and see if something changes.

Also if you are using G-sync try to enable/disable it depending on what you use today.

Further you should make sure you have the latest windows build considering some previous build have given some people issue. 

On thing you can also try but you should not use it as a permanent fix is to disable HPET.

You do this by opening command prompt and type bcdedit /deletevalue useplatformclock

Do enable this again enter: bcdedit /set useplatformclock true

If you do this and it fixes your issue note that it may mess up for other games so its important to enable it after each battlefield session.

And do you happen to have access to any other game using the frostbite engine? Anthem, Battlefront franchise, Fifa, previous battlefield titles

If you do can you check if you have any abnormal gpu usage there. Fifa probably not the best example since its not too demanding btw but if that games goes 100% cpu as well then your system really doesnt like frostbite.

At least the cpu do what its supposed to do when alt tabbing.

Can you try to change the power plans in windows and ndvidia control panel?

in windows power options change find the pcie express listing and change the Link State Power Management to off.

In nvidia control panel change the power management mode under 3d settings to maximum performance.

Also just make sure the bfv installation folder is in your exclusion list in your anti virus.

If you use G-sync try to disable it and see if anything changes.

The full screen optimization can be disabled following instructions here https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/104080-enable-disable-fullscreen-optimizations-windows-10-a.html

Try disabling it only for BFV first (option 4) and then for the entire system if nothing changes with option 4.

The last thing you could try is to disable HPET. But do this only as last resort.

Open command prompt and type bcdedit /deletevalue useplatformclock

Just make sure you enable it again after you have quit BFV

Type bcdedit /set useplatformclock true in command prompt

I agree strongly a virus scanner and Google Chroom are two of the usual suspects here, disable them during a game. Also for me the Lightingservice.exe can sometimes use a lot of CPU. 

@XTRA-Larsiano  If I test my BF 5, I always close every tabs or programms.

@3DiE9djua2  @XTRA-Larsiano  I tried everything except disabling HPET.

So do you think this usage is normal for a i7-9700k? Im so confused, we tried so much...but other people with the same setup dont have these problems...

If you watch for gameplay with the same setup you see like 70-85% max 90% but i got permanatly 100% its crazy, my mouse sens is getting lower and less and less smooth when my cpu is at the limit of its performance. If you still have ideas, I would appriciate if you could send them to me.

The cpu usage is a result of your low gpu usage.

Thats why we need to get the game to utilize your gpu more.

You want your gpu to run at near 100%. thats when you get the most out of your gpu.

It's really odd that nothing works for you.

Do you happen to own any other EA games made on the frostbite engine?

Previous battlefield titles, anthem, battlefront? Or can you download a demo of one of them. 

I think all of them have 10 day free trial. Preferable battlefield 1 and anthem.

I just want you to check what happens with those games regarding your gpu usage.

And one more thing. Does this happen both in multiplayer and single player?

And please try to disable HPET.

Also can you confirm that your cpu is actually running at max clock speed and using all threads? 

@3DiE9djua2 My downloadspeed isnt fast. I got SWBF 2, but I need to download the game, it would take a few days(testing included).

When Im in practice range my CPU usage is about 70-90%, when I play a story mission my usage goes to 90-100%.

I cant tell if my CPU is using all threads  or runs at max clock speed.

Im trying to disable HPET right now.

@OffizierCarl You need to use a third party monitoring software to see how many cores and clock speed. Hwinfo is usually good for this.

However your cpu usage (granted it uses all cores and max clock speed) isnt that bad and I know many people with the same cpu as you who have those number for cpu usage. But they dont have any stutter tho and their gpu is being utilized at 100%.

tbh you shouldnt worry too much about you cpu usage. Its the gpu usage that is a concern since that one should run at 100% (or near 100%) when upping you graphic settings in the game.

And I think the cpu usage will be as it should be as soon as the gpu starts to get the correct workload.

I just realized I never asked if you have tried any other game. Just to see if its isolated just to BFV or if it happens in any game that stresses your system a bit.

If you download Battlefront 2 it would give a great indication since it also uses the same game engine but if you do have any other game easy available just check in that game first if the gpu usage is very low. 

And a stupid question but you are absolutely sure the gpu is given enough power? That your psu is up to par and that you have connected it correctly to the psu? Also that you have used the correct pci-e slot on the motherboard. some motherboards doesnt give full speed on all pci-e slots. I assume this is ok but Im just asking just in case.