Sims 4 hardware utilization below spec
Hi there, My game is using around 20% of my cpu and at max 30% of my gpu while my game is below 30 fps on average?? Is there any way to allow the game to use more resources? Or even a mod that does...
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After doing this, I now get between 50 and 70 fps at 30%cpu and 50% gpu!
At least it's playable now.
I am however still confused why the game won't use everything it can, is there some sort of internal lock?
Thanks for the help!
@MultiChipModule Which step made the difference? I'm curious whether either or both helped.
There is a max framerate setting within options.ini, but last I checked, that was 200. And plenty of people with weaker hardware than yours get higher fps along with higher CPU and GPU utilization. Just checking, but have you confirmed the temperatures of the components are under control? They certainly should be with the low usage, but it would explain the issue.
Otherwise, try playing in a clean boot.
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-clean-boot-windows-10
When you reboot, go through the Task Manager's background processes list and shut down anything that doesn't absolutely need to be running. That includes any RGB control apps or something like MSI Afterburner; these often don't get disabled in a clean boot. Razer software can interfere as well. Don't even run your monitoring app(s) while you play. While you won't be able to check utilization, you can get a rough sense of where you are with just an fps counter. Origin has one, enabled in Applicaton Settings > Origin in-game, or you can use the cheat fps on and the number will show in the lower left corner of the screen, over the UI.
If the clean boot doesn't make a difference, try unplugging all but one monitor. Running all three should in theory be fine, but it's yet another thing that could possibly interfere and is easy to test.
While testing, please use a clean Sims 4 folder. Move the current one out of Documents\Electronic Arts, and the game will spawn a new copy with no content. Don't add anything to it yet; just play a new save, to keep things simple, and test in one or more of the base game worlds.
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