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Do you have low CPU usage?

Do you have low CPU usage?

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ParkourKat
Junior Member
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03-30-2026, 06:24 AM
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Hey everyone, I'm noticing something weird in my gaming setup. When I play games that use a lot of CPU power, my graphics card is 100% used while my processor only shows up to about 26% to 31%. My BIOS is actually updated and the CPU temperatures never get above 60 degrees Celsius. Here are my specs: an RTX 3070, an Intel i5-12600K, two sticks of 16GB RAM from Corsair running at 3600MHz, a B660M-A motherboard (I had to buy it cheaper because the new one was too expensive), and all games are on an external Samsung SSD. I tested this on an internal drive and there was no difference in performance. UserBenchmark showed up also. Any help would be awesome!
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ParkourKat
03-30-2026, 06:24 AM #1

Hey everyone, I'm noticing something weird in my gaming setup. When I play games that use a lot of CPU power, my graphics card is 100% used while my processor only shows up to about 26% to 31%. My BIOS is actually updated and the CPU temperatures never get above 60 degrees Celsius. Here are my specs: an RTX 3070, an Intel i5-12600K, two sticks of 16GB RAM from Corsair running at 3600MHz, a B660M-A motherboard (I had to buy it cheaper because the new one was too expensive), and all games are on an external Samsung SSD. I tested this on an internal drive and there was no difference in performance. UserBenchmark showed up also. Any help would be awesome!

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moremees
Junior Member
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03-30-2026, 08:26 PM
#2
Why do you need help when your processor isn't being used much and it's still cool at 60 degrees?
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moremees
03-30-2026, 08:26 PM #2

Why do you need help when your processor isn't being used much and it's still cool at 60 degrees?