Your processor unexpectedly jumps to maximum usage, leading to slow performance.
Your processor unexpectedly jumps to maximum usage, leading to slow performance.
According to the description, your PC frequently reaches maximum usage and starts lagging, especially during gaming. CPU temperatures rarely exceed 75°C, usually staying around 70-73°C for short gaming sessions. Your hardware specs are standard, but performance drops due to CPU bottlenecks rather than overheating. It doesn’t seem like the issue is from overheating, so your CPU isn’t likely dying under these conditions.
The game runs at 60-80% load, Discord at 10%, and Windows takes the remaining time. Sometimes a tool named "Runtime Service" consumes about 30% CPU.
To some degree, you might be encountering the reality that your CPU is over a decade old. With just four threads available, even after a significant performance boost, you'll likely start to feel the impact as time goes on.
The game runs at 60-80% load, Discord at 10%, and Windows takes the remaining time. Sometimes a tool named "Runtime Service" consumes about 30% CPU.
Consider upgrading your Core i5 2500K if possible. It’s quite outdated, but a new one could work well.