I5 6600k exceeds 50% load on every game.

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I have just overclocked my i5-6600k to 4.2 ghz the temps never goes more than 50c but the load is around 40%-50% in every single game even at assasins creed i is that normal?
 
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No I dont think its too much sounds about right.

DedsecJim

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Yeah the gpu is at 90-100% all the time but i had the impression that 40-50% at the cpu is too much for games such as assassins creed i&ii (i have chrome,skype and frapps running too)
 

Th3-Hunter333

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This is normal, you dont want 100% cpu in games.
What you want to see is 90 to 100 % gpu usage

Mine hovers arouund 40% usage in the new assassins creed syndicate for example and my gpu usage is basically locked at 99% and 100%
 

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No I dont think its too much sounds about right.
 
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Ok mate thank you very much for your reply i was worried for a while
 

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No problem. I was playing star wars knights of the old republic 2 a few weeks ago which is quite a bit older then assassins creed and even that was pushing cores 1 and 2 in my system up over 50%. Just because a game is old does not mean it wont push your cpu a little, that's probably down to optimization which is non existent for newer hardware on older games and im sure a host of other factors.
 

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No mate, it does sound right.

It feels like the newer assassins creeds are extremely cpu intensive (assassins creed syndicate is the ONLY game that has pushed my 12 threads above 50% in ANY game ever)

P.S. Even games like far cry 4/gta v/every battlefield/arma 2 and 3/fallout 4/etc etc