skylake i5 6600k unormal usage

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

I'm having an issue with my new i5 6600k and its high usage.usally when idle my cpu usage goes around 40 to 50 then to 5 precent usage but when I do stuff like web browsing or watching vids my cpu would spike all the way to 70 to 80 precent and freezes random at high usage.for a skylake cpu that's not normal and its worrying me.my cpu usage is not stable.heres my specs:msi z170a gamming m7,i5 6600k,16gb crucial ram 2133mhz. gtx 970 asus,h100iv2.just to let you know my cpu temps are perfect without any issues even with high cpu usage.i need help

sham_z · Aug 29, 2016

Are you underclocking? And what psu are you using?

BadActor · Aug 29, 2016

What frequency is the CPU running at? Have you changed any of your power plan settings?

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

Hi and sorry for the late answer.I'm using a corsair rm 850iw psu.and my cup is clocked at 3.5ghz

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

And no I didnt touch any power plan I even reinstalled windows and this issue still there.with my former board (x99a gaming 7 msi with i7 5820k) this never happened but after I bought a new board and replaced my x99 with the new skylake this started happening.even at idle my cpu will spike all the way to like 70 to 80 and then freeze but funny thing is I'm getting normal cpu idle Temps.this is confusing me.

BadActor · Aug 29, 2016

What does the memory and disk usage look like in the task manager? Also, is Windows fully updated and all your drivers?

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

My ram usage is low.2 percent at idle and at average stuff 12 percent. At the moment I just reinstalled windows and I have no latest drivers.before I reinstalled windows I had everything up to date

BadActor · Aug 29, 2016

Just thinking that the Windows Anniversary update downloading in the background can cause some performance issues until it completes.

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

Nope disconnected from net

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

Just to make sure that nothings updating

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

It's like every process is using too much of my cup. If I open the Internet the cup will spike,if I open folders the cpu will spike,if I open an app my cpu spikes and even at idle and my pc will freeze or hitch for a sec

BadActor · Aug 29, 2016

Have you updated the Bios? Just looking at the reviews on Newegg, I see some more than few complaints with this board. You might contact MSI and see if they have a solution. The usage fluctuating can be perfectly normal as programs and processes load and start, but freezing is a problem. Do you have another PSU available to test with and rule that out?

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

So your telling me that the bios may cause performance issues with the cpu?

BadActor · Aug 29, 2016

Bill Hilly579 :

It's quite possible. That is sometimes the reason they revise the Bios.

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

really hope your right.because the worst things about having a pc issue is not finding the culprit.

BadActor · Aug 29, 2016

It's tough sometimes. You have to rule things out and see what you have left. If you can rule out software/drivers/settings, heat issues, your peripherals, memory and PSU, it basically leaves the motherboard and CPU. Unless you can swap these for known goods, your most likely problem comes down to the motherboard since CPU's fail so infrequently.

Bill Hilly579 · Aug 29, 2016

I'm back with good news and bad news.good news is that my cup now idles at 0 to 1 percent. Bad news is any app I open still have high usage.even when I rapidly move my cursor while using that highlightimg thing my cpu usage goes all the way to 30 and when I click on the Internet Google Chrome and when the app Google Chrome opens my cpu usage spikes to like 37 and then goes to normal.also if I was to type and a page starts to load up my cpu spikes to 39and then goes back to normal.also if I was to scroll rapidly up and down a page the cpu usage will go up to 23 until I stop.and lastly If I was to move my tab rapidly around then my cup usage goes to like 20.so I'm confused here.also good thing is no random freezes XD.keep in mind I have a i5 6600k so I'm not 100 percent sure what I should except from my cup since my former cpu was a hexacore 5820k

BadActor · Aug 30, 2016

Like I said, fluctuating usage is normal. If the system isn't freezing now, I would say you're OK. My system idle bounces around at 4 to 7 percent and opening Chrome causes it to jump to 15 percent. Differences in frequency, RAM, other installed apps might explain why our system usage is different.

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