Ryzen 1700 Low CPU usage when gaming?

MDXX · Jul 27, 2017

I switched from the i5 4670k and usually i would hit around 40-60% in WoW. Im on a Ryzen 1700 now and i was watching it go between 3-10%. Is it really that much of a difference or is something not reading right?

Or Does it mainly have to do with the 1700 having more cores not being used so overall a low cpu usage reading compared to a 4 core i5?

Seanie280672 · Jul 27, 2017

MDXX :

Yup, thats completely right, WoW utilizes multiple cores, enjoy your new system, your utilization should now look something like this: http://imgur.com/0Q1tStC think of the headroom you now have to run other tasks in the background whilst playing WoW with only 10% max of each core being used, thats what these CPUs are built for.

MDXX · Jul 27, 2017

Seanie280672 :

MDXX :

Yup, thats completely right, WoW utilizes multiple cores, enjoy your new system, your utilization should now look something like this: http://imgur.com/0Q1tStC think of the headroom you now have to run other tasks in the background whilst playing WoW with only 10% max of each core being used, thats what these CPUs are built for.

Yeah thats pretty low! I game at 1440p so ill have to keep HWMonitor going when im running my graphic demanding games. Curious

Seanie280672 · Jul 27, 2017

MDXX :

Seanie280672 :

Yeah thats pretty low! I game at 1440p so ill have to keep HWMonitor going when im running my graphic demanding games. Curious

Before you only had 4 cores to spread the load across, now you have double that amount, 8 physical cores, twice the amount, and if you have SMT enabled, you actually have 16 logical cores to spread the load across, so 4 times as many cores in effect.

MDXX · Jul 27, 2017

Seanie280672 :

MDXX :

Before you only had 4 cores to spread the load across, now you have double that amount, 8 physical cores, twice the amount, and if you have SMT enabled, you actually have 16 logical cores to spread the load across, so 4 times as many cores in effect.

Im not sure what SMT is, but ill look into that. Also i just figured the amound of cores in game wise was determined by the devs coding and engine? Thats what i thought at least, i didnt know all cores would be used. Thats why i thought intel was stronger than amd for gaming because of stronger cores or something like that

Seanie280672 · Jul 27, 2017

MDXX :

Intel has stronger Single core performance in its latest CPUs, however, your old Intel CPU if im not mistaken is a Haswell, and Ryzen is on a par with Haswell where single core performance is concerned and getting better with updates and time, very quickly too.

As for multicore performance, RyZen stomps all over Intel, especailly where streaming games come into play as the data needs to be decoded first, then processed etc etc without getting to technical.

As for Wow, not completely sure how many cores it utilizes, but I do know it takes big advantage of multicore CPU's, last time I checked a few years ago it was 6, but I know they were working on getting that up.

SMT is AMD's version of Intels Hyper Threading, 2 threads per core, so unless you've messed about with it in the bios, it will be enabled by default, easiest way to check is open task manager, select peformance tab, select CPU on the left, if you can only see 1 box with a graph in it, right click and select "change graph to logical processors" count how many boxes with graphs in them now.

MDXX · Jul 27, 2017

Seanie280672 :

MDXX :

Intel has stronger Single core performance in its latest CPUs, however, your old Intel CPU if im not mistaken is a Haswell, and Ryzen is on a par with Haswell where single core performance is concerned and getting better with updates and time, very quickly too.

As for multicore performance, RyZen stomps all over Intel, especailly where streaming games come into play as the data needs to be decoded first, then processed etc etc without getting to technical.

As for Wow, not completely sure how many cores it utilizes, but I do know it takes big advantage of multicore CPU's, last time I checked a few years ago it was 6, but I know they were working on getting that up.

SMT is AMD's version of Intels Hyper Threading, 2 threads per core, so unless you've messed about with it in the bios, it will be enabled by default, easiest way to check is open task manager, select peformance tab, select CPU on the left, if you can only see 1 box with a graph in it, right click and select "change graph to logical processors" count how many boxes with graphs in them now.

Thanks i do know the intel hyper threading. Gotta get ready for work so had to shut down the games, but ill fiddle around tonight and check these stats out more. I hope once i move i can find way better internet and do some streaming which is a goal right now and see how this cpu handles that

valeman2012 · Jul 27, 2017

MDXX :

Seanie280672 :

MDXX :

Intel has stronger Single core performance in its latest CPUs, however, your old Intel CPU if im not mistaken is a Haswell, and Ryzen is on a par with Haswell where single core performance is concerned and getting better with updates and time, very quickly too.

As for multicore performance, RyZen stomps all over Intel, especailly where streaming games come into play as the data needs to be decoded first, then processed etc etc without getting to technical.

As for Wow, not completely sure how many cores it utilizes, but I do know it takes big advantage of multicore CPU's, last time I checked a few years ago it was 6, but I know they were working on getting that up.

SMT is AMD's version of Intels Hyper Threading, 2 threads per core, so unless you've messed about with it in the bios, it will be enabled by default, easiest way to check is open task manager, select peformance tab, select CPU on the left, if you can only see 1 box with a graph in it, right click and select "change graph to logical processors" count how many boxes with graphs in them now.

Thanks i do know the intel hyper threading. Gotta get ready for work so had to shut down the games, but ill fiddle around tonight and check these stats out more. I hope once i move i can find way better internet and do some streaming which is a goal right now and see how this cpu handles that

Low CPU Usage, but is i using all the necessary performance to run at max?

Seanie280672 · Jul 27, 2017

MDXX :

Seanie280672 :

MDXX :

Intel has stronger Single core performance in its latest CPUs, however, your old Intel CPU if im not mistaken is a Haswell, and Ryzen is on a par with Haswell where single core performance is concerned and getting better with updates and time, very quickly too.

As for multicore performance, RyZen stomps all over Intel, especailly where streaming games come into play as the data needs to be decoded first, then processed etc etc without getting to technical.

As for Wow, not completely sure how many cores it utilizes, but I do know it takes big advantage of multicore CPU's, last time I checked a few years ago it was 6, but I know they were working on getting that up.

SMT is AMD's version of Intels Hyper Threading, 2 threads per core, so unless you've messed about with it in the bios, it will be enabled by default, easiest way to check is open task manager, select peformance tab, select CPU on the left, if you can only see 1 box with a graph in it, right click and select "change graph to logical processors" count how many boxes with graphs in them now.

Thanks i do know the intel hyper threading. Gotta get ready for work so had to shut down the games, but ill fiddle around tonight and check these stats out more. I hope once i move i can find way better internet and do some streaming which is a goal right now and see how this cpu handles that

Good luck, night time here lol, and nearly time for bed, I have to leave for work at 4am, so some people here in the UK would say 8pm is a bit early for bed, in my case, its late. :lol:

MDXX · Jul 27, 2017

Seanie280672 :

MDXX :

Seanie280672 :

Thanks i do know the intel hyper threading. Gotta get ready for work so had to shut down the games, but ill fiddle around tonight and check these stats out more. I hope once i move i can find way better internet and do some streaming which is a goal right now and see how this cpu handles that

Good luck, night time here lol, and nearly time for bed, I have to leave for work at 4am, so some people here in the UK would say 8pm is a bit early for bed, in my case, its late. :lol:

8pm is way to early for bed! 4am work start sounds like some bull i could never get up at that time lol

Seanie280672 · Jul 27, 2017

MDXX :

Seanie280672 :

MDXX :

Seanie280672 :

Thanks i do know the intel hyper threading. Gotta get ready for work so had to shut down the games, but ill fiddle around tonight and check these stats out more. I hope once i move i can find way better internet and do some streaming which is a goal right now and see how this cpu handles that

Good luck, night time here lol, and nearly time for bed, I have to leave for work at 4am, so some people here in the UK would say 8pm is a bit early for bed, in my case, its late. :lol:

8pm is way to early for bed! 4am work start sounds like some bull i could never get up at that time lol

Up at 3am to make it to work for 4am lol, thats even worse.

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