My CPU usage is abnormal

[enterman1]

Hello, I've been playing on my pc and on all games I've encountered lag issues. When I checked the performance my CPU was at 100%. So I checked to see what was causing it but there was only 25% of the CPU actually in use.
What's happening?!
specs: Nvidia 760 2gb
Intel 3.2 Ghz quad core
8 gb ram
1650x1080 p resolution

 

[DavidE]

What do you see that shows "CPU was at 100%", and "25% of the CPU actually in use" ?

Posting screen prints can be real helpful:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[Layback Bear]

I do believe that doing this tutorial by Brink would also be helpful to DavidE.
We need to see your system specs in the proper fashion and place.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/180324-system-info-see-your-system-specs.html

 

[enterman1]

So basically what the perfomance tab shows me is that 100% of the CPU is in usage. But when I check the running aplications and do the math it should be only 25%.
here you go:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz
motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H77M-D3H
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Sound card: (1) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (2) VIA High Definition Audio (3) NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
memory: 8gb
HDD: WDC WD5000AAKX-00ERMA0 ATA Device

 

[DavidE]

Have you looked at the Processes tab, and checked Show processes from all users ?

 

[enterman1]

svchost is at 70% while playing minecraft is that normal?

 

[DavidE]

I don't know, I'm not a gamer
I'll ask for more help here, or you could look in the Minecraft forum if they have one.

 

[DavidE]

Well, at least you're not alone with this issue.
Here's a Bing for minecraft cpu 100%
minecraft cpu 100% - Bing

 

[whs]

That may be a driver issue. Run this program and if you have a lot of red bars, it is most likely a driver problem.

 

[enterman1]

the problem is not related to minecraft it happens regardless of what I do
I only get green bars

 

[enterman1]

only smal green bars

 

[PlatypusKnight]

I have huge red bars. However, I've never noticed any issues with my system. I wonder why the red bars then.

 

[whs]

You have too many DPCs (deferred procedure calls). That is some driver. you have to check all device drivers in the device manager.

 

[Dude]

Read post 5 and show screenshots

 

[PlatypusKnight]

Thanks for the advice @dude but I don't want to hijack @enterman1's thread

@whs I disabled every driver that isn't system required.

Made no noticeable difference.

 

[DavidE]

Thanks for the advice @dude but I don't want to hijack @enterman1's thread

@whs I disabled every driver that isn't system required.

Made no noticeable difference.

Start your own thread, it gets too confusing to solve multiple different issues, for different PCs.
You can include a link to this thread in YOUR THREAD if you want to.

 

[PlatypusKnight]

@DavidE

No no. I'll leave this alone completely. My Win 8 CD finally came. Off to try to dual boot install.
I'll lurk and see what results.

 

[DavidE]

@DavidE

No no. I'll leave this alone completely. My Win 8 CD finally came. Off to try to dual boot install.
I'll lurk and see what results.

Cool...
I have multi-boot PCs that now include W7, W8.x ...
I'll help you if i can, but not in this thread.

 

[townsbg]

Please use process explorer to tell us more information about that process. Make sure that you right click on the application and select run as administrator. Process Explorer

 

[DavidE]

Look at the Resource Monitor
It's a button in the Task Manager / Performance Tab

Look at the CPU tab and sort by the CPU column so you see the process(s) that are using a lot of CPU
Click the checkbox for that process(s)
Maybe the info displayed will help identify where the problem is