# Battlefield 5 100% cpu usage bad fps stability **URL:** \ **Category:** PC\ **Created:** [November 21, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663 "2018-11-21T01:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Tylr4D](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/tylr4d/32/107269_2.png) [@Tylr4D](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Tylr4D)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/101 "2018-11-25T10:00:00Z")
> [@Bitruka](#): > > I have the same problem… > > in BF1 i have the same problem… But it started like 1 month ago. I used to play BF1 in ultra settings without any problem SINCE WHEN BF1 LAUNCH… very smooth and 99% GPU Usage all time. After some update… it started to CPU 100% and GPU usage very low… and doesnt matter if i put it on the lowest settings or ultra… its the same problem, always 100% CPU usage and low FPS, stuttering everytime. > > I played the beta of BF5 fine and without any problem. > > Now i bought BF5 and when i started to play yesterday… the SAME PROBLEM i had on BF1 in the last month. Its not CPU problem, its the game problem… im 100% sure because i used to play just fine and alllll other games i have i dont have this issue… but im afraid DICE wont fix soon. > > My Specs: > > - i7 6700k 4.5ghz; > - GTX 1080ti; > - 16gb DDR4 3000mhz; > - Windows 10 with the last update; > - SSD with windows and BF installed. Similar setup. If windows 10 try dx 12 with the latest Nvidia drivers. Apply, then restart. If stuttering there, try dx 11 (restart) then future frame rendering on. If issues there, buy a cheap copy of Windows 8.1and use future frame rendering on. 6700k @4.4 and 2070 (oc) w/ 16 g ram ---
**Author:** ![SokkaBlyat](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/sokkablyat/32/117727_2.png) [@SokkaBlyat](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SokkaBlyat)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/102 "2018-11-25T12:26:00Z")
I’m running an i7 6700k at 4.4 ghz and a etc 2080 together and my CPU is always at 100 percent and gpu is never higher than 40 percent. Usually sat around 25 percent. I’m playing at 1440p. Fps is all over the place no matter what settings I use. I had a similar issue in bf1 when I had an i5 4690k and 970. It’s very frustrating that this is happening ---
**Author:** ![Bitruka](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bitruka/32/106510_2.png) [@Bitruka](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Bitruka)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/103 "2018-11-25T12:48:00Z")
> [@SokkaBlyat](#): > > I’m running an i7 6700k at 4.4 ghz and a etc 2080 together and my CPU is always at 100 percent and gpu is never higher than 40 percent. Usually sat around 25 percent. I’m playing at 1440p. Fps is all over the place no matter what settings I use. I had a similar issue in bf1 when I had an i5 4690k and 970. It’s very frustrating that this is happening yes… irs really sad this thing… u pay lot of money for a game and it looks its not optimized. Lets hope they can fix this asap. ---
**Author:** ![VincentNZ](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ce7236/32.png) [@VincentNZ](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/VincentNZ)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/104 "2018-11-25T17:51:00Z")
## [Link to section: While I am acknopwledging that my i5 3570 is not a fresh CPU and likely a bottleneck, this does not explain, why so many others experience similar issues that involve sporadic frame drops. I played to](#while-i-am-acknopwledging-that-my-i5-3570-is-not-a-fresh-cpu-and-likely-a-bottleneck-this-does-not-explain-why-so-many-others-experience-similar-issues-that-involve-sporadic-frame-drops-i-played-to-day-with-my-three-mates-and-they-all-had-while-having-a-better-rig-frame-drops-to-25fps-in-the-same-situations-as-i-did-it-is-particularly-bad-on-narvik-hamada-runs-the-smoothest-1)While I am acknopwledging that my i5 3570 is not a fresh CPU and likely a bottleneck, this does not explain, why so many others experience similar issues that involve sporadic frame drops. I played to day with my three mates and they all had, while having a better rig, frame drops to 25fps in the same situations as I did. It is particularly bad on Narvik. Hamada runs the smoothest. So I am pretty sure it is an optimization issue to a certain extent. ---
**Author:** ![Sidorovich\_IsGod](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Sidorovich\_IsGod](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sidorovich_IsGod)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/105 "2018-11-25T19:22:00Z")
OP, you need to turn FFR ON if you’re using dx11. It’s broken and people don’t even realize it. Turning FFR off puts your GPU at 50% usage. If that’s not the problem then idk. ---
**Author:** ![PcPAirgun](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@PcPAirgun](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PcPAirgun)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/106 "2018-11-25T23:22:00Z")
> [@Borges1091](#): > > OP, you need to turn FFR ON if you’re using dx11. It’s broken and people don’t even realize it. Turning FFR off puts your GPU at 50% usage. If that’s not the problem then idk. FFR is not broken, it’s working as intended, both off and on. ---
**Author:** ![Jinko\_itx](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f14d63/32.png) [@Jinko\_itx](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Jinko_itx)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2018, 11:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/107 "2018-11-25T23:58:00Z")
every Battlefield titles were made to take advantage of the high-end market, it has always been like this, so just like every Battlefield before this title, it doesn’t surprise me that mid range hardware has issues in running the game in the way some people think it should be ran, this is no Fornite ---
**Author:** ![crashingdabrave](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@crashingdabrave](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/crashingdabrave)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:07am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/108 "2018-11-26T02:07:00Z")
> [@Jinko\_itx](#): > > every Battlefield titles were made to take advantage of the high-end market, it has always been like this, so just like every Battlefield before this title, it doesn’t surprise me that mid range hardware has issues in running the game in the way some people think it should be ran, this is no Fornite Even so an i7 should have no problem handling this game. If you are calling an i7 midrange then I would like to have whatever you’re smoking. ---
**Author:** ![PcPAirgun](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@PcPAirgun](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PcPAirgun)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/109 "2018-11-26T04:03:00Z")
> [@crashingdabrave](#): > > > [@Jinko\_itx](#): > > > > every Battlefield titles were made to take advantage of the high-end market, it has always been like this, so just like every Battlefield before this title, it doesn’t surprise me that mid range hardware has issues in running the game in the way some people think it should be ran, this is no Fornite > > Even so an i7 should have no problem handling this game. If you are calling an i7 midrange then I would like to have whatever you’re smoking. 6C, 6C/12T, 8C, 8C16T → all available on mainstream sockets…an i7 with 4C/8T is mid range now. ---
**Author:** ![versicol0ur](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/versicol0ur/32/104976_2.png) [@versicol0ur](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/versicol0ur)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/110 "2018-11-26T17:54:00Z")
2600X, 16GB RAM @3000mhz, GTX1070, all on ultra at 1080, no issues what so ever. My monitor is the current limiting factor at 60hz Also running DX12 ---
**Author:** ![GatoPretu](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/gatopretu/32/102040_2.png) [@GatoPretu](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/GatoPretu)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/111 "2018-11-26T19:58:00Z")
A lot of people on same problem, cpu 100% or random drop frame, its clear bad engineering by EA part, not user rig config. ---
**Author:** ![Upgrayedd\_98](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/upgrayedd_98/32/107279_2.png) [@Upgrayedd\_98](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Upgrayedd_98)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 9:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/112 "2018-11-26T21:51:00Z")
Four thread capable CPUs are simply low end in modern titles. The “eight core” FX processors are essentially quad cores. Eight true threads or more are needed for AAA titles moving forward. With six core AMD and Intel cpus being as cheap as they are adoption should happen quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Sn1pe-05](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Sn1pe-05](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sn1pe-05)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/113 "2018-11-26T22:02:00Z")
I have an i7 970 and it pushes all 12 threads to 70% usage avg. ---
**Author:** ![Axle84](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/axle84/32/101254_2.png) [@Axle84](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Axle84)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 8:45am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/114 "2018-11-27T08:45:00Z")
I have the bare minimum spec CPU an FX8350 and 16GB of DDR 3 @ 1866 and a GTX 1070 ti. Running everthing on low @ 1080p except Textures and Mesh on high my frame rate was anywhere between 40-60 i tried everything DX 11 FF On, Off, DX12 which actualy slightly improved stability but ofc the CPU was always going to be the bottleneck. Well yesterday i read that increasing the load on the card may alleviate pressure on the CPU so i bumped my resolution scale through DSLR to x2 my native my FOV to 90 and bumped some of the settings up and amazingly im now getting between 70-80 and the game feels far more responsive. ---
**Author:** ![McFoaners](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mcfoaners/32/102775_2.png) [@McFoaners](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/McFoaners)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/115 "2018-11-27T13:20:00Z")
> [@SokkaBlyat](#): > > I’m running an i7 6700k at 4.4 ghz and a etc 2080 together and my CPU is always at 100 percent and gpu is never higher than 40 percent. Usually sat around 25 percent. I’m playing at 1440p. Fps is all over the place no matter what settings I use. I had a similar issue in bf1 when I had an i5 4690k and 970. It’s very frustrating that this is happening I have an 6700k @ 4,7 paired with a 2070 and my cpu usage is in the high 80’s (all cores/threads). You have a faster gpu so your cpu becomes a bottleneck and causes your fps to be all over the place. ---
**Author:** ![Raptor\_i81](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/raptor_i81/32/103224_2.png) [@Raptor\_i81](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Raptor_i81)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/116 "2018-11-27T14:04:00Z")
**PC Community daily problems since BF1 release : “MY CPU IS 100% OMG fix the game”** No, fix your PC and learn to build it the right way. 4 cores 4 threads CPU ? don’t even complain your game will stutter like a nightmare. 8GB RAM ? go home, you’ll have drops in fps and the game will freeze occasionally up to 2-4 seconds, try all LOW options but it’ll not going to be smooth playing. Old AMD CPUs will not cut through, sorry but that’s why Ryzen exist. Simply don’t put 4 cors i5 + 8GB RAM + high end or even mid GPU and then complain about performance cause that’s totally your problem. GPU is your last problem don’t upgrade it and leave other components behind. Comparing single player to MP is a joke , SP is just empty map with bunch of bots at semi idle stats , MP is 64 players shooting , destructing ( new better physics) , flying , building , new 3D sound system being fully utilized , calculations being done all over the map. There is no option in BFv that will reduce your CPU load cause it’s a MP game and a a lot of aspect should stay the same to all players for the sake of fair playing ( mainly physics and math calculations ) , but you can try playing other small modes with 32 players and see if performance get better. ---
**Author:** ![Raptor\_i81](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/raptor_i81/32/103224_2.png) [@Raptor\_i81](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Raptor_i81)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/117 "2018-11-27T14:32:00Z")
Battlefield V - PC Community daily problems “100% CPU OMG fix the game” … 4 Core 4 threads , don’t complain about the performance, BF1 was heavy on CPUs and BFv is even heavier for good reasons. 8 GB RAM ? go home your game will stutter like a nightmare and will occasionally freeze for seconds , try all options on LOW it may help but will not get a smooth playing. Old AMD CPUs ? sorry it’ll not cut through that’s why Ryzen exist. Comparing single player to MP is a joke, SP is just an empty map with bunch of bots at semi idle stats , MP is a whole another story : there are 64 players shooting , destroying , building , flying , driving vehicles ( physics calculations )… the new 3D sound system being fully utilized , destruction is better and more complex than all previous BFs ( again all physics calculated fully on CPU ) . Do not put high or even mid range GPU on 4 core i5 and 8GB RAM and ask for good performance in Battlefield. Learn how to build your PC properly. ---
**Author:** ![crownex](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/57b2e6/32.png) [@crownex](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/crownex)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 9:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/118 "2018-11-27T21:44:00Z")
I’m running on high settings, wqhd with 144hz and my i7 9700k is on 100% all the time. 2080ti is just chilling at ~65% and FPS are around 120-144. Don’t know, I didn’t expect the i7 9700k to get fully utilized. ---
**Author:** ![PcPAirgun](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/f1d935/32.png) [@PcPAirgun](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/PcPAirgun)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/119 "2018-11-27T21:52:00Z")
Why not? The 9700k only offers 8C/8T, so not more max threads than a 7700k. Sure, it’s faster in general, but still limited in threads offered. ---
**Author:** ![Henny996](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@Henny996](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Henny996)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663/120 "2018-11-27T23:19:00Z")
> [@Raptor\_i81](#): > > Battlefield V - PC Community daily problems “100% CPU OMG fix the game” … > > 4 Core 4 threads , don’t complain about the performance, BF1 was heavy on CPUs and BFv is even heavier for good reasons. > 8 GB RAM ? go home your game will stutter like a nightmare and will occasionally freeze for seconds , try all options on LOW it may help but will not get a smooth playing. > Old AMD CPUs ? sorry it’ll not cut through that’s why Ryzen exist. > > Comparing single player to MP is a joke, SP is just an empty map with bunch of bots at semi idle stats , MP is a whole another story : there are 64 players shooting , destroying , building , flying , driving vehicles ( physics calculations )… the new 3D sound system being fully utilized , destruction is better and more complex than all previous BFs ( again all physics calculated fully on CPU ) . > > Do not put high or even mid range GPU on 4 core i5 and 8GB RAM and ask for good performance in Battlefield. > Learn how to build your PC properly. So, first of all don´t get me wrong, I really agree to most of your points! Let´s look at the minimum requirements for BF5 in terms of CPU: i5 6600k. Obviously the minimum requirements don´t guarantee you a 60 FPS (but only with 1080p and lowest settings) multiplayer experience. Let´s look at the recommended CPU: i7 4790k. Ok. And here comes my first point: I think that you can expect to hit a stable 60 FPS @ 1080p (even in MP, don´t matter how low you have to go with the settings) if your PC meets the recommended specs. I know that every forum of every game is full of guys with 2008 AMD CPU´s and low end GPU´s who are complaining about performance. But there are people out there with PC´s that are way over the recommended specs with performance problems in MP.. Without Raytracing, without 4k and even without every setting on Ultra. My second point: I would be happy for you when the game runs more than perfect on your (really, really powerful) system, believe me! But the more people out there just accept the fact that games are not always optimised and are willing to spend huge amounts of money for their setup, the less pressure is on the developers of videogames to optimise their products. And we really don´t need future Battlefield titels with system requirements like “Minimum specs: A gaming CPU from hell and the fastest GPU you can buy. Recommended specs: A workstation CPU from hell and four of the fastest GPU´s you can buy” And let´s be honest.. There are way more people playing on consoles than there are PC users for gaming.. And why? Because they could either buy a CPU that is worthy in your eyes, OR they buy a whole gaming system for hundred dollars less… You can imagine where I am going with this.. Wouldn´t be a very good multiplayer experience for the few guys with good enough hardware.. So just try to understand people with mid end hardware.. Take me as an example, i5 7600k, 970 16GB ram obviously at 1080p.. What did I expect from BF5´s performance? A similar performance to BF1 which I played (after several performance and stability patches _of course!_) at well over 90 FPS (144Hz monitor of yourse) with mixed settings.. What do I get? 80-90 FPS (lowest settings possible) with drops to 50´s which feel more like drops to 30´s Do I see anything that is worth that performance impact? Maybe the destruction? Maybe this weird 3D sound? Maybe the fact that I can play as a woman? Maybe I played BF1 on empty servers and play BF5 on 64 player servers? Nope. [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663.md?page=5) [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/battlefield-5-100-cpu-usage-bad-fps-stability/107663.md?page=7)