# Origin is one the reasons for high CPU usage **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 18, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791 "2016-12-18T12:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mr_ako74)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/1 "2016-12-18T12:10:00Z")
Dudes the Origin client on my pc is causing a 30% cpu load. Game after the latest patch became unplayable and my cpu was going up to a 100% load. So looking into the internet I found a response from Origin support that if you click onto the account settings it will reduce the cpu load. And it does. For me from 30% in the store tab it goes down to 15% and the game is playable again. Try it. [[email protected]](https://battlefieldforum.co/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection), 1070, 16gb playing ultra at 1440p. ---
**Author:** ![kitfoo](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/kitfoo/32/102535_2.png) [@kitfoo](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/kitfoo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/2 "2016-12-18T12:18:00Z")
Where is “account settings”? Did you mean “application settings”? ---
**Author:** ![1WarPig1](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/c37758/32.png) [@1WarPig1](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/1WarPig1)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:21pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/3 "2016-12-18T12:21:00Z")
Application settings, click Turn Origin off in Game. ---
**Author:** ![mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mr_ako74)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:29pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/4 "2016-12-18T12:29:00Z")
yep application settings. There is a process called qtwebengine thats draining the CPU. ---
**Author:** ![randmanq](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/randmanq/32/103220_2.png) [@randmanq](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/randmanq)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/5 "2016-12-18T12:43:00Z")
I have no idea what this guy is trying to explain. Disable origin overlay? ---
**Author:** ![mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mr_ako74)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/6 "2016-12-18T12:46:00Z")
no just click on the application setting tab as soon as you launch the game. Apparently all these nice tiles in the origin store or your library take a lot of resources. ---
**Author:** ![SnugglesIV](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/snugglesiv/32/103547_2.png) [@SnugglesIV](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SnugglesIV)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/7 "2016-12-18T13:31:00Z")
What are you talking about dude? When I idle in the “my game library,” I get about 150k KB of memory (combining Origin.exe and QtWebEngineProcess.exe). If I switch to application settings, there is no change in memory used. Are you sure that you haven’t changed any options in addition to this? To compare this to [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) client, it uses 100k KB of memory. It shouldn’t have a massive impact on running BF1. The problem lies in BF1 or the NVIDIA/AMD drivers. Unless you can run BF1 without Origin (or disable the QtWebEngineProcess.exe that runs with the Origin client, without actually closing Origin), there is no meme you can do to reduce the memory used by the Origin client. EDIT: If you disable Share Interaction Data and Share Hardware Info, it seems to reduce some of the memory used. Unfortunately, you won’t be sending any of the details for any errors that occur, such as the infamous DirectX error. ---
**Author:** ![LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LeDyingScotsman)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/8 "2016-12-23T18:45:00Z")
> [@SnugglesIV](#): > > What are you talking about dude? When I idle in the “my game library,” I get about 150k KB of memory (combining Origin.exe and QtWebEngineProcess.exe). If I switch to application settings, there is no change in memory used. Are you sure that you haven’t changed any options in addition to this? > > To compare this to [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) client, it uses 100k KB of memory. It shouldn’t have a massive impact on running BF1. The problem lies in BF1 or the NVIDIA/AMD drivers. Unless you can run BF1 without Origin (or disable the QtWebEngineProcess.exe that runs with the Origin client, without actually closing Origin), there is no meme you can do to reduce the memory used by the Origin client. > > EDIT: If you disable Share Interaction Data and Share Hardware Info, it seems to reduce some of the memory used. Unfortunately, you won’t be sending any of the details for any errors that occur, such as the infamous DirectX error. Not possible. 1) it cannot be using 150kb of RAM, that’s simply ridiculous. 2) it uses at least 50mb and up to 20% cpu usage while doing nothing. 3) the OP is right. If you go into the settings page, the CPU usage drops from 20% to 1 or 2. However the two processes still use well over 80mb combined. For them to use 150kb is simply completely impossible. I think you mean 150mb. No app uses that small amount of RAM, certainly not origin If you don’t believe the OP or me, do some googling and you’ll see. Oh and btw, [battle.net](http://battle.net) never used 100kb of memory. I challenge you to find any games platform, be it steam, origin, uplay or even GoG that uses less than 20mb. You’re really either talking out of your , or confusing Kb with Mb ---
**Author:** ![LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LeDyingScotsman)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/9 "2016-12-23T18:49:00Z")
> [@mr\_ako74](#): > > Dudes the Origin client on my pc is causing a 30% cpu load. Game after the latest patch became unplayable and my cpu was going up to a 100% load. > So looking into the internet I found a response from Origin support that if you click onto the account settings it will reduce the cpu load. And it does. For me from 30% in the store tab it goes down to 15% and the game is playable again. Try it. > > [[email protected]](https://battlefieldforum.co/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection), 1070, 16gb playing ultra at 1440p. Thanks dude! You solved my problem\> I was trying to figure out what the hell was going on with the CPU usage and the damn QTwebengineprocess crap! Opening app settings before (use desktop shortcut for game) or just after launching the game solves it! They need to fix this crap! ---
**Author:** ![mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@mr\_ako74](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mr_ako74)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/10 "2016-12-23T23:34:00Z")
I am happy that it works for other people too. Also it seems that DICE may be not 100% responsible for teh poor performance. ---
**Author:** ![BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BigF33t_13)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/11 "2016-12-24T00:11:00Z")
Both combined are using .5% of my CPU and 112 mb of ram with Origin open. ---
**Author:** ![LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LeDyingScotsman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/12 "2016-12-24T17:44:00Z")
> [@BigF33t\_13](#): > > Both combined are using .5% of my CPU and 112 mb of ram with Origin open. 112 mb seems normal but the newer version of Origin chews the hell out of CPU. Maybe there’s a reason it doesn’t affect you and others, but it’s certainly not an isolated issue. What OS are you using and what’s your CPU? I’m on Win 10 with an i5-3570 Right now I’m looking at mine and I have 150mb combined and 16% Cpu usage. That’s while in library and BF1 clicked on (so you see the animated background). If I click away from that, so it’s just in the library I still get 6-8% cpu usage. If I click on application settings, I get 0.5-1% usage. Weird right? I mean it shouldn’t be using any CPU while minimized and idle, especially if you’re playing a game. ---
**Author:** ![BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BigF33t_13)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/13 "2016-12-24T18:20:00Z")
I’ve seen a few people with that issue going back to bf4. I don’t remember the fix. Seems I remember some were running the beta version. ---
**Author:** ![emerson1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@emerson1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/emerson1975)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/14 "2016-12-24T18:28:00Z")
Yeah I had issues with the beta version. ---
**Author:** ![TrailMix1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/trailmix1975/32/103878_2.png) [@TrailMix1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TrailMix1975)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/15 "2016-12-24T19:05:00Z")
I’m running the latest beta version on windows 10 pro 64bit, i7-3770k, 32 GB ram. With just origin open to the my game library it idles between 0%-0.9% and 100MB- 120MB ---
**Author:** ![LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LeDyingScotsman](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LeDyingScotsman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/16 "2016-12-24T19:53:00Z")
> [@TrailMix1975](#): > > I’m running the latest beta version on windows 10 pro 64bit, i7-3770k, 32 GB ram. With just origin open to the my game library it idles between 0%-0.9% and 100MB- 120MB That’s good for you. But you know just because YOU don’t have the problem, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![Lahoo\_Eckbert](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lahoo_eckbert/32/102604_2.png) [@Lahoo\_Eckbert](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Lahoo_Eckbert)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/17 "2016-12-24T19:53:00Z")
Does nothing for me. Probably a placebo effect. ---
**Author:** ![TrailMix1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/trailmix1975/32/103878_2.png) [@TrailMix1975](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TrailMix1975)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/18 "2016-12-24T20:49:00Z")
> [@LeDyingScotsman](#): > > > [@TrailMix1975](#): > > > > I’m running the latest beta version on windows 10 pro 64bit, i7-3770k, 32 GB ram. With just origin open to the my game library it idles between 0%-0.9% and 100MB- 120MB > > That’s good for you. But you know just because YOU don’t have the problem, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. I was just commenting on my experience, I did NOT bash or say anything about the issue not existing. Many bugs/glitches affect many users due to any number of reasons. No need to shout at me. ---
**Author:** ![SnugglesIV](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/snugglesiv/32/103547_2.png) [@SnugglesIV](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/SnugglesIV)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 9:11am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/19 "2016-12-25T09:11:00Z")
> [@LeDyingScotsman](#): > > > [@SnugglesIV](#): > > > > What are you talking about dude? When I idle in the “my game library,” I get about 150k KB of memory (combining Origin.exe and QtWebEngineProcess.exe). If I switch to application settings, there is no change in memory used. Are you sure that you haven’t changed any options in addition to this? > > > > To compare this to [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) client, it uses 100k KB of memory. It shouldn’t have a massive impact on running BF1. The problem lies in BF1 or the NVIDIA/AMD drivers. Unless you can run BF1 without Origin (or disable the QtWebEngineProcess.exe that runs with the Origin client, without actually closing Origin), there is no meme you can do to reduce the memory used by the Origin client. > > > > EDIT: If you disable Share Interaction Data and Share Hardware Info, it seems to reduce some of the memory used. Unfortunately, you won’t be sending any of the details for any errors that occur, such as the infamous DirectX error. > > Not possible. 1) it cannot be using 150kb of RAM, that’s simply ridiculous. 2) it uses at least 50mb and up to 20% cpu usage while doing nothing. > 3) the OP is right. If you go into the settings page, the CPU usage drops from 20% to 1 or 2. > > However the two processes still use well over 80mb combined. For them to use 150kb is simply completely impossible. I think you mean 150mb. No app uses that small amount of RAM, certainly not origin > > If you don’t believe the OP or me, do some googling and you’ll see. > > Oh and btw, [battle.net](http://battle.net) never used 100kb of memory. I challenge you to find any games platform, be it steam, origin, uplay or even GoG that uses less than 20mb. You’re really either talking out of your , or confusing Kb with Mb 150k kB, as in 150000kB. You need to work on comprehension skills bro. Have you never heard of people abbreviating figures in the thousands by using the letter k? Also, 150 kB or 150000kB doesn’t matter. [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) uses a similar amount of CPU and no problems there that I’ve ever heard of. The problem lies mostly with Battlefield 1 and all fixes SHOULD be focused on it. Optimizing the client can come later; optimizing Battlefield 1 is far more urgent and will do more than focusing on a piddling difference of 50k (ie. 50000) kB. ---
**Author:** ![AESTViking2121](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/aestviking2121/32/101148_2.png) [@AESTViking2121](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AESTViking2121)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2016, 10:53am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791/20 "2016-12-25T10:53:00Z")
> [@SnugglesIV](#): > > > [@LeDyingScotsman](#): > > > > > [@SnugglesIV](#): > > > > > > What are you talking about dude? When I idle in the “my game library,” I get about 150k KB of memory (combining Origin.exe and QtWebEngineProcess.exe). If I switch to application settings, there is no change in memory used. Are you sure that you haven’t changed any options in addition to this? > > > > > > To compare this to [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) client, it uses 100k KB of memory. It shouldn’t have a massive impact on running BF1. The problem lies in BF1 or the NVIDIA/AMD drivers. Unless you can run BF1 without Origin (or disable the QtWebEngineProcess.exe that runs with the Origin client, without actually closing Origin), there is no meme you can do to reduce the memory used by the Origin client. > > > > > > EDIT: If you disable Share Interaction Data and Share Hardware Info, it seems to reduce some of the memory used. Unfortunately, you won’t be sending any of the details for any errors that occur, such as the infamous DirectX error. > > > > Not possible. 1) it cannot be using 150kb of RAM, that’s simply ridiculous. 2) it uses at least 50mb and up to 20% cpu usage while doing nothing. > > 3) the OP is right. If you go into the settings page, the CPU usage drops from 20% to 1 or 2. > > > > However the two processes still use well over 80mb combined. For them to use 150kb is simply completely impossible. I think you mean 150mb. No app uses that small amount of RAM, certainly not origin > > > > If you don’t believe the OP or me, do some googling and you’ll see. > > > > Oh and btw, [battle.net](http://battle.net) never used 100kb of memory. I challenge you to find any games platform, be it steam, origin, uplay or even GoG that uses less than 20mb. You’re really either talking out of your , or confusing Kb with Mb > > 150k kB, as in 150000kB. You need to work on comprehension skills bro. Have you never heard of people abbreviating figures in the thousands by using the letter k? > > Also, 150 kB or 150000kB doesn’t matter. [Battle.net](http://Battle.net) uses a similar amount of CPU and no problems there that I’ve ever heard of. The problem lies mostly with Battlefield 1 and all fixes SHOULD be focused on it. Optimizing the client can come later; optimizing Battlefield 1 is far more urgent and will do more than focusing on a piddling difference of 50k (ie. 50000) kB. English is not his 1st language I would imagine, maybe you should work on social skills some… Also there are 2 different teams working on each thing, Dice of course is working on BF1 where EA has a team working or Origin, why would they have the Origin team working on BF1, They are not the same groups of people, EA just publishes BF1 and slap EA on it really. Anyway Origin does not eat much resources on my system, But in the application settings in Origin I’ve disabled/changed the following: Default Screen: Games Library Participate in Origin client betas: Disabled Origin Helper Service: Disabled Scroll back up and click on Diagnostics and I disabled the following: Share Hardware info: Disabled Share system interaction data: Disabled Origin In-Game logging: Disabled Safe mode downloading: Disabled Up top again where It says Notifications I disabled all of them just because Origin Minimizes fullscreen games when a friend goes online or offline or sends a message or Invites, Its annoying, and I’ve disabled Origin In game. Origin uses next to no CPU time, but when you Open BF1, close that Rainy background image when you click play, it uses like 20% of my CPU if I leave it open. ![tmwjsdao3vtjzr5zg.jpg](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/d/5/d59a9397e309d13513079d12443f9f48be2221a1.png) And if I leave the Rain open ![qmu3vr552q98cbxzg.jpg](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/1/2/12a950b7e89bf7f06d75a1efb3cd13dfb5af5647.jpeg) [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/origin-is-one-the-reasons-for-high-cpu-usage/102791.md?page=2)