High CPU causing sluggish windows behaviour.

[pr1970]

Hey All,
Have had this issue for a few months now. Have an X670e Asus board with AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. I've noticed that when I have hight CPU the system (Task Manager) becomes sluggish, i cant actually scroll down the Task Manager as its just stops for a few seconds and then starts again responding.

I feel its a driver problem but i have all the latest drivers , tried Asus drivers for my mainboard and also AMD. Any ideas? The system is about a year old but didnt use to have this issue.
Thanks alot

[achugh]

Hi @pr1970 , can you please share your full system details in terms of hardware and software that you are using? Also which process in Task Manager do you see is using100% of CPU as that will give us a clue in terms of what driver or application is misbehaving. Lastly, what do you typically do when you observe this issue of CPU being used 100%?

[Jiaszzz_ROG]

Hello, @pr1970 

High CPU usage can cause the computer to stutter, become unresponsive, or crash.
In your usage scenario, is the CPU usage increasing due to heavy loads or abnormal spikes?
Based on your description, there have been no issues for a year.
Aside from Task Manager lagging during high CPU usage, are there any other issues, such as temperature spikes during light or idle loads?
If so, we recommend checking the cooling system and determining whether reapplying thermal paste or a BIOS update is needed.
Kindly refer to the following FAQs if needed:
[Windows 11/10] How to use Task Manager to check computer performance
How to Fix High CPU Usage

Thank you.