Wrong "Total CPU Usage" reading on my R5 5600X / ASRock X570 Pro4

[Furkan]

Hey all,

I have this problem for months already, but never really bothered to post it.

A few months ago, i realized that the % value of the "Total CPU Usage" got borked crazy.
What i mean with that is that when i play games, the % value is always between 2-10%.
Screenshot is from today 12.12.2022



This is ofc wrong, because a CPU Is not at 5% Total CPU Usage during gaming. I even have proof of old gameplay where the problem didnt exist:
Screenshot is from 05.09.2022 (DD/MM/YYYY)



As you see, a few months ago it was showing a fitting number (43%) which made sense. Now im stuck at this 2-10%.

These are the Monitoring Settings: (I only use HwInfo.dll as Plugin):



Does anyone has the same problem or does anyone know how can I fix this in Combination with MSI Afterburner/RTSS?
Thanks!
Furkan

 

[Martin]

You need to switch to the "CPU Utility" value in HWiNFO instead. This has been discussed several times here.

 

[Furkan]

Hey,
thanks for fast reply!
Ah I see what you mean.
I tried to avoid this since I dont use the Shard Memory Support (The values i got from the picture above are somehow independent from it).

Once I enabled it, i could easily add the Value u mean and it looks better!
Ill see how this goes and may buy a license, thanks Martin!

 

[Martin]

More details here:

HWiNFO v7.12 released

HWiNFO v7.12 available. Changes: Added a darker (black) Dark Mode skin. Increased font and window size of the summary window. Updated summary window for improved support of Hybrid CPUs. Changed core naming in Hybrid CPUs to better reflect the type. Added a workaround for missing CPU clocks on...

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