I have a Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores, but I've noticed while playing games like BF6 that my GPU usage only hits about 50%, while my CPU is constantly maxed out at 100%. For 1080p gaming, especially in CPU-intensive games like BF6, CS2, and VR, I'm looking for recommendations on a new CPU. I have a decent budget to work with. Any suggestions would be great!
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I’m running a 7600X, which I believe is similar to the 5900X, just with fewer cores. I’ve never seen my CPU hit 100% usage—my GPU usually does. It might just be the games you're playing; they could be more demanding on the CPU than others.
You might be right, it's likely a single-core performance issue. BF6 is very CPU-intensive, particularly with all the physics and destruction happening.