CPU Usage when loading CoD maps.

FishFishy · May 19, 2013

I have a question about cpu usage when loading maps maybe some of you guys can answer from experience. When loading a map on like call of duty mw2, or basically any cod game in multiplayer I will hit 100% cpu usage and sometimes the game will stop responding for a few seconds.

Is this a normal thing to happen when loading maps? I usually average at like 15% to 20% cpu usage when actually playing the game, It only jumps to 100% when loading the map or sometimes in the main menu when changing settings.

I have a i7 3770k by the way.

SuF · May 19, 2013

It's most likely normal.

Laptop65 · May 19, 2013

Its normal dude. It does it with my PC and on every other game where loading a map or level is involved. It just goes to 100% to load the map as quickly as possible.

Noodles :) · May 20, 2013

its fine, currently dont have access to my second screen so cant tell you exactly what i get. >_<

Decadence · May 21, 2013

If I would have to take a guess, it may be that your CPU needs to decompress the maps to load them into RAM. Even just loading the maps into RAM would take up a lot of CPU resources and like others have said, it maxes out to allow it to finish quicker.