I have the same issue since the launch. Trust me i saw every topic, even contacted customer support, but no solution for that part. They said its might be my internet that limits my cpu/gpu and the overall game performance in cyrodiil. Since i cant check any other connection i had to adopt.
I did but i am not happy.

Looks like you are maxing out one core (Core 0) in the pic.

What is you core speed?

Check that the eso.exe process is using all the cores.

Disable core parking.

Max power settings.

I am having the same exact issue. XFX ATI Radeon HD 7970 3GBGDDR5 i7-2600 @ 3.4GHz 8GB RAM

What CPU tools are people using to get by?

I'm having the same problem here. i5 4690k 3.5GHz and GTX 770, 16GB RAM.

About two weeks ago I was getting 60+ FPS everywhere. It's now dropping to around 35 in busy areas which seems a lot less smooth in comparison.

Changing graphics settings makes no difference. I'm convinced the game is poorly optimised for CPU usage and it seems to be getting worse with every update!

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I have done a lot of research on this problem and the most frustrating thing especially is their is no pattern. Same setup different results with different players.

One of the most common factors is the GTX700 series seem to be afflict more than other setups. It's like some combination of operating system, cpu, gpu "de-optimizes" the code.

In reference to above post, the beta code was a lot better optimized than the current code.

ik my comments to op may seem poorly worded and may be but his computer in normal on a good day where the patch hasnt broken the game i dont see getting very large fps.The patch from the 13th that fixed memory leaks i think in pvp areas or something seems to have caused fps issues on my computer idk if per say its worse on 700 series as i used to use a 680 now use a 780 but i went from around 70fps to about 38 thats almost 50% lose in frames i was getting idk what was added but as others are stating there clearly is an issue with the current build of the game.

Same here, fps used to be poor with a 780TI, then was fixed in 1.2** release i think and i had over 90 % GPU utilization.
Ive not played for a couple of weeks and have just extended my sub and found the fps issue is back, only using 50% GPU utilization.

I have always kept a copy of the UserSettings.txt which worked but it has no effect on this current release.

I eventually submitted a ticket and after a few exchanges with a very helpful staff they arrived at the diagnosis that my original CPU was too slow . I wanted to update this thread in case anyone experiences the same issues. So here is a step by step recreation of what I went through and how I finally fixed it.

My original CPU was the bottleneck to my GPU. I also believe my CPU was running a power saving feature that I could not find to turn it off. I upgraded my CPU to a 4.1Ghz Quad Core and my fps plummeted, and I experienced the same issue, low fps, untaxed GPU/CPU. I Downloaded CPU-Z and it showed that core 0 was at 1.8Ghz with an 18multiplier (I can go to 32 iirc) rather than 4.1Ghz. So CPUID showed me that my CPU was not running at full capacity. I touched the cooling fins of my processor and they were cold with a factory heat sink so I knew right there something was wrong. (they should at least be warm, if the heat is so hot that it is discomforting then you are not wicking away enough heat.)

I downloaded HWmonitor and checked the current core voltages and I was getting 7watts a core. My CPU is a 100W cpu so that told me that my CPU was not getting enough power. I unplugged some unneeded devices in my PC and my Core watts shot up to 37W a core (x4) and CPUID showed my CPU at 4.1GHZ.

I also disabled "quiet and cool" from AMD bios along with a few other power saving features and resource monitor shows my CPU at max frequency all the time. My GPU is up to 80-90% usage and all is well.

So if you are experiencing this I would download those programs and make sure everything has at least the wattage expected by the manufacturer, make sure your cpu and gpu are running at designated clock speeds and maintain those speeds. Then you can OC your CPU and if that increases your GPU usage then your CPU was the hold up. You can also compare your hardware to this thread to get an idea of what you should expect with that hardware.

I know this seems silly, for anyone else in this boat. Go logitech!

I recently purchased a logitech keyboard and found a really nifty utility called ARX that will display cpu/gpu use on a tablet/phone or other device letting you keep an eye on cores and utilization in real time.

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I downloaded cpu-z and the hw monitor and cant seem to get it to tell me about specific cores, how do I pull that info up pls.