Should I optimize thread priority for Stalker 2 on MSI Z890?
The difference is night and day; after fixing the scheduling, the micro-stutters at the city edges are completely gone. The P-cores and E-cores on the MSI MPG Z890 EDGE TI WIFI were having a 15-25ms scheduling delay with Stalker 2's AI calculations, causing the FPS to bounce wildly between 60 and 85. I tried 'Ultimate Performance' mode in Windows, but the CPU idle power spiked and temps sat around 50℃ without actually fixing the scheduling conflict. I eventually went into the BIOS, disabled C-State deep sleep, and forced the game's CPU affinity to the P-cores only. In RTSS, the frame time tightened from 14-28ms to a silky 8-12ms. I accidentally set the priority to 'Realtime' at first, which froze my background apps, so I backed it off to 'High'. Core temps are now stable at 62-68℃. I switched the performance mode via MSI Center and the temps stayed consistent at 62-68℃.
