How to optimize i5-13490F resource scheduling for Witcher 3?
It's honestly ridiculous that a modern CPU can turn the streets of Novigrad into a slow-motion movie. The Intel Core i5-13490F was struggling with the Next-Gen NPC AI, with core loads jumping wildly between 100% and 20%, causing frame times to swing erratically from 12ms to 45ms. I first tried disabling E-Cores in the BIOS, but while the spikes lessened, my average FPS dropped by 15—a totally backward result that almost made me laugh. I then used a process manager to set the game priority to 'Realtime' and locked the minimum processor state to 100% in the power plan. Monitoring with RivaTuner, the frame time graph finally flattened from a jagged mess to a smooth 11-16ms range. I did hit a brief system deadlock right after changing the priority, which I only solved by bumping my virtual memory to 32GB. CPU temps are sitting at 62-74℃ with fans spinning at 2100 RPM. I exported all the scheduling data via a performance analyzer, and the parameters are finally stable.
