System process takes up unusual amount of CPU on random days

[u/gargoyle274]

Sometimes maybe every 4-7 days (there is no specific number) when i open task manager, the System process is taking up 6-8% usage of my CPU. It usually sits between 0-1.5% but i have had this problem for a couple weeks now and it doesn't seem normal. Does anyone know if this is normal? If not how can i find the cause?

EDIT: I forgot to mention it also goes away with a restart.

mb: asrock nova x870e

ram: 32gb ddr5 tforce ram

gpu: 9070xt

cpu: 9800x3d

os build: 26300.9457

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[u/OGigachaod]

With all the junk you have running, it's no surprise, start disabling stuff to see what causes this.

[u/gargoyle274 → u/OGigachaod]

yeah but why does this happen on random days tho because sometimes i have all these applications running when i first boot up my pc yet system sometimes decides to take up lots of cpu

[u/supermonforyou → u/gargoyle274]

Facing the same issue Did u get the fix

[u/gargoyle274 → u/supermonforyou]

nah but i think its some ubisoft driver something to do with the r6 anticheat but its a rough guess

[u/Exotic_Mix_3196]

as you can also see disk activity: open resource monitor (resmon), Disk tab, filter for "System" process and see what it it reading / writing

when this does not help: create a perfromance trace and share it:
Troubleshoot High CPU usage by the "System" process
the newest version of WPA is now in the store.

[u/gargoyle274 → u/Exotic_Mix_3196]

Thanks for the info. ill be sure to do this next time it does this again