Random sluttering/freeze for 1sec while gaming

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Random sluttering/freeze for 1sec while gaming

mativv 0

Hello, I have a problem. During gameplay, I get a random slutter/freeze for literally a second. I noticed that this started happening after formatting my computer.

PC Specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 9800x3D

GPU: RTX 3060 ASUS TWIN

PSU: MSI MPG A1000G

RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5

SSD: Kingstone KC3000 (dystem disk)

SSD: Samsung 980

Motherboard: MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk WiFi

I also use AIO Cooling (Arctic Freezer III) and LIANLI Strimer Plus 24PIN.

After formatting my PC I installed the new one version of BIOS, AMD Chipset, Audio Drivers , LAN Drivers. GPU drivers, BIOS. I don't use EXPO! i drop you logs from HWinfo-Sensors while gaming and clip from game: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vt-nB7OUHqQ0KtRhiW9iL5T8EG2pdMlZ?usp=sharing

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Answer 1

Igor Leyko 110.5K Independent Advisor

Please try different drivers' versions.

mativv 0 Reputation points

2026-02-17T20:06:31.35+00:00

Which one do you recommend for nvidia rtx 3060? i used 591.86 and the oldest one: 580.88

Answer 2

Igor Leyko 110.5K Independent Advisor

Seems the problem is in a graphic subsystem.

Did you check for BIOS updates? Try to install other versions of graphic drivers. Use DDU tool during driver's installation. Reseat GPU with careful contact cleaning. Clean GPU cooling system from dust.

mativv 0 Reputation points

2026-02-15T16:09:33.4433333+00:00

I checked my bios version. The support released AMI BIOS version 7E12v1K7 (Beta version) on 2025-10-21. I also have 1.K7. I will try to clear PCIE slot and my graphic card and reinstall drivers using ddu

Answer 3

Igor Leyko 110.5K Independent Advisor

LatencyMon can analyze any software lagging.

Answer 4

Igor Leyko 110.5K Independent Advisor

Hi,

please analyze lags with third-party LatencyMon tool and show the result.

mativv 0 Reputation points

2026-02-14T17:41:09.0766667+00:00

isn't it for audio?
mativv 0 Reputation points

2026-02-14T19:29:53.97+00:00

Is this okay? or Do you need me to post anything specific?

CONCLUSION

Your system seems to be having difficulty handling real-time audio and other tasks. You may experience drop outs, clicks or pops due to buffer underruns. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long. One problem may be related to power management, disable CPU throttling settings in Control Panel and BIOS setup. Check for BIOS updates.

LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for 1:02:05 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.

SYSTEM INFORMATION

Computer name: INOX

OS version: Windows 11, 10.0, version 2009, build: 26200 (x64)

Hardware: MS-7E12, Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

BIOS: 1.K7

CPU: AuthenticAMD AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor

Logical processors: 16

Processor groups: 1

Processor group size: 16

RAM: 31849 MB total

CPU SPEED

Reported CPU speed (WMI): 470 MHz

Reported CPU speed (registry): 470 MHz

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.

MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES

The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 808,40

Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 13,580170

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 803,40

Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 7,541508

REPORTED ISRs

Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs): 258,150

Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Aparat wykonawczy struktury sterowników trybu jądra, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0,001579

Driver with highest ISR total time: Wdf01000.sys - Aparat wykonawczy struktury sterowników trybu jądra, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0,002443

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 1920471

ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0

ISR count (execution time 500-1000 µs): 1

ISR count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 0

ISR count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 0

ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0

REPORTED DPCs

DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs): 1515,620

Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0,264604

Driver with highest DPC total execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0,486392

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 24686127

DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0

DPC count (execution time 500-10000 µs): 1236

DPC count (execution time 1000-2000 µs): 5

DPC count (execution time 2000-4000 µs): 0

DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0

REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS

Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count: vgc.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults 679

Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 143

Number of processes hit: 41

PER CPU DATA

CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 554,962815

CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 258,150

CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 1,456123

CPU 0 ISR count: 1920472

CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1515,620

CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 288,119827

CPU 0 DPC count: 24325375

CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 14,833835

CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 1 ISR count: 0

CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 64,160

CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0,035994

CPU 1 DPC count: 9834

CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 17,386551

CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 2 ISR count: 0

CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 277,540

CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0,141240

CPU 2 DPC count: 53384

CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 16,732288

CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 3 ISR count: 0

CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 64,880

CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0,055282

CPU 3 DPC count: 13844

CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 17,777783

CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 4 ISR count: 0

CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs): 281,860

CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 0,081424

CPU 4 DPC count: 21112

CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 29,171988

CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 5 ISR count: 0

CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs): 148,530

CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0,21620

CPU 5 DPC count: 32217

CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 24,477608

CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 6 ISR count: 0

CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs): 247,140

CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 0,139757

CPU 6 DPC count: 21439

CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 17,609844

CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 7 ISR count: 0

CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs): 279,310

CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0,083958

CPU 7 DPC count: 19085

CPU 8 Interrupt cycle time (s): 18,305107

CPU 8 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 8 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 8 ISR count: 0

CPU 8 DPC highest execution time (µs): 72,570

CPU 8 DPC total execution time (s): 0,128752

CPU 8 DPC count: 30854

CPU 9 Interrupt cycle time (s): 23,967227

CPU 9 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 9 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 9 ISR count: 0

CPU 9 DPC highest execution time (µs): 275,630

CPU 9 DPC total execution time (s): 0,204462

CPU 9 DPC count: 37855

CPU 10 Interrupt cycle time (s): 18,76130

CPU 10 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 10 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 10 ISR count: 0

CPU 10 DPC highest execution time (µs): 272,750

CPU 10 DPC total execution time (s): 0,120401

CPU 10 DPC count: 25300

CPU 11 Interrupt cycle time (s): 27,749884

CPU 11 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 11 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 11 ISR count: 0

CPU 11 DPC highest execution time (µs): 285,030

CPU 11 DPC total execution time (s): 0,329527

CPU 11 DPC count: 49212

CPU 12 Interrupt cycle time (s): 13,225986

CPU 12 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 12 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 12 ISR count: 0

CPU 12 DPC highest execution time (µs): 73,630

CPU 12 DPC total execution time (s): 0,041307

CPU 12 DPC count: 8176

CPU 13 Interrupt cycle time (s): 12,561153

CPU 13 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 13 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 13 ISR count: 0

CPU 13 DPC highest execution time (µs): 267,80

CPU 13 DPC total execution time (s): 0,049688

CPU 13 DPC count: 9214

CPU 14 Interrupt cycle time (s): 12,833208

CPU 14 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 14 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 14 ISR count: 0

CPU 14 DPC highest execution time (µs): 65,670

CPU 14 DPC total execution time (s): 0,094540

CPU 14 DPC count: 13748

CPU 15 Interrupt cycle time (s): 13,3830

CPU 15 ISR highest execution time (µs): 0,0

CPU 15 ISR total execution time (s): 0,0

CPU 15 ISR count: 0

CPU 15 DPC highest execution time (µs): 73,610

CPU 15 DPC total execution time (s): 0,121763

CPU 15 DPC count: 16719

Answer 5

Random stuttering or freezing during gameplay can be caused by several factors, especially after a fresh installation of your operating system. Here are some potential causes and solutions:

Driver Issues: Ensure that all your drivers are up to date, especially the graphics card drivers. Sometimes, using the latest drivers can resolve performance issues.
Background Processes: Check for any background applications that may be consuming resources. Use Task Manager to see if there are any processes that are using a significant amount of CPU or memory.
Power Settings: Make sure your power settings are configured for performance. In Windows, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Power Options and select the High Performance plan.
Thermal Throttling: Monitor your CPU and GPU temperatures while gaming. If they are running too hot, the system may throttle performance to cool down. Ensure that your cooling solution is adequate and that there is proper airflow in your case.
Memory Issues: Since you mentioned not using EXPO, ensure that your RAM is running at the correct speed and timings. You can check this in the BIOS or through software like HWinfo.
SSD Performance: Since you have multiple SSDs, ensure that the drive where your game is installed is performing well. Run a benchmark to check the read/write speeds and ensure there are no issues.
BIOS Settings: Sometimes, certain BIOS settings can lead to instability. If you have recently updated your BIOS, consider resetting to default settings to see if that resolves the issue.

If the problem persists, consider checking the logs you mentioned for any anomalies during the stuttering events, as they may provide more insight into the root cause.

References:

Debugging Audio Glitches in XAudio2

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