obsproject / obsproject/obs-studio
CPU usage in Stats tab inaccurate and consistently underreported.
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Description
Operating System Info
Windows 11
Other OS
No response
OBS Studio Version
27.2.4
OBS Studio Version (Other)
No response
OBS Studio Log URL
https://obsproject.com/logs/5VFgNqpO5YlrB3eQ
OBS Studio Crash Log URL
No response
Expected Behavior
CPU usage reported in OBS Stats panel and bottom right corner appears to be consistently underreported.
Here is a screenshot capturing both Task Manager and OBS at the same point in time.
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Current Behavior
CPU usage is consistently under reported.
Steps to Reproduce
- Start OBS with usual sources.
- Measure CPU usage from both OBS stats and Task Manager
- Compare results.
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Anything else we should know?
Windows 11 21H2 22000.675
Ryzen 5600x
16 gig of ram
Geforce RTX 3700
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing on Windows 11 with the listed Ryzen 5600X setup, comparing the Stats panel and bottom-right CPU value with Task Manager while following the issue's steps. Review the OBS log URL for runtime context and trace the existing CPU-reporting path; done means OBS no longer consistently underreports CPU usage against Task Manager.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- performance
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100