Windows 10: DPC routines executed too long. Popping and clicking sound.

Hello, I am having a issue where anytime I open a game I get these random stutters where my fps drops to 1 fps and my screen freezes I also get audio cutouts, I don't remember this happening when I first bought my laptop but about 2-3 months ago I started noticing this very annoying issue, I have tried a lot of things like changing my power supply to 100% so my cpu is getting 100% and also I have tried updating all my drivers, the problem is still here. Please help me fix this issue. Here are some results from latency mon: _______________________________________________________________________

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DPC routines executed too long. Popping and clicking sound.

Hello.. i am experiencing this Problem now since.. i would say around 2-3 Month. I have swapped out my Mainboard, changed my Ram, changed my PowerSupply, reinstalled windows, set my power settings to 100% (giving my CPU 100% all the time) etc... still the
clicking remains whenever i open something or something needs to load in the background... Here are some results from latency mon...

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CONCLUSION

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Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. One or more DPC routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing
for too long. At least one detected problem appears to be network related. In case you are using a WLAN adapter, try disabling it to get better results. 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 0:03:09 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.

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SYSTEM INFORMATION

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Computer name: DESKTOP-FONROLF

OS version: Windows 10 , 10.0, build: 17763 (x64)

Hardware: ASRock, 970 Extreme3 R2.0

CPU: AuthenticAMD AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor

Logical processors: 8

Processor groups: 1

RAM: 16356 MB total

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CPU SPEED

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Reported CPU speed: 3991 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.

WARNING: the CPU speed that was measured is only a fraction of the CPU speed reported. Your CPUs may be throttled back due to variable speed settings and thermal issues. It is suggested that you run a utility which reports your actual CPU frequency and temperature.

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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES

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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): 1891,022462

Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 15,759799

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 1826,000232

Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 9,109363

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REPORTED ISRs

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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): 455,751691

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

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0,023642

Driver with highest ISR total time: USBPORT.SYS - USB 1.1 & 2.0-Porttreiber, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0,042007

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 83875

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

ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs): 8

ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0

ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0

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

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REPORTED DPCs

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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): 9035,924330

Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: ndis.sys - NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification), Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0,643326

Driver with highest DPC total execution time: USBPORT.SYS - USB 1.1 & 2.0-Porttreiber, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 1,060622

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 878152

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

DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs): 4790

DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 101

DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0

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

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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS

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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: latmon.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults 31

Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 19

Number of processes hit: 5

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PER CPU DATA

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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 27,552621

CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 209,267352

CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 0,437129

CPU 0 ISR count: 76059

CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1815,617139

CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 15,565414

CPU 0 DPC count: 864041

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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 6,111622

CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 455,751691

CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0,180299

CPU 1 ISR count: 5652

CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1499,189426

CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0,272914

CPU 1 DPC count: 11250

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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 3,729902

CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 196,448760

CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0,016496

CPU 2 ISR count: 1664

CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 8847,008269

CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0,117517

CPU 2 DPC count: 4128

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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 3,159648

CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 94,174142

CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0,000599

CPU 3 ISR count: 131

CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 219,174142

CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0,004845

CPU 3 DPC count: 638

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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 2,932296

CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs): 6,920321

CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s): 0,000187

CPU 4 ISR count: 114

CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs): 378,037835

CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 0,010773

CPU 4 DPC count: 1166

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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 3,067836

CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs): 6,958406

CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s): 0,000095

CPU 5 ISR count: 49

CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs): 78,625658

CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0,002368

CPU 5 DPC count: 287

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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 3,040593

CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs): 19,389627

CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s): 0,000220

CPU 6 ISR count: 115

CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs): 9035,924330

CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 0,061975

CPU 6 DPC count: 1325

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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 2,854458

CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs): 5,852167

CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s): 0,000175

CPU 7 ISR count: 99

CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs): 138,654222

CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0,002079

CPU 7 DPC count: 213

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"One or more DCP routines that belong to a driver running in your system appear to be executing for too long."

So I've been having some stuttering issues in games and big performance drops then it'll go back to normal. I've also noticed that my friend with the exact same computer (Dell G7, same specs) doesn't get these and his runs smoother. I ran the whysoslow
monitoring tool from Resplendence, and that told me to run LatencyMon. Here is the result (I bolded the important parts):

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CONCLUSION
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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 0:11:49 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.

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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name: DESKTOP-JFECOA0
OS version: Windows 10 , 10.0, version 1903, build: 18362 (x64)
Hardware: G7 7588, Dell Inc., 0FDMYT
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8750H CPU @ 2.20GHz
Logical processors: 12
Processor groups: 1
RAM: 16178 MB total

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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed: 2208 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.

WARNING: the CPU speed that was measured is only a fraction of the CPU speed reported. Your CPUs may be throttled back due to variable speed settings and thermal issues. It is suggested that you run a utility which reports your actual CPU frequency and
temperature.

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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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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): 1960.30
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs): 5.290084

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 1921.90
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 1.948345

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REPORTED ISRs
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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): 236.650362
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: ACPI.sys - ACPI Driver for NT, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0.004625
Driver with highest ISR total time: ACPI.sys - ACPI Driver for NT, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0.007684

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 108544
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0

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REPORTED DPCs
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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): 1947.862319
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: ACPI.sys - ACPI Driver for NT, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.053808
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0.121336

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 2037509
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs): 1494
DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 136
DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0

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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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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: chrome.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults 595
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 178
Number of processes hit: 24

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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 42.016082
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 236.650362
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 0.651320
CPU 0 ISR count: 108104
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1947.862319
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 9.562735
CPU 0 DPC count: 1708285
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 39.0950
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 139.745471
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0.002455
CPU 1 ISR count: 440
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 1116.803442
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0.044738
CPU 1 DPC count: 2683
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 29.309326
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): 386.545290
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0.023711
CPU 2 DPC count: 4287
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 30.126179
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): 133.230978
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0.001759
CPU 3 DPC count: 409
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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s): 28.143653
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): 284.102355
CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s): 0.015398
CPU 4 DPC count: 3192
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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s): 27.999856
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): 111.766304
CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s): 0.002543
CPU 5 DPC count: 640
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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s): 33.327393
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): 174.613225
CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s): 0.014973
CPU 6 DPC count: 4138
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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s): 33.048914
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): 373.490036
CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s): 0.304047
CPU 7 DPC count: 161967
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CPU 8 Interrupt cycle time (s): 37.617954
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): 229.138587
CPU 8 DPC total execution time (s): 0.025111
CPU 8 DPC count: 11018
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CPU 9 Interrupt cycle time (s): 24.754652
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): 380.438406
CPU 9 DPC total execution time (s): 0.283097
CPU 9 DPC count: 137785
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CPU 10 Interrupt cycle time (s): 39.372877
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): 263.093297
CPU 10 DPC total execution time (s): 0.018908
CPU 10 DPC count: 2042
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CPU 11 Interrupt cycle time (s): 34.663851
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): 358.703804
CPU 11 DPC total execution time (s): 0.026230
CPU 11 DPC count: 2693
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Microstuttering and sound popping

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CONCLUSION
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Your system appears to be having trouble handling real-time audio and other tasks. You are likely to experience buffer underruns appearing as drop outs, clicks or pops. 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 0:13:43 (h:mm:ss) on all processors.


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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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Computer name: DESKTOP-0RK4DVT
OS version: Windows 10 , 10.0, build: 17134 (x64)
Hardware: W65_67SB , Notebook
CPU: GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4000M CPU @ 2.40GHz
Logical processors: 4
Processor groups: 1
RAM: 8076 MB total


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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed: 2394 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.


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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO DPC LATENCIES
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The interrupt to DPC latency reflects the measured interval in which a DPC could execute in response to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution.

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 9073.503633
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs): 5.177959


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REPORTED ISRs
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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): 77.548872
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%): 0.004063
Driver with highest ISR total time: Wdf01000.sys - Kernel Mode Driver Framework Runtime, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%) 0.004063

ISR count (execution time <250 µs): 41054
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 500-999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED DPCs
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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): 630.212197
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time: ndis.sys - Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS), Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%): 0.033794
Driver with highest DPC total execution time: dxgkrnl.sys - DirectX Graphics Kernel, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%) 0.110292

DPC count (execution time <250 µs): 854203
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 500-999 µs): 51
DPC count (execution time 1000-1999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time 2000-3999 µs): 0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs): 0


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REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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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: fraps.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults 437
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process: 133
Number of processes hit: 14


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PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s): 13.511998
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs): 77.548872
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s): 0.113834
CPU 0 ISR count: 32090
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs): 629.416876
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s): 3.405739
CPU 0 DPC count: 835836
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s): 4.848698
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs): 22.489557
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s): 0.015301
CPU 1 ISR count: 6465
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs): 619.787803
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s): 0.040681
CPU 1 DPC count: 4175
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s): 4.876617
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs): 12.573099
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s): 0.001113
CPU 2 ISR count: 701
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs): 195.335004
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s): 0.093632
CPU 2 DPC count: 6653
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s): 3.366508
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs): 23.635756
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s): 0.003506
CPU 3 ISR count: 1798
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs): 630.212197
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s): 0.091114
CPU 3 DPC count: 7590
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