Apps like Chrome, Discord, or Spotify eat up CPU cycles.
Check for "Max FPS" sliders in the game menu and set them to unlimited.
To help me give you more specific advice, could you tell me: What are your (CPU, GPU, and RAM)? Which specific games are giving you trouble? What resolution (1080p, 1440p, etc.) are you playing at?
Higher resolutions (1440p or 4K) shift the workload from the CPU to the GPU.
Go to Control Panel > Power Options and select High Performance . Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling: Go to Settings > System > Display > Graphics . Click Change default graphics settings . Toggle Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling to On .
Download Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to completely wipe your old drivers in Safe Mode.
This caps your frame rate to your monitor's refresh rate. Turn it off to see raw performance.