[HELP] Ryzen 7 7800X3D persistent micro-stutters in CS2 / Faceit (200ms spikes)
I’m struggling with a persistent issue in Counter-Strike 2 (Faceit). Every now and then, I get a mini-freeze/micro-stutter where the frametime graph spikes to 200ms. It makes the game feel unresponsive during those seconds.
I have already updated my BIOS and tweaked several settings, but while it seems slightly better, the stutters are still there.
My Specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M GAMING WIFI6E (Rev 1.4)
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT (12GB)
- RAM: 32GB DDR5 (Running at 5200 MT/s)
- OS: Windows 11
What I’ve tried so far:
- BIOS Update: Updated to the latest version (F7).
- EXPO: Enabled (Profile 1).
- PBO Enhancement: Set to 80 Level 1.
- Global C-state Control: Disabled.
- TPM: Security Device Support is Enabled (Faceit Anti-Cheat requires it, otherwise I’d turn it off).
- Gigabyte Features: Enabled "Low Latency Support" and "High Bandwidth" in BIOS.
- Windows: High Performance power plan is active.
The issue: Randomly during matches, the game just "hiccups." The MS graph in CS2 hits 200ms for a brief moment and then goes back to normal. It doesn't crash to desktop, just these annoying freezes.
Does anyone with a similar 7800X3D / Gigabyte build have a fix for this? Could it be a specific Windows setting, shader cache, or maybe something related to fTPM even on the latest BIOS?
Posted Apr 3, 2026, 4:45 PM UTC