Dark Souls II · Bad session · 22 FPS · 208 stutters (2046 slow frames including 2004 freezes) · @Stimi

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By @Stimi

Dark Souls II

Sep 22, 2026, 11:44 PM · 2h 20min · 100 min gameplay

Very erratic framerate (98% drop) — a serious cause to investigate.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz · RTX 3080 FE · 31 GB RAM · 2560x1440 · driver 616.64Windowed

Detected by: system event · End: the game closed

Key takeaways

What stands out in this session

Bad session

Very erratic framerate (98% drop) — a serious cause to investigate.

208 stutters (2046 slow frames including 2004 freezes) · 3,466.9 s lost

Main cause: Game computation. The worst stretch cost 144.9 s of lost frames.

CPU limited

The processor did most of the work on 100% of the frames: it is the limit, not the graphics card.

Performance

FPS, lows and stutter breakdown

Frame timing

100 min active / 140 min total

Average FPS

Session average

1% low

Average of the worst 1% of frames

0.1% low

Extreme micro-stutters

Frame p99

1017.6 ms

Time per frame, in the slowest 1%

Time of each frame (ms) over the session — higher = longer frame. Red dots = frames that clearly break away from the pace of this session.

Slow frames (2046)

3,466.9 s lost

Game computation500(816.0 s)

Breakdown computed on the first 500 stutters reported by the app.

System state

CPU, GPU, VRAM averages and temperatures

Game CPU

GPU

22%

CPU temp max

63°

48° on average

GPU temp max

62°

59° on average

Processor · Graphics card over the session, peak of each slice. The dashed lines are the thresholds of the thermal summary.

Advanced sensors (PawnIO driver)

VRM max 54 °CCPU fan max 907 RPMGPU fan max 1,021 RPMCPU power avg. 56 WGPU power avg. 120 WHottest core #3 · 63 °C

CPU limited

The processor did most of the work on 100% of the frames: it is the limit, not the graphics card.

VRAM peak

3.3 GB

VRAM evictions

Input lag p99

125.5 ms