ASIO maxed out but CPU only uses 20%

Cubase
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Hi
(sorry if this has been answered )

I was getting maxed out on my dual core E6600 so i made a total upgrade to an
i7 pc. Completely new PC and re-installed Cubase, plugins and so on.
ASIO still maxes out but the CPU only uses 20% !
On my dual core it used 100% when ASIO maxed out.
where is the bottleneck ? The soundcard is the only thing i “reused”.

It’s a wee bit frustrating to have a kick a** CPU that only uses 20%

hoping for some ideas from you.
thanks
Jeremy

some specs:
win7 pro 64 - cubase 32bit - 8gb ram - CPU i7 2600 - DELTA AUDIOPHILE 2496 64bit driver
2x1TB sata. one for system and one for projects.

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That measures ASIO throughput. If it pegs, there’s an issue with your soundcard whether it be drivers or firmware etc… .

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Try using smaller buffers when tracking and larger buffers when just mixing

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Have you tried a different PCI slot?

(What’s your latency at the moment? Do you still get the same figures when you double it?)

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I agree with the soundcard being the bottleneck as the asio is not a cpu measurement. I’m also assuming that you’re using the same latency as you did on your older setup.