Yes, there is a huge problem with C12’s ASIO Guard spiking. I never had this problem with C11.
It got better after I turned on the power scheme, but I’m still getting some dropouts here and there.
I’ve already posted my specs on this thread:
https://forums.steinberg.net/t/cubase-12-upgrade-asio-guard-issue/769834/254
As it is, my specs are as optimized for a DAW as it can be, and it’s also at i9 (18) cores, 128G RAM. And I’m still getting dropouts.
There’s seriously something wrong with C12, and I don’t blame those who want a refund. Something that worked perfectly in C11 just suddenly isn’t in C12, and the end-users shouldn’t be made into guinea pig testers. This is terrible.