This mod fixes CPU Priority: High right out of the box.
CPU Affinity requires manual configuration.
To find the amount of cores in your CPU, go to Task Manager -> Advanced View -> Performance -> CPU
Here is my example Cores: 4 Logical processors: 8 Using the affinity calculator mentioned in the PriorityMod.toml file, you can work out your affinity hex code.
Activate (check) cores 0-7 (that's 8 cores, or logical processors)
Physical: 0, 2, 4, 6 Logical: 1, 3, 5, 7
Disable (uncheck) the first and second logical cores (1 and 3)
This outputs CPU Affinity Bitmask (hex): 0x00000000000000F5
but due to how HEX numbers work, all you really need in this case is 0xF5
Result in PriorityMod.toml # To set the value. You need CPU Affinity Mask Calculator # https://bitsum.com/tools/cpu-affinity-calculator/ affinity = 0xF5
I verified this by going to Task Manager -> Advanced View -> Details -> right click SkyrimSE.exe and saw that the Priority was High and the Affinity code had properly disabled cores 1 and 3.
TLDR: it will optimize the first two and most relevant game threads in the way that they can work separated from each other and all other threads and do not have to share the first physical core automatically due to smt. this will result in lesser stutter and a more smooth gaming experience. it may give you maximum of one or two fps more but nothing worth to mention. the focus is just on the smoother gaming experience.?
Very dumb monke here. If i have 4 cores and 4 logical processors what should i do? I understand that i have to check cores 0-3, but how do i know which ones should be disabled?
Didn't really elevate FPS for me. But it did boost responsiveness and eliminate movement jitter. It's the smoothness I think matters most. So, I say it did it's job.
probably not unless you have like a lot of smp physics in one place at once or have mods which add alot of physics. i would still get it just for some extra frames but you probably wont see much of a difference
Yes, but before this, you probably need FreeFPS guide first. I use 9800x3d and 5070ti on 1080p monitor.
Its insane spec for 1080p but even with constant 60FPS, latency never above 100ms (Elephant's Script Latency Tester), i EXPERIENCED micro-stutter, sometimes the script just not firing at all (Muted Tavern type of shi, no continue song, no chattering etc). Should never happen, specially im always careful with what i install(Not many High-Poly Bowl, no grass, Medium Particle, Bethini even on High-to Medium shadow etc).
Since i play with script/physics(Not EVEN using SMP[just small, little bit of CBPC for fun jiggle]) based mods (10 follower with those High-Poly moving around ugh), i can say my experiences feels better with this. Im going to test around this for a longer period of time, but i can say FreeFPS guide helps alot. With the end of that is probably this Priority. Idk feels weird when you mod skyrim from the ground up with new PC.
Hi, I have a question. Why should only values 1 and 3 be disabled? ChatGPT claims it would be better to disable all of them based on CPU usage; for example, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15...
Hi, I can’t work out what to set the cpu affinity code to with my MSI claw 8 handheld. It’s got 8 cores saying 4p and 4e cores. When I go in task manager it says 8 cores and 8 threads so I’m a bit confused.
Your man has posted a video tutorial: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/50129?tab=videos#lg=2&slide=0 Nevermind, didn't see you're on handheld.
But the main download file says it works upto game version 1.6.1170 which is a previous version to the current GOG .. If it works on 1.6.1179 as well, then you should edit that writing so people don't get confused if it works on latest GOG or not
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CPU Affinity requires manual configuration.
To find the amount of cores in your CPU, go to Task Manager -> Advanced View -> Performance -> CPU
Here is my example
Cores: 4Logical processors: 8
Using the affinity calculator mentioned in the PriorityMod.toml file, you can work out your affinity hex code.
Activate (check) cores 0-7 (that's 8 cores, or logical processors)
Physical: 0, 2, 4, 6
Logical: 1, 3, 5, 7
Disable (uncheck) the first and second logical cores (1 and 3)
This outputs
CPU Affinity Bitmask (hex): 0x00000000000000F5
but due to how HEX numbers work, all you really need in this case is 0xF5
Result in PriorityMod.toml
# To set the value. You need CPU Affinity Mask Calculator
# https://bitsum.com/tools/cpu-affinity-calculator/
affinity = 0xF5
I verified this by going to Task Manager -> Advanced View -> Details -> right click SkyrimSE.exe and saw that the Priority was High and the Affinity code had properly disabled cores 1 and 3.
Talos be praised.
xrayys optimized skyrim cpu balance explains why disabling thread 1 and 3 leads to an improvement.
TLDR: it will optimize the first two and most relevant game threads in the way that they can work separated from each other and all other threads and do not have to share the first physical core automatically due to smt. this will result in lesser stutter and a more smooth gaming experience. it may give you maximum of one or two fps more but nothing worth to mention. the focus is just on the smoother gaming experience.?
Its insane spec for 1080p but even with constant 60FPS, latency never above 100ms (Elephant's Script Latency Tester), i EXPERIENCED micro-stutter, sometimes the script just not firing at all (Muted Tavern type of shi, no continue song, no chattering etc). Should never happen, specially im always careful with what i install(Not many High-Poly Bowl, no grass, Medium Particle, Bethini even on High-to Medium shadow etc).
Since i play with script/physics(Not EVEN using SMP[just small, little bit of CBPC for fun jiggle]) based mods (10 follower with those High-Poly moving around ugh), i can say my experiences feels better with this. Im going to test around this for a longer period of time, but i can say FreeFPS guide helps alot. With the end of that is probably this Priority. Idk feels weird when you mod skyrim from the ground up with new PC.
Your man has posted a video tutorial:
Nevermind, didn't see you're on handheld.https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/50129?tab=videos#lg=2&slide=0