Sound pops and cracks

[Dantel2210]

every driver is updated

[Dantel2210]

Maybe this will help, but i don´t know. It also seems, it´s allways core 1 that has the cycle problems.

 

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CONCLUSION
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Your system appears to be suitable for handling real-time audio and other tasks without dropouts. 
LatencyMon has been analyzing your system for  0:32:36  (h:mm:ss) on processors 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and 11.

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SYSTEM INFORMATION
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OS version:                                           Windows 11, 10.0, version 2009, build: 22631 (x64)
Hardware:                                             MS-7D32, Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.
BIOS:                                                 1.G0
CPU:                                                  GenuineIntel 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700K
Logical processors:                                   24
Processor groups:                                     1
Processor group size:                                 24
RAM:                                                  32549 MB total

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CPU SPEED
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Reported CPU speed (WMI):                             340 MHz
Reported CPU speed (registry):                        3418 MHz

Note: reported execution times may be calculated based on a fixed reported CPU speed. Disable variable speed settings like Intel Speed Step and AMD Cool N Quiet in the BIOS setup for more accurate results.

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MEASURED INTERRUPT TO USER PROCESS LATENCIES
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The interrupt to process latency reflects the measured interval that a usermode process needed to respond to a hardware request from the moment the interrupt service routine started execution. This includes the scheduling and execution of a DPC routine, the signaling of an event and the waking up of a usermode thread from an idle wait state in response to that event.

Highest measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   545,0
Average measured interrupt to process latency (µs):   4,149053

Highest measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       152,60
Average measured interrupt to DPC latency (µs):       1,324887

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 REPORTED ISRs
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Interrupt service routines are routines installed by the OS and device drivers that execute in response to a hardware interrupt signal.

Highest ISR routine execution time (µs):              311,913107
Driver with highest ISR routine execution time:       Wdf01000.sys - Kernelmodustreiber-Frameworklaufzeit, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total ISR routine time (%):          0,000811
Driver with highest ISR total time:                   Wdf01000.sys - Kernelmodustreiber-Frameworklaufzeit, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in ISRs (%)                          0,000811

ISR count (execution time <250 µs):                   966832
ISR count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
ISR count (execution time 500-1000 µs):               1
ISR count (execution time 1000-2000 µs):              0
ISR count (execution time 2000-4000 µs):              0
ISR count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0

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REPORTED DPCs
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DPC routines are part of the interrupt servicing dispatch mechanism and disable the possibility for a process to utilize the CPU while it is interrupted until the DPC has finished execution.

Highest DPC routine execution time (µs):              618,236103
Driver with highest DPC routine execution time:       ntoskrnl.exe - NT Kernel & System, Microsoft Corporation

Highest reported total DPC routine time (%):          0,027096
Driver with highest DPC total execution time:         Wdf01000.sys - Kernelmodustreiber-Frameworklaufzeit, Microsoft Corporation

Total time spent in DPCs (%)                          0,058101

DPC count (execution time <250 µs):                   2600359
DPC count (execution time 250-500 µs):                0
DPC count (execution time 500-10000 µs):              29
DPC count (execution time 1000-2000 µs):              0
DPC count (execution time 2000-4000 µs):              0
DPC count (execution time >=4000 µs):                 0

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 REPORTED HARD PAGEFAULTS
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Hard pagefaults are events that get triggered by making use of virtual memory that is not resident in RAM but backed by a memory mapped file on disk. The process of resolving the hard pagefault requires reading in the memory from disk while the process is interrupted and blocked from execution.

NOTE: some processes were hit by hard pagefaults. If these were programs producing audio, they are likely to interrupt the audio stream resulting in dropouts, clicks and pops. Check the Processes tab to see which programs were hit.

Process with highest pagefault count:                 msmpeng.exe

Total number of hard pagefaults                       100
Hard pagefault count of hardest hit process:          57
Number of processes hit:                              8

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 PER CPU DATA
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CPU 0 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       11,096691
CPU 0 ISR highest execution time (µs):                92,157109
CPU 0 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,136672
CPU 0 ISR count:                                      355232
CPU 0 DPC highest execution time (µs):                146,469573
CPU 0 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,496289
CPU 0 DPC count:                                      412353
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CPU 1 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       73,477186
CPU 1 ISR highest execution time (µs):                311,913107
CPU 1 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,244135
CPU 1 ISR count:                                      611601
CPU 1 DPC highest execution time (µs):                618,236103
CPU 1 DPC total execution time (s):                   26,060887
CPU 1 DPC count:                                      2100011
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CPU 2 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       7,303222
CPU 2 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 2 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 2 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 2 DPC highest execution time (µs):                593,025453
CPU 2 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,010812
CPU 2 DPC count:                                      1130
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CPU 3 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       6,633648
CPU 3 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 3 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 3 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 3 DPC highest execution time (µs):                87,228204
CPU 3 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,001011
CPU 3 DPC count:                                      175
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CPU 4 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       5,432496
CPU 4 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 4 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 4 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 4 DPC highest execution time (µs):                131,091867
CPU 4 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,005751
CPU 4 DPC count:                                      683
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CPU 5 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       5,238608
CPU 5 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 5 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 5 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 5 DPC highest execution time (µs):                123,726448
CPU 5 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,002698
CPU 5 DPC count:                                      434
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CPU 6 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       6,774862
CPU 6 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 6 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 6 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 6 DPC highest execution time (µs):                543,099181
CPU 6 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,008242
CPU 6 DPC count:                                      840
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CPU 7 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       6,762727
CPU 7 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 7 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 7 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 7 DPC highest execution time (µs):                106,660035
CPU 7 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,001583
CPU 7 DPC count:                                      209
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CPU 8 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       10,706941
CPU 8 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 8 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 8 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 8 DPC highest execution time (µs):                591,486834
CPU 8 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,311781
CPU 8 DPC count:                                      35644
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CPU 9 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       11,311407
CPU 9 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 9 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 9 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 9 DPC highest execution time (µs):                227,527209
CPU 9 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,054056
CPU 9 DPC count:                                      8592
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CPU 10 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       11,311054
CPU 10 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 10 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 10 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 10 DPC highest execution time (µs):                614,690170
CPU 10 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,310128
CPU 10 DPC count:                                      36692
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CPU 11 Interrupt cycle time (s):                       11,514689
CPU 11 ISR highest execution time (µs):                0,0
CPU 11 ISR total execution time (s):                   0,0
CPU 11 ISR count:                                      0
CPU 11 DPC highest execution time (µs):                614,977180
CPU 11 DPC total execution time (s):                   0,019249
CPU 11 DPC count:                                      3625
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[HeyYou]

The latency times seem kinda odd to me. The 'highest" value is lower than the average? How does that work????

[RomanR]

If the driver or codec used used isn't a problem I would try to switch off the efficient cores and also SMT in UEFI Bios, if it's possible. Efficient cores are still something new and scheduler in Windows isn't much good. Also running Task Manager while playing something could show if some core is overloaded to 100%. Windows 10/11 loads CPU much more than older systems, so switching some unecessary programs/services/schedule tasks off can improve things, but in this case you must know what you're doing.

Edit: It's also good to check yor sound card capabilities and settings according to sound specs. If system or codec must resample a sound, it adds time to sound playing/processing. Regarding SoundBlaster - I disposed of my SoundBlaster X-Fi and returned to integrated RealTek Codec, because of various problems with drivers. At least on paper any external sound card isn't much better than capabilities of integrated one and if all effect are now computed by CPU so what? We have plenty of cores now.

 

Edited March 29 by RomanR
some additions

[Dantel2210]

Ye i was thinking about disabling the E-Cores too. 

My bios has a option for older games, i can activate it and disable E-Cores on the fly. I give it a try.
I don´t know what SMT means, but maybe google will tell me.

So if i wanna stick to a soundcard, i should switch to a internal one?
If so, suggestions?

 

But man .... i would miss the feature on my "X4", since i can connect speakers + headphones and switch by pressing a button and both have different settings. It´s so nice to have. One of the reasons, why i kept it.

 

I forgot to mention, i switched my High definition Audio Controllers to "MSI" Mode, don´t even know if that is good. Someone said, MSI on all Devices that can use it, is better.

 

Edited March 29 by Dantel2210

[RomanR]

SMT stands for Simultenous Multi Threading. It allows modern CPU handle more than one HW thread (mostly two) and can boost overall speed when SW is written for it (high parallel tasks like rendering etc.) Speed gain can be about 20%. System sees such CPU with more cores than it really has. 

MSI mode is another interupt handling style. I practically know nothing about it. From googling it speeds up interrupt handling by writing directly into mapped memory. However such interrupt is unshared, so don't use this mode for devices with shared IRQs.

But as I listen to music in video you linked, I don't hear anything wrong (except short sound drop on about 12:00, but it could be caused by anything as it's online) and load of my CPU was mostly at 2%. If you have problems while playing music and sound saved locally too, something seems slowing processing so much that sound buffer is drained too early before is filled with next sound data.

[HeyYou]

Anti-virus software? Other startup programs??

[Dantel2210]

It´s crazy that people don´t hear the pops in the video. Since i can hear it on the TV, Smartphone and my PC.

I only use Defender and i almost completly disabled it. So i can test stuff and if it maybe is the problem maker.

 

In other forums people say, it could be the xmp profil for the ram and i need to manually adjust it. I will give it a try.

Edited March 30 by Dantel2210

[RomanR]

I would suspect something with network, since problem persist through different devices. If you can play your own recordings (music, sounds, video with sounds) on all these devices just fine, I would assume that PC, TV and smartphone is OK. Also many people are listening to music with too high volume, intesifing any imperfection of record and damaging their own hearing in the process. In this case just one linked video is propably not enough example.

Perhaps your internet connection is the culprit and not your PC in the end?