I have an i7 3770k which is quite ancient by today's standards but what I've noticed from my friends who has an 8thgen and 9thgen CPU as well, is that we have a common problem. THE GAME MAXES OUT OUR CPU CORES no matter the settings! RYZEN users are reporting the opposite, the game HATES their CPUS and is barely utilizing them! something is broken even if the game is installed on an SSD!

Here are the links of multiple reports that I've gathered...

CDPR needs to fix CPU usage on BOTH INTEL/RYZEN processors!