Pi3 stuttering with August update

[JanS]

I think it is related. On previous freezing I had also high CPU usage, but it was possible stop the movie. In last case the Kodi not responding for stop movie command - maybe not working and it is reason for low CPU figures.
Overclocking of Pi is some tested config setting for HEVC by Millhouse on Pi3B+:

Raspberry Pi 3B+: HEVC, overclock... - LibreELEC Forum

I´m using this also for Pi2 and it is working much better then without overclocking.
Part of these settings is depend the Popcornmix recommendation:

Pi 3 - h265 playback experience

`[quote=“sentut, post:20, topic:14439”] But for 1080p h265? [/quote] I find the majority of 8-bit hevc 1080p24 files play fine without overclock on a pi 3 with latest update. But if you have harder files you want to play then you can try: arm_freq=1300 gpu_freq=500 over_voltage=4 sdram_freq=580 over_voltage_sdram=5 sdram_schmoo=0x02000020 It’s an overclock, so not guaranteed to work on all Pi’s, but it works on a reasonable number. Before experimenting with overclocking, backing up the sdc…

Jan