The baseline log is below. I do want to note that I've checked CPU usage on many occasions when this is happening and it's generally well within normal limits. That's what's the most confusing.
OK, Here it is:
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Process CPU Private Bytes Working Set PID Description Company Name Verified Signer
System Idle Process 64.50 0 K 24 K 0
chrome.exe 16.72 124,024 K 128,600 K 5096 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
procexp64.exe 4.19 31,652 K 56,984 K 4336 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com (Verified) Sysinternals
audiodg.exe 3.10 22,508 K 23,628 K 6972 Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
chrome.exe 1.68 120,916 K 149,696 K 4116 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
Interrupts 1.34 0 K 0 K n/a Hardware Interrupts and DPCs
chrome.exe 1.23 161,496 K 159,224 K 2208 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
dwm.exe 1.17 60,892 K 45,880 K 2928 Desktop Window Manager Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
ETDCtrl.exe 1.00 3,280 K 8,556 K 2816 ETD Control Center ELAN Microelectronic Corp. (Verified) Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
chrome.exe 0.58 133,868 K 129,792 K 6700 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
csrss.exe 0.46 3,092 K 29,332 K 992 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
System 0.38 124 K 336 K 4
chrome.exe 0.30 126,124 K 128,136 K 6168 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
zdclient.exe 0.29 64,784 K 69,596 K 1384 Mozilla Foundation (No signature was present in the subject) Mozilla Foundation
FastBootAgent.exe 0.27 74,848 K 74,360 K 1360 ASUS FastBoot ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
svchost.exe 0.25 29,980 K 25,676 K 940 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
networx.exe 0.24 17,132 K 18,744 K 3764 NetWorx Application (64-bit) SoftPerfect Research (Verified) SOFTPERFECT PTY. LTD.
PSUAMain.exe 0.22 13,008 K 588 K 3556 PSUAMain Panda Security, S.L. (Verified) Panda Security S.L
explorer.exe 0.17 32,212 K 51,568 K 3032 Windows Explorer Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
SDWSCSvc.exe 0.16 5,508 K 8,540 K 2804 Windows Security Center integration. Safer-Networking Ltd. (Verified) Safer Networking Ltd.
chrome.exe 0.16 30,064 K 28,356 K 1196 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
SDTray.exe 0.16 17,544 K 17,872 K 4772 Spybot - Search & Destroy tray access Safer-Networking Ltd. (Verified) Safer Networking Ltd.
RtWLan.exe 0.15 9,256 K 11,180 K 2496 RtWLan Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (No signature was present in the subject) Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
svchost.exe 0.12 20,784 K 30,276 K 1144 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
SDFSSvc.exe 0.11 31,096 K 14,168 K 2532 Spybot-S&D 2 Scanner Service Safer-Networking Ltd. (Verified) Safer Networking Ltd.
chrome.exe 0.10 56,004 K 61,216 K 4896 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
svchost.exe 0.10 149,828 K 155,324 K 1048 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
chrome.exe 0.10 106,084 K 94,664 K 3712 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
SwUSB.exe 0.08 8,388 K 12,160 K 2540 Switch USB2.0/USB3.0 for WinXP SP2+ ~ Win8.1 Realtek (No signature was present in the subject) Realtek
chrome.exe 0.07 35,804 K 35,504 K 2600 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 0.07 44,016 K 40,304 K 4012 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
services.exe 0.05 6,004 K 10,368 K 232 Services and Controller app Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
googletalkplugin.exe 0.05 10,616 K 14,920 K 7368 Hangouts Plugin Google (Verified) Google Inc
svchost.exe 0.04 4,476 K 7,308 K 780 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
SDUpdSvc.exe 0.04 8,624 K 10,424 K 2148 Spybot-S&D 2 Background update service Safer-Networking Ltd. (Verified) Safer Networking Ltd.
chrome.exe 0.04 63,784 K 62,800 K 5112 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
zdesktop.exe 0.04 230,760 K 148,260 K 5404 (Certificate expired)
chrome.exe 0.04 102,088 K 100,096 K 3336 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
flux.exe 0.03 40,208 K 12,796 K 3720 f.lux Flux Software LLC (Verified) Michael Herf
chrome.exe 0.03 52,208 K 51,664 K 5548 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 0.02 111,836 K 109,412 K 6196 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
firefox.exe 0.02 432,588 K 421,452 K 5848 Firefox Mozilla Corporation (Verified) Mozilla Corporation
lsm.exe 0.02 2,452 K 3,876 K 392 Local Session Manager Service Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
VDECK.EXE 0.01 11,364 K 11,036 K 4536 VIA HD Audio CPL VIA (No signature was present in the subject) VIA
wmpnetwk.exe 0.01 14,400 K 16,244 K 5448 Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
CNMNSST.exe 0.01 1,776 K 5,516 K 2460 Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX CANON INC. (Verified) Canon Inc.
svchost.exe 0.01 41,624 K 19,092 K 3828 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
csrss.exe 0.01 2,224 K 4,372 K 908 Client Server Runtime Process Microsoft Corporation (No signature was present in the subject) Microsoft Corporation
chrome.exe 0.01 57,576 K 60,288 K 6628 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
BatteryLife.exe 0.01 2,696 K 528 K 2872 Power4Gear Hybrid ATK (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
taskhost.exe 0.01 7,648 K 10,240 K 2700 Host Process for Windows Tasks Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
svchost.exe < 0.01 11,996 K 18,380 K 1080 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
chrome.exe < 0.01 42,028 K 40,580 K 6436 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
svchost.exe < 0.01 11,984 K 15,044 K 6124 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (No signature was present in the subject) Microsoft Corporation
chrome.exe < 0.01 68,916 K 71,524 K 464 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe < 0.01 48,620 K 55,000 K 4316 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe < 0.01 43,876 K 46,756 K 4248 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
lsass.exe < 0.01 6,280 K 12,420 K 372 Local Security Authority Process Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
chrome.exe < 0.01 39,332 K 45,352 K 6776 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
SearchIndexer.exe < 0.01 37,784 K 22,796 K 4872 Microsoft Windows Search Indexer Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
svchost.exe < 0.01 21,196 K 15,056 K 1388 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
PSANHost.exe < 0.01 104,236 K 19,780 K 2256 Application Host Service Panda Security, S.L. (Verified) Panda Security S.L
WLIDSVC.EXE < 0.01 6,880 K 10,892 K 2336 Microsoft® Windows Live ID Service Microsoft Corp. (Verified) Microsoft Corporation
chrome.exe < 0.01 57,728 K 61,100 K 6956 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
Everything.exe < 0.01 23,728 K 27,848 K 3552 Everything (No signature was present in the subject)
svchost.exe < 0.01 8,576 K 6,940 K 2244 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (No signature was present in the subject) Microsoft Corporation
wcourier.exe < 0.01 2,852 K 1,284 K 2884 Wireless Console 3 (No signature was present in the subject)
HControl.exe < 0.01 6,292 K 6,724 K 2948 HControl ASUS (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
WUDFHost.exe 1,892 K 4,020 K 4232 Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Host Process Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
WmiPrvSE.exe 2,904 K 6,220 K 3296 WMI Provider Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
WLIDSVCM.EXE 1,220 K 2,676 K 3180 Microsoft® Windows Live ID Service Monitor Microsoft Corp. (Verified) Microsoft Corporation
wlanext.exe 1,964 K 4,676 K 1492 Windows Wireless LAN 802.11 Extensibility Framework Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
winlogon.exe 2,832 K 5,836 K 404 Windows Logon Application Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
wininit.exe 1,464 K 3,816 K 980 Windows Start-Up Application Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
WDC.exe 1,344 K 4,804 K 3464 WDC ASUS (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
taskeng.exe 2,352 K 5,904 K 2820 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
taskeng.exe 1,732 K 4,764 K 1840 Task Scheduler Engine Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
svchost.exe 7,668 K 13,864 K 1724 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (No signature was present in the subject) Microsoft Corporation
svchost.exe 4,256 K 7,632 K 516 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
svchost.exe 14,416 K 12,292 K 1704 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
svchost.exe 2,480 K 4,796 K 1248 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
svchost.exe 2,224 K 4,652 K 5056 Host Process for Windows Services Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
spoolsv.exe 11,612 K 12,128 K 1676 Spooler SubSystem App Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
smss.exe 444 K 1,020 K 800 Windows Session Manager Microsoft Corporation (No signature was present in the subject) Microsoft Corporation
runSW.exe 1,396 K 3,756 K 2488 (No signature was present in the subject)
RtlService.exe 1,328 K 3,736 K 2412 RtlService MFC Application Realtek (Verified) Realtek Semiconductor Corp
PSUAService.exe 7,072 K 336 K 2348 PSUAService Panda Security, S.L. (Verified) Panda Security S.L
procexp.exe 2,312 K 7,312 K 4308 Sysinternals Process Explorer Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com (Verified) Microsoft Corporation
KBFiltr.exe 1,068 K 3,696 K 3456 KBFiltr ASUS (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
igfxtray.exe 2,300 K 4,868 K 3268 igfxTray Module Intel Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
hkcmd.exe 2,808 K 8,256 K 4040 hkcmd Module Intel Corporation (Verified) Intel Corporation
HControlUser.exe 868 K 3,096 K 4724 HControlUser ASUS (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
GoogleUpdate.exe 2,044 K 528 K 4396 Google Installer Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
GoogleCrashHandler64.exe 1,704 K 528 K 5364 Google Crash Handler Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
GoogleCrashHandler.exe 1,680 K 528 K 2132 Google Crash Handler Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
GFNEXSrv.exe 948 K 2,944 K 1560 GFNEXSrv (No signature was present in the subject)
E_S40STB.EXE 1,324 K 3,020 K 1940 EPSON Status Monitor 3 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (Verified) Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
E_S40RPB.EXE 1,168 K 2,524 K 1212 EPSON Status Monitor 3 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (Verified) Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher
DMedia.exe 1,016 K 3,592 K 4988 ATK Media ASUS (No signature was present in the subject) ASUS
dllhost.exe 2,428 K 7,108 K 5184 COM Surrogate Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
Crypserv.exe 2,396 K 4,208 K 1852 CrypKey NT Service CrypKey (Canada) Ltd. (No signature was present in the subject) CrypKey (Canada) Ltd.
ControlDeckStartUp.exe 41,660 K 528 K 2864 ControlDeckStartUp (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
conhost.exe 896 K 2,292 K 1516 Console Window Host Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
CISVC.EXE 1,516 K 236 K 1820 Content Index service Microsoft Corporation (Verified) Microsoft Windows
chrome.exe 34,196 K 37,476 K 4628 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 25,308 K 20,520 K 2984 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 36,940 K 36,508 K 3696 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 83,632 K 85,532 K 6584 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 108,264 K 104,132 K 6560 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 66,612 K 68,444 K 6820 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 41,436 K 45,708 K 3540 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 37,492 K 37,204 K 7144 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 46,424 K 48,912 K 4580 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 38,076 K 40,956 K 6156 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 38,360 K 40,820 K 1316 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 53,312 K 57,104 K 5888 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
chrome.exe 11,428 K 12,068 K 7312 Google Chrome Google Inc. (Verified) Google Inc
Atouch64.exe 1,440 K 5,096 K 2956 Atouch64 (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
ATKOSD2.exe 1,272 K 4,536 K 4824 ATKOSD2 ASUS (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
ATKOSD.exe 860 K 3,180 K 3440 ATKOSD ASUS (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
AsLdrSrv.exe 1,064 K 3,528 K 1468 ASLDR Service ASUS (Verified) ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
armsvc.exe 1,156 K 3,556 K 1780 Adobe Acrobat Update Service Adobe Systems Incorporated (Verified) Adobe Systems
AmIcoSinglun64.exe 1,908 K 5,464 K 4016 Single LUN Icon Utility for VID 058F PID 6366 AlcorMicro Co., Ltd. (No signature was present in the subject) AlcorMicro Co., Ltd.
AgentSvc.exe 9,980 K 14,628 K 2300 Agent Service Panda Security, S.L. (Verified) Panda Security S.L