3+ Player Lag

I've noticed that when playing commander at least with 3+ players (well, one player and 2+ ai obviously), that after awhile it'll go from playing well to just... absurd amounts of lag- my cpu spikes to 90% and upwards (I am on an older i7, but still an i7), and it just wont quit until i close the program. Is there a way to fix this, or is it just a current limitation?