Constant Freezing During Auto Saves, Opening Menus, and Walking in Areas with multiple entities

When in an area with only a few entities the game freezes during auto saves and while opening menus including: chests, inventory, pause, furnace, crafting tables, etc. While in an area with many entities and beacons the game freezes the same as before, but every couple seconds instead. The freezes last anywhere from 5 seconds to 3 minutes. The longer I’m playing the worse it gets.