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Measurement of CPU usage
de PaulFXH 05/06/2006 07:25
Hi
Not looking for FreeWare--just trying to hear some opinions on
something that been bothering me for some time.
I use WinMe as OS and have downloaded various small utilities (all
FREE) to view CPU Usage on my computer.
These included Process Explorer, ActiveCPU, FreeMeter and WinTop.
Trouble is, they don't all show the same result. Indeed, the CPU Usage
results seem to fall into one of two distinct categories; very high or
very low.
As an example, while writing this I have all four of the above
utilities running showing the CPU usage (note that I have only one
single-core processor on this box). So, while Process Explorer and
WinTop show about 3.5% usage, FreeMeter and ActiveCPU, on the other
hand, both show about 64%.
I have seen exactly the same thing on at least one other computer
(running on WinXP).
I have posted to a number of groups trying to get somebody to explain
why there is this large difference and what significance should be
attached to it. I have even e-mailed the author of one of the
utilities.
However, up to now, nobody seems able, or willing, to provide an
explanation.
Is there anybody out there who can point me in the right direction on
this one?
TIA
Paul