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Re: Measurement of CPU usage
de hummingbird 05/06/2006 10:58
On 6 May 2006 10:25:33 -0700 'PaulFXH'
posted this onto alt.comp.freeware:
>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?
I can only suggest you e-mail the authors of each and explain it to
them collectively (ie to all of them in one e-mail). They might offer
an explanation.