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    procesor usage

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Branzy1987, Feb 25, 2014.

  1. Branzy1987

    Branzy1987 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi, 1 ora 2 procesor are working much more then the other 3-2 procesors, when I checked I sow that 1 had 80% and the others 3 had 5-6%...I made a picture but I didnt catch them that way but still enaught it's strange that they are not working the same, and I sow that the one that remains at 45-50% hit's 60 degrees and the others 3 has only 42-43 degrees and 4-5% usage....I probalby make a clip to see....
     

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  2. MogRules

    MogRules Notebook Deity

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    Would be perfectly normal if you are using applications that only utilize one or two CPU cores. What you have to remember is that while having a quad core CPU is great not everything is written to utilize all of those cores so it is normal to see one or two cores getting more use then the other two. If you had 80% load on all four cores you would be seeing lower CPU speeds as your turbo clock would tone down to compensate for the heavy load and heat generated.

    Unless your running into problems I wouldn't be to concerned.
     
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  3. Alienware-Natalia_J

    Alienware-Natalia_J Company Representative

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    I agree, it's perfectly fine, nothing to worry about.
     
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