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    CPU usage versus memory use

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by aigle, Mar 4, 2006.

  1. aigle

    aigle Notebook Consultant

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    I want to know out of the two software9 both ahve same function) which one is using more resources.

    1- use about 15 MB memeory but 2%CPU usage spike every 5 second in Task manager.

    2- other one uses about 6 MB of memory but 2-3% CPu usage spike almost every 1-2 seconds.

    Which one will affect the PC performance more in a negative way?
     
    aigle, Mar 4, 2006
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  2. drumfu

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    both of those sets of numbers are so low (for both ram and cpu) that it's something you will not notice as a user.
     
    drumfu, Mar 4, 2006
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  3. ivar

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    He might .... is he has 32MB RAM and a slow processor with small L2 cache.
     
    ivar, Mar 4, 2006
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    check his sig
     
    drumfu, Mar 4, 2006
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    Oh, I see. :)
     
    ivar, Mar 4, 2006
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  6. aigle

    aigle Notebook Consultant

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    Ah, ok, thanks.
     
    aigle, Mar 5, 2006
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