Task Manager - CPU Usage

[Devon]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain:173053

I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
true. My other machines have issues when you go above
80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.

Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
would I fix / verify this?

[Philip Herlihy]

Try Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

If the busy process has low priority, other running processes can pre-empt
it to respond to user input.

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## PH, London
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"Devon" > wrote in message
...
> I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
> running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
> shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
> true. My other machines have issues when you go above
> 80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.
>
> Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
> would I fix / verify this?

[Philip Herlihy]

Try Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

If the busy process has low priority, other running processes can pre-empt
it to respond to user input.

--
####################
## PH, London
####################
"Devon" > wrote in message
...
> I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
> running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
> shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
> true. My other machines have issues when you go above
> 80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.
>
> Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
> would I fix / verify this?

[Philip Herlihy]

Try Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

If the busy process has low priority, other running processes can pre-empt
it to respond to user input.

--
####################
## PH, London
####################
"Devon" > wrote in message
...
> I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
> running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
> shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
> true. My other machines have issues when you go above
> 80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.
>
> Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
> would I fix / verify this?

[Philip Herlihy]

Try Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

If the busy process has low priority, other running processes can pre-empt
it to respond to user input.

--
####################
## PH, London
####################
"Devon" > wrote in message
...
> I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
> running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
> shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
> true. My other machines have issues when you go above
> 80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.
>
> Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
> would I fix / verify this?

[Philip Herlihy]

Try Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

If the busy process has low priority, other running processes can pre-empt
it to respond to user input.

--
####################
## PH, London
####################
"Devon" > wrote in message
...
> I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
> running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
> shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
> true. My other machines have issues when you go above
> 80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.
>
> Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
> would I fix / verify this?

[Philip Herlihy]

Try Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

If the busy process has low priority, other running processes can pre-empt
it to respond to user input.

--
####################
## PH, London
####################
"Devon" > wrote in message
...
> I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
> running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
> shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
> true. My other machines have issues when you go above
> 80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.
>
> Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
> would I fix / verify this?

[Philip Herlihy]

Try Process Explorer from www.sysinternals.com
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

If the busy process has low priority, other running processes can pre-empt
it to respond to user input.

--
####################
## PH, London
####################
"Devon" > wrote in message
...
> I have an Athlon 3200 w/ 1GB RAM and ATI 9800 Pro. I'm
> running some strees test software. The CPU Usage meter
> shows me to be pegged @ 100%. This can't possible be
> true. My other machines have issues when you go above
> 80%. This one doesn't even seem to pause a bit.
>
> Is it possible that XP is not calibrated correctly? How
> would I fix / verify this?