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Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - Takehito Morokuzu - Apr 19, 2019

Hi,
On this PC with an i5 8400, I get around 6% CPU usage on idle. However on my other PCs, such as virtual machines and old laptops such as the one with a Celeon N2840, the usage is 1-2%. I can never understand how this happens because I set them up in almost the same way.

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - Mr. Robot - Apr 19, 2019

No it's not normal. You most likely have superfetch on as well as it might be downloading windows updates in the background.

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - ArmDegree - Apr 19, 2019

Windows is indexing. Turn it off.

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - Takehito Morokuzu - Apr 20, 2019

[Image: J0r42yV.png]
This is what my task manager looks like, CPU usage first.

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - CyberError - Apr 20, 2019

(Apr 20, 2019 05:10 AM)Takehito Morokuzu Wrote:  [Image: J0r42yV.png]
This is what my task manager looks like, CPU usage first.

yeh its normal 2-5% is normal for window computers

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - Takehito Morokuzu - Apr 20, 2019

(Apr 20, 2019 05:15 AM)CyberError Wrote:  yeh its normal  2-5% is normal for  window computers

I was just asking because by low end laptop has 1-2% idle whereas mine never goes below 4.

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - Mix - Apr 20, 2019

pretty normal for those specs tbh, after all its an i5 not an i9 or i7 massive difference.

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - Mr. Robot - Apr 20, 2019

(Apr 20, 2019 05:10 AM)Takehito Morokuzu Wrote:  [Image: J0r42yV.png]
This is what my task manager looks like, CPU usage first.

Disable all startup programs via taskmanager and msconfig

RE: Is 6% CPU usage IDLE normal? - Takehito Morokuzu - Apr 20, 2019

(Apr 20, 2019 05:26 AM)Mr. Robot Wrote:  Disable all startup programs via taskmanager and msconfig

Seems to be a combination of Steam, Utorrent, Emby, and Parsec. My CPU only goes to 1% usage after I kill all of them. Otherwise I get like 3/4%.