CPU usage in Task Manager

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In Task Manager we are shown certain levels of CPU usage. A figure of 95 may
be an example. What is this 95? Is it percentage of CPU being used or is it
some other unit?

Rob Graham

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"Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Rob graham wrote:
>
>> In Task Manager we are shown certain levels of CPU usage. A figure of 95
>> may
>> be an example. What is this 95? Is it percentage of CPU being used or is
>> it
>> some other unit?
>>
>> Rob Graham
>>
>>
>
> Yes the precentage.
>

OK, so the time of writing I have *svchost* on 02 and *system idle
processes* on 98. I realise that this is not 98 per cent of the CPU's power,
just 98 percent of what's being used at the moment but why does *system idle
processes* always seem to use so much CPU?

Rob

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Idle means the CPU amount left for work.

Rob graham wrote:

> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
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>
>>Rob graham wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In Task Manager we are shown certain levels of CPU usage. A figure of 95
>>>may
>>>be an example. What is this 95? Is it percentage of CPU being used or is
>>>it
>>>some other unit?
>>>
>>>Rob Graham
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Yes the precentage.
>>
>
>
> OK, so the time of writing I have *svchost* on 02 and *system idle
> processes* on 98. I realise that this is not 98 per cent of the CPU's power,
> just 98 percent of what's being used at the moment but why does *system idle
> processes* always seem to use so much CPU?
>
> Rob
>
>

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That process actually cools the processor, without it, the proc would get
very hot



"Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Rob graham wrote:
>
>> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:eX$SAqgkFHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Rob graham wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>In Task Manager we are shown certain levels of CPU usage. A figure of 95
>>>>may
>>>>be an example. What is this 95? Is it percentage of CPU being used or is
>>>>it
>>>>some other unit?
>>>>
>>>>Rob Graham
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yes the precentage.
>>>
>>
>>
>> OK, so the time of writing I have *svchost* on 02 and *system idle
>> processes* on 98. I realise that this is not 98 per cent of the CPU's
>> power, just 98 percent of what's being used at the moment but why does
>> *system idle processes* always seem to use so much CPU?
>>
>> Rob
>
> I have to chuckle at this one. It's a process that occupies the cpu when
> the cpu isn't doing anything else. So at 98% for system idle the system
> isn't doing anything.
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>