All 8 cores at 95% in use, nothing running

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  1. Posts : 10
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    All 8 cores at 95% in use, nothing running


    Windows Task manager says that System Idle is using most of the memory and it has over 175 threads created last i checked.

    I am almost afraid to start a program, this cannot be good for the longevity of my CPU. I'm gonna guess this isn't completely normal. OK, I have owned desktops since the original IBM PC in 1983. It's not.

    Any ideas on the subject would be appreciated.
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  2. Posts : 1,814
    XP / Win7 x64 Pro
       #2

    System Idle shows you the percentage not being used...
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  3. Posts : 10
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    Thread Starter
       #3

    I know, thats why I found it unusual.
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  4. Posts : 300
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64/x86 Windows 7 Pro x64/x86 Windows 7 Home Premium x64/x86
       #4

    Its not unusual...its perfectly normal.

    Idle is "not in use"

    Free to run whatever you want as much as you want.

    Your 99% is available CPU.

    You are really only useing 1~2% of you CPU just to power the screen and whatever programs are running.
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  5. Posts : 52
    Wds 7 32.bit Ultimate
       #5

    If it looks like this ...which is ...OK ...


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  6. Posts : 10
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    Yes, I understand I sound like a noob here. That's why I made the reference to the early 80's. I assure you I have more than one utility confirming my processor is seriously over-worked. While it has not overheated nor shut down itself yet (and I have attempted some programs to see if these "false readings" would go away, they have not) they all agree that my machine - with no programs started - is operating as if I had 8 CPU intensive programs running at once.

    And since the machine has been in daily use since January, this is a significant change from the last several months. It has only stated doing this since I created an Ubuntu partition at the end of the C: drive. (Successfully, both Windows and Ubuntu will boot up, but Ubuntu does not show all 8 cores in constant use...)

    I simply wanted to pick the brains of others who might have seen something like this before I attempt to restore my i7 to factory condition. Which I am willing to do, but would love to hear possible alternatives first.

    And thanks for the responses, I understand this is not a common question.
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  7. Posts : 4,663
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       #7

    Hi Thaumiel and welcome to the forum.:)
    This is what my Task Manager and my Resource Monitor look like:
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails All 8 cores at 95% in use, nothing running-task-manager.png   All 8 cores at 95% in use, nothing running-task-manager-processes.png   All 8 cores at 95% in use, nothing running-resource-monitor1.png  
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  8. Posts : 10
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       #8

    OK, I made a noob mistake

    I was talking about what I saw in Resource monitor which I mistakenly associated with Task Manager. It was "System" which I was referring to, not "System Idle"

    I have attached a screenshot. I apologize for how dumb I am.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails All 8 cores at 95% in use, nothing running-windows.png  
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  9. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #9

    Shut your sidebar (gadgets) down and see what happens.
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  10. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
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    whs said:
    Shut your sidebar (gadgets) down and see what happens.
    I agree. At 68%, it is taking up WAY more than it should.

    ~Lordbob
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