Super Processor, or Slow Memory?

[mSeliga]

This is kind of bothering me. My CPU usage always seems to be under 10%, while my Memory is always over 50%. In Vista my CPU usage was much more (30-40%) and my memory was lower (35-45%).

Is this 7 just being better with the processor and worse with the memory, or is it just reading it wrong?

 

[tdk08]

This is kind of bothering me. My CPU usage always seems to be under 10%, while my Memory is always over 50%. In Vista my CPU usage was much more (30-40%) and my memory was lower (35-45%).

Is this 7 just being better with the processor and worse with the memory, or is it just reading it wrong?

im guessing worse with the memory but i dont see how it could be taking up that much without running a lot of extra programs

 

[darkassain]

This is kind of bothering me. My CPU usage always seems to be under 10%, while my Memory is always over 50%. In Vista my CPU usage was much more (30-40%) and my memory was lower (35-45%).

Is this 7 just being better with the processor and worse with the memory, or is it just reading it wrong?

you must be using a few programs as i have the same amount ( have 3gigs BTW+ a IGP (meaning shared memory meaning less))

and i have a few tabs open and a few programs

 

[mSeliga]

Well I have 2gb of memory, and my idle stays at 50%.

 

[darkassain]

it should use about 50% of your memory....

so your assumption is correct...

 

[mSeliga]

it should use about 50% of your memory....

so your assumption is correct...

Which one? That it's bad with memory or that it reads it wrong?

 

[linuzo]

I don't know either but my memory is already 1GB in use and I only have windows media player running. Anyways here is my post.

 

[darkassain]

Which one? That it's bad with memory or that it reads it wrong?

the only thing i can say that let it use less memory is to disable superfetch....

it should lower it to about 800mb (maybe less).....

it will hinder performance (yes this contradictory but listen)

superfetch caches part of programs that you would normally use...
( that of course uses memory...)

W7 memory management is more efficient (especially on older machines...)

i have two machines one with 1gb and another with 3...

the both run at about 50% free physical memory....

BTW what architecture are you using??

 

[juanpablo1313]

Hmmm... idle Windows 7 should be like 600. At least that's for me, even less. (now I'm looking at the task manager with Firefox open) and I have 2 gigs.

Weird.

 

[mSeliga]

the only thing i can say that let it use less memory is to disable superfetch....

it should lower it to about 800mb (maybe less).....

it will hinder performance (yes this contradictory but listen)

superfetch caches part of programs that you would normally use...
( that of course uses memory...)

W7 memory management is more efficient (especially on older machines...)

i have two machines one with 1gb and another with 3...

the both run at about 50% free physical memory....

BTW what architecture are you using??

You mean for the processor? It's a Intel Q6600 running at 2.4GHz. If you mean the memory, I'm not sure. It's been awhile since I've looked at it.

 

[darkassain]

You mean for the processor? It's a Intel Q6600 running at 2.4GHz. If you mean the memory, I'm not sure. It's been awhile since I've looked at it.

what i meant is are running 64 bit or 32??

if you are running x64 then would see a difference....

Hmmm... idle Windows 7 should be like 600. At least that's for me, even less. (now I'm looking at the task manager with Firefox open) and I have 2 gigs.

Weird.

you are using a IGP (meaning a integrated graphics processor) which means that you dont actually have 2gigs (since you are sharing memory with the IGP and the computer)....

you actually have 1.5 (maybe a little more)

 

[mSeliga]

Oh, had a brain fart. 32bit.

 

[shadowminx69]

you must be using a few programs as i have the same amount ( have 3gigs BTW+ a IGP (meaning shared memory meaning less))

and i have a few tabs open and a few programs

darkassain how do you get the info listed in your first Thumbnail? super-processor-slow-memory-memory.png

 

[darkassain]

there is a program called process explorer which (well has been for the past 3 years) been my default task manager.....

look here and scroll down until you see process explorer....

http://www.sevenforums.com/software/92-free-great-programs-window-7-a.html#post264

 

[macksgarage]

So far my experience with 7 is that it fills up about 25% of available memory, which can rise as the machine is running for a while. On a laptop with 2Gb, 512 Mb are used at boot, an on a big workstation with 8Gb, 2Gb are used. Not sure how to interpret this, as the machines both scream (relative to other windows versions) and in neither case do I ever seem to run short of memory.

I thought it was superfetch filling it up this way, but that's shown separately in resource monitor. The funny thing is that these numbers never seem to change all that much no matter how much I am running or not running.

 

[copernicus]

Open up the resource monitor to get a better idea of how your memory is being used.

 

[DJG]

mSeliga,

It's not clear to me what your setup is between yiur system specs and your thread dialog. Your specs say you have 5GB memory and are running an x64 OS, but your thread dialog seems to say you have 2GB memory and are running x86 ...

 

[smarteyeball]

mSeliga,

It's not clear to me what your setup is between yiur system specs and your thread dialog. Your specs say you have 5GB memory and are running an x64 OS, but your thread dialog seems to say you have 2GB memory and are running x86 ...

Check the date of his last post in this thread... he's probably upgraded since then

 

[DJG]

OMG!!! That was dated - Christmas & birthday gifts have probably been integrated .

 

[ikilledkenny]

Do super processor. I don't notice a difference in different RAM clocks.