I have been noticing problems with them Processor usage of my computer while playing WoW. While it is idle, it runs at 0% usage. When I open WoW, it sky rockets to 100% usage. I decided to compare it to my Brother's computer, idle and while playing WoW. Idle, his runs at 0% as well, but while playing WoW, it only runs at about 30%. My Processor is better, and I also have more RAM(1.5 Gigs) but his graphics card is better. Here are some more details:
My Computer:
Processor: Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz
RAM: 1.5 Gigs(2x512 and 2x 256)
Graphics Card: 128 MB(Drivers Updated)
So my questions; Why, if my Processor is better, is WoW using 100% of my processor, yet about 30% of my brothers, with a worse processor? It also makes WoWs performance worse. This was tested without Mods just in case.
Oh, and he is also running many more background programs than I. Thankyou.
The memory a graphic card has says nothing about the graphic card...Please tell us the chip used because i doubt that the graphic card from a Laptop is better.. i guess the memory is even shared...
How did you test this:
It also makes WoWs performance worse.
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Do you have the same graphic Settings/same Resoltion?
Relative processor usage is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to performance. WoW (as any DirectX application I believe) will always try to catch as much processor time as it can - and if it doesn't slow down your other apps why shouldn't it?
That WoW is using about 30% of CPU cycles on that laptop only shows that there're some heavy background progs running and I'm suprised it isn't showing up as low FPS in WoW.
It's not like the CPU can do anything "better" with those cycles anyway.
FPS is all that matters from a perfomance standpoint.
try to enable vsync... then wow renders less frames and processor usage might go down
CPU usage was at 99% with 50~60 FPS, after enabled vsync, FPS dropped to 20~40, but CPU usage stayed at about 75%.
My NB's CPU temperature always rise to 99'C, when the CPU constantly run at 99%, so this helped me a lot, thanks for the tips.
However, when I switch to another application, WoW tries to run at 99% CPU again, seems the vsync only works when WoW is th active application, any solution to this?
1) His cpmputer is a desktop, I've no clue why he is using a Laptops Processor.
2) We both used the same settings in WoW, everything lowered down completely and no sound.
3) My computer is clean. I run virus/spyware programs weekly. His, though, I am not sure about.
4) I know enough about computers to keep my machine running at peek performance.
5) I can't run a Benchmark program as I am on my computer ATM.
6) I have virtually no background programs(save for the needed ones) running while playing WoW. He has quite a few.
So I checked again for the processor usage while playing WoW with his background programs and it was even lower than I first said. It fluctuates between 10 - 25% CPU usage. With that, he averages 50 FPS. On Average I get about 30 FPS...
Anyways, thanks for the help so far, when I get home I am going to try a few things. :)
My Computer:
Processor: Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz
RAM: 1.5 Gigs(2x512 and 2x 256)
Graphics Card: 128 MB(Drivers Updated)
Brother's Computer:
Processor: Mobile AMD Athlon 1.8 Ghz
RAM: 1024MB
Graphics Card: 256 MB(Drivers Updated)
So my questions; Why, if my Processor is better, is WoW using 100% of my processor, yet about 30% of my brothers, with a worse processor? It also makes WoWs performance worse. This was tested without Mods just in case.
Oh, and he is also running many more background programs than I. Thankyou.
How did you test this:
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Do you have the same graphic Settings/same Resoltion?
Did you check for Viruses/Spyware on your PC? www.spybot.com www.lavasoft.com or even Microsoft Defender from Microsoft
I would start comparing with a Benchmark program to see if this is a WoW problem or a user problem who cant configure his PC properly :)
www.futuremark.com there 3DMark05 not the best Benchmark but the most famous atleast :)
After you have downloaded that please post the results here (a score) and we can tell already more.
And that the Laptop uses only 30% of the CPU for WoW i really doubt it :)
With this description its really hard to even locate the problem besides that...
That WoW is using about 30% of CPU cycles on that laptop only shows that there're some heavy background progs running and I'm suprised it isn't showing up as low FPS in WoW.
It's not like the CPU can do anything "better" with those cycles anyway.
FPS is all that matters from a perfomance standpoint.
CPU usage was at 99% with 50~60 FPS, after enabled vsync, FPS dropped to 20~40, but CPU usage stayed at about 75%.
My NB's CPU temperature always rise to 99'C, when the CPU constantly run at 99%, so this helped me a lot, thanks for the tips.
However, when I switch to another application, WoW tries to run at 99% CPU again, seems the vsync only works when WoW is th active application, any solution to this?
1) His cpmputer is a desktop, I've no clue why he is using a Laptops Processor.
2) We both used the same settings in WoW, everything lowered down completely and no sound.
3) My computer is clean. I run virus/spyware programs weekly. His, though, I am not sure about.
4) I know enough about computers to keep my machine running at peek performance.
5) I can't run a Benchmark program as I am on my computer ATM.
6) I have virtually no background programs(save for the needed ones) running while playing WoW. He has quite a few.
So I checked again for the processor usage while playing WoW with his background programs and it was even lower than I first said. It fluctuates between 10 - 25% CPU usage. With that, he averages 50 FPS. On Average I get about 30 FPS...
Anyways, thanks for the help so far, when I get home I am going to try a few things. :)