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    Hows the cpu usage on the i7's?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by mobiousblack, Aug 17, 2010.

  1. mobiousblack

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    Without any tweaks, optimizations, shutting anything off. Basically when you take the m11x out of the box and turn it on, whats the cpu usage on idle under windows?
     
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    Mine sits at about 0-1% on idle.
    This is with Skype, pidgin, rainmeter, and all the alienware stuff(sans the webcam log in thingy).
     
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    Sounds good, any AV installed?
     
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    Mine sits mostly at 0%. I am using Microsoft Security Essentials. Its very light weight.
     
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    Antivirus won't really hit your CPU, because most AV programs these days trigger whenever a file is read or written. So if your laptop is just sitting there, nothing will happen to it.

    As far as the CPU usage - the CPU usage is mostly dependent on the software load, and not the underlying hardware. An application load that uses 10% CPU at idle will use approximately 10% CPU, regardless of whether you are using a Core i7 or Core i5.
     
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