Intel Dual 2.8 gig processor question

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I have this processor and when I open CPU usage history I see the processor
on the left as always being about 40% busy and the right one is idling if
I'm not doing anything. The CPU Usage shows 30% used but when I look at
Processes tab it shows System Idle 97% I don't see how this makes sense, it
seems that the CPU Usage one is right and the Idle process is wrong?

Also why is one side of the processor constantly at 40% what is it doing
while the other one is basically idle most of the time?

Thanks for any heads up with this, Rich
 
Rich wrote:
> I have this processor and when I open CPU usage history I see the
> processor on the left as always being about 40% busy and the right
> one is idling if I'm not doing anything. The CPU Usage shows 30%
> used but when I look at Processes tab it shows System Idle 97% I
> don't see how this makes sense, it seems that the CPU Usage one is
> right and the Idle process is wrong?
> Also why is one side of the processor constantly at 40% what is it
> doing while the other one is basically idle most of the time?
>
> Thanks for any heads up with this, Rich

Under the processes tab - sorted by "CPU" - what does it *show* to be using
the processor?

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Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Rich wrote:
>> I have this processor and when I open CPU usage history I see the
>> processor on the left as always being about 40% busy and the right
>> one is idling if I'm not doing anything. The CPU Usage shows 30%
>> used but when I look at Processes tab it shows System Idle 97% I
>> don't see how this makes sense, it seems that the CPU Usage one is
>> right and the Idle process is wrong?
>> Also why is one side of the processor constantly at 40% what is it
>> doing while the other one is basically idle most of the time?
>>
>> Thanks for any heads up with this, Rich
>
> Under the processes tab - sorted by "CPU" - what does it *show* to be
> using the processor?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP

It goes between taskmgr, skype and LVComSer.exe all about 2% when view
update speed is set to low. Taskmgr goes higher if I set that speed to fast.

Rich
 
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