Poll: Rainmeter Resource Usage

[Kaelri]

After seeing this thread, I thought it would be interesting to collect some actual sample data from our users about Rainmeter's resource usage.

The poll above allows you to select 2 options, so pick the range of RAM and CPU that matches Rainmeter as it's running for you. To find out how much this is, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and find "Rainmeter.exe" in the Processes tab. If you can provide it, a screenshot would be great, too, so we can see just what is using all those bits and cycles.

For me, the following setup (just the bar at the bottom, grand total of five skins) is using 11 megabytes of memory, and a maximum of 3% CPU (out of a 1.7GHz processor).

[bendenfield]

CPU (2x 2.0Ghz): highest 2%. mostly 0%.
RAM: around 8MB. i couldn't vote for the RAM since the option was not given.

with 22 configs running . hehe.

[Kaelri]

with 22 configs running . hehe.

Ah, heh. I'll change the first option to be 0-15.

[maminscris]

when iTunes is not playing cpu is 0-2 mostly 0, and ram at 12-14. when iTunes is playing cpu is at 0-3 and ram at 16-18. I have an iTunes config open.

long ado i use konfabulator, now yahoo widget engine, witch was a memory hog, every widget was eating cpu and ram, you have 5 widgets it is 5*cpu and 5*ram, plus the program itself soooo

rainmeter is not even close a memory hog, i drink for that

[bendenfield]

rainmeter is not even close a memory hog, i drink for that

that smiley is just awesome, huh?

Ah, heh. I'll change the first option to be 0-15.

thanks. i adjusted my vote. from what i see in the results Rainmeter really does not use much resource.

[Chewtoy]

The CPU-usage is registerd as 0% for me... So... heh.. I'm on a Intel quad-core Q8200 2.33GHz.
Using 9k-10k of RAM. And I assume that it's sopposed to be a "K" after all the options with RAM in the poll. ;)

This is my desk so... It's not all the much I got. But get's the job done. ^^

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[Kaelri]

Using 9k-10k of RAM. And I assume that it's sopposed to be a "K" after all the options with RAM in the poll. ;)

You must be misreading your task manager... Rainmeter uses at least 4-5 M even without a single skin loaded. I don't even have processes under 200k, and that's stuff like Google Crash Handler...

[Chewtoy]

You must be misreading your task manager... Rainmeter uses at least 4-5 M even without a single skin loaded. I don't even have processes under 200k, and that's stuff like Google Crash Handler...

...Indeed. You are correct. "9 978 K" be the writing. ==~10M. Stupid misstake. -.-'
But. I would still assume that we are not talking "15" but indeed "15M".

[maminscris]

here is the task manager
processor intel core 2 duo E7300 @2.66 GHz and 2 GB of ram
left with no skin, right with my theme

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here is the desktop, 8 skins.

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[JamesAC]

hmm, my RAM usage is not very high at around 8MB but my CPU is averageing about 13%

Im not sure why though, I dont have many skins open and as far as i can tell none are refreshing more often than necassary

EDIT: Rainmeter is now running at between 0 and 2% CPU but im not sure what has changed