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CPU usage different in Rainmeter skins vs Windows Resource Monitor
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CPU usage different in Rainmeter skins vs Windows Resource Monitor
I noticed that the various Rainmeter skins I have installed under-report CPU usage when compared to the built-in Windows Resource Monitor by approximately 10%. Why is this?
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Re: CPU usage different in Rainmeter skins vs Windows Resource Monitor
Without seeing the code of the skin, not sure but the ones I use they never match exactly due to the meter update value. Mine are updating 1/sec so I only get a value when it updates. Not sure how Windows does it but it could be buffered.
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Re: CPU usage different in Rainmeter skins vs Windows Resource Monitor
I have always had differences, about 10% (under Windows8, 8.1 and 10), like you. It may be due to the hardware, I do not know . I compared the information given by Rainmeter skins and software like CoreTemp or MSIAfterburner. The results are identical. Since then, I no longer use the resource monitor as a reliable source. I do not know if the resource monitor gives an approximate result, an average (for several seconds) or a result by Core.relrobber wrote:I noticed that the various Rainmeter skins I have installed under-report CPU usage when compared to the built-in Windows Resource Monitor by approximately 10%. Why is this?