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**IntinyBut** · 10-24-2009, 06:46 AM

I don't get how that would be efficient. If you have no work to be done, why have a processor cranking away at busy work, using power, churning out heat and consuming it's limited lifespan? Correct me if I am wrong here, but there is no greater latency going from idle to 100% utilization than there is from 75% to 95%.

If you want a processor that is efficient by this standard, go find a 386sx. It should be pegged at 100% all the time using any modern OS.

I've dull booted Ubuntu on my desktop and I can boot win7 and open photoshop cs3 faster than I can boot ubuntu to its gui. Not sure why but my desktop boots Win7 super fast.

But there IS latency when you consider things like memory cache. I know, i didn't mention that, so it isn't really part of this discussion. But, if you have it in RAM, you don't have to go through your HD to find it.

Regardless, if the OS doesn't actually have enough work to share across a quad core processor with full utilization, of course you wouldn't want to just make busy work. I have some complex thoughts that i would like to share, but want to do so when i am more awake and able to express them better.

I don't run much anymore. I do my gaming on XBox, not on the CPU. I do build some flash animations, and play with Photoshop CS3 quite a bit. In the past i built really heavy databases, and did things that were RAM intensive, not CPU intensive (very large powerpoints, OLAP data cubes, etc).

I can see the benefits of running a computer from a command line. I started computing with DOS 5.0. That little 286 computer was at least as responsive, if not more, than my 3ghz laptop that i am typing on right now.

Maybe this is more about user. I am not a computer builder or programmer. I am also not a "tweak freak". You should see what my desktop looks like. Talk about cluttered. Without the need to run 3d compilers, or graphic intensive video games, i find Windows to run exceptionally well.

10-24-2009, 06:46 AM	#17
IntinyBut Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	I don't get how that would be efficient. If you have no work to be done, why have a processor cranking away at busy work, using power, churning out heat and consuming it's limited lifespan? Correct me if I am wrong here, but there is no greater latency going from idle to 100% utilization than there is from 75% to 95%. If you want a processor that is efficient by this standard, go find a 386sx. It should be pegged at 100% all the time using any modern OS. I've dull booted Ubuntu on my desktop and I can boot win7 and open photoshop cs3 faster than I can boot ubuntu to its gui. Not sure why but my desktop boots Win7 super fast. But there IS latency when you consider things like memory cache. I know, i didn't mention that, so it isn't really part of this discussion. But, if you have it in RAM, you don't have to go through your HD to find it. Regardless, if the OS doesn't actually have enough work to share across a quad core processor with full utilization, of course you wouldn't want to just make busy work. I have some complex thoughts that i would like to share, but want to do so when i am more awake and able to express them better. I don't run much anymore. I do my gaming on XBox, not on the CPU. I do build some flash animations, and play with Photoshop CS3 quite a bit. In the past i built really heavy databases, and did things that were RAM intensive, not CPU intensive (very large powerpoints, OLAP data cubes, etc). I can see the benefits of running a computer from a command line. I started computing with DOS 5.0. That little 286 computer was at least as responsive, if not more, than my 3ghz laptop that i am typing on right now. Maybe this is more about user. I am not a computer builder or programmer. I am also not a "tweak freak". You should see what my desktop looks like. Talk about cluttered. Without the need to run 3d compilers, or graphic intensive video games, i find Windows to run exceptionally well.
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