Task Manager > Show Kernel Times
So, what the frig are they? I've noticed, especially on demanding games, I can have alot of kernel time user along side with Dolphin. Is that taking CPU power away from Dolphin? Is it created by Dolphin?
See, I have a really weird issue with my computer. After I come back from standby, Dolphin's performance takes a big hit, as much as 20fps in mario galaxy, and guess what's taking up that? Kernel Times. That red stuff taking up as much as half a core. It's one of the quirks of my 3570K that I never quite figured out. That 50% of a core will be constantly in use even when just sitting idle. Any idea what's going on with that?
Here's some shots of my task manager to show what's it's doing. Note that, during idle, the system idle process shows 99% as normal, despite a half core being used up.
Playing Dolphin
Idle
EDIT: Resource Manager shows what's taking up the CPU resources. "System Interrupts". How the hell do I fix that...
Idle - System Interrupts
EDIT 2: I'm on a roll. It only occurs after coming back from standby, and when sound is playing. It's my sound card apparently. It was going constantly even though I didn't have sound going, because my line-in listen was enabled, and it considered that constantly running sound. So I finally have a way to chase this down. Bizzare how talking about things helps you fix them lol.
EDIT 3: My Logitech G35s don't do it. They are USB headphones, so they have their own audio system, sorta like a different sound card, if you will. So yea, it's my sound card. Crap. How do I fix that...
So, what the frig are they? I've noticed, especially on demanding games, I can have alot of kernel time user along side with Dolphin. Is that taking CPU power away from Dolphin? Is it created by Dolphin?
See, I have a really weird issue with my computer. After I come back from standby, Dolphin's performance takes a big hit, as much as 20fps in mario galaxy, and guess what's taking up that? Kernel Times. That red stuff taking up as much as half a core. It's one of the quirks of my 3570K that I never quite figured out. That 50% of a core will be constantly in use even when just sitting idle. Any idea what's going on with that?
Here's some shots of my task manager to show what's it's doing. Note that, during idle, the system idle process shows 99% as normal, despite a half core being used up.
Playing Dolphin
Idle
EDIT: Resource Manager shows what's taking up the CPU resources. "System Interrupts". How the hell do I fix that...
Idle - System Interrupts
EDIT 2: I'm on a roll. It only occurs after coming back from standby, and when sound is playing. It's my sound card apparently. It was going constantly even though I didn't have sound going, because my line-in listen was enabled, and it considered that constantly running sound. So I finally have a way to chase this down. Bizzare how talking about things helps you fix them lol.
EDIT 3: My Logitech G35s don't do it. They are USB headphones, so they have their own audio system, sorta like a different sound card, if you will. So yea, it's my sound card. Crap. How do I fix that...
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